Thanks for your reply, Eric. I found another user on the Apple Support Discussion site with a G4 and the very same problem. From that site it's obviously many are dissatisfied with Safari and it's instability I'll try the Prefs delete and see what happens. But at present exploring other recommended browsers like Camino, Firebird and Omniweb - which I gather are more regularly updated and improved Having once recently lost all my Bookmarks with a G5 User ID problem, I've also just bought URL Manager Pro which has a safer and wider , multi-browser use Cheers Ilbert On 10 Jan 2004, at 4:28 PM, Eric D wrote: > Do you still have this problem? > > If so, try deleting the preferences for Safari, and perhaps remove the > bookmarks file. Make sure you've got a backup of the bookmarks file. > > Secondly, is it possible that you have too many bookmarks (24 folders > sounds > like *a lot* of folders & bookmarks)? Netscape used to have a limit > and it > might be that Safari has a limit as well? > > Re: Desktop rebuild... fortunately this is not an issue with OS X any > longer > (since OS X doesn't use the horribly corruptable Desktop file). > However, if > you would like to rebuild it you can do so in the System > Preferences:Classic > prefs pane. Please note that rebuilding the desktop will have no > effect on > OS X unless your problem is related to Classic. > > Eric. > >> From: Ilbert Walker <walker@xxxxxxxx> >> Reply-To: muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> To: MUGLO <muglo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, SMUG@xxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: [muglo] Safari sunstroke? >> Date: Thu, 1 Jan 2004 15:39:55 -0500 >> >> Hi everyone >> >> Anybody had this problem using Safari ? >> >> I'm running Safari 1.1.1 (v100.1) version, under Panther 10.3.2 on a >> G5 >> Since a recent restart, I'm unable to save URLs under the Bookmark >> menu=20= >> option to other than the first 11 folders in my Collections list . >> The=20= >> remaining 24 folders won't show as options to save to and are >> replaced=20= >> by a solid blue screen - under the Add Bookmark option in the >> Bookmark=20= >> menu. >> >> I've tried resetting and emptying the Safari cache, restarting the >> Mac=20= >> (unfortunately OS 10 doesn't seem to have a Desktop Rebuild option ? ) >> Any suggestions would be appreciated >> >> Ilbert > > _________________________________________________________________ > MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus&pgmarket=en- > ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgma > rket%3den-ca > > > _________________________________________________ > > For information concerning the MUGLO List just click on > > http://muglo.on.ca/pages/members.html#Joinmuglo > > Don't forget to periodically check our web site at: > > http://muglo.on.ca/ > > _________________________________________________ For information concerning the MUGLO List just click on http://muglo.on.ca/pages/members.html#Joinmuglo Don't forget to periodically check our web site at: http://muglo.on.ca/