Go now. Back up that Bookmarks file. You’ll thank yourself when your SSD dies next Tuesday. Have a Chrome bookmark horror story or a clever script? Drop it in the comments.
This is Chrome’s automatic safety net. Every few launches (or after significant changes), Chrome copies the live Bookmarks file to Bookmarks.bak . If the main file gets corrupted (power outage during a write), Chrome will silently restore from the .bak file. where chrome bookmarks stored
with open('Bookmarks_clean', 'w') as f: json.dump(data, f, indent=2) Your bookmarks are just a text file. That is both terrifying (because they can corrupt) and liberating (because you have full control). Don’t rely solely on Chrome Sync—it’s a convenience, not a backup. Go now