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Importing bookmarks -- how long should it take? - 121 views

bookmarks duration import

started by Lee Potts on 19 Jul 08
  • Lee Potts
    #1 Lee Potts on 19 Jul 08
     
    I saw that some delay in importing bookmarks via HTML is to be expected but I was wondering what was the typical delay. I sent in the request about 24 hours ago. Did something go wrong and should I resubmit it, or is this not unusual?

    Thanks!
  • Lee Potts
    #2 Lee Potts on 21 Jul 08
     
    I put in the request Friday afternoon and the bookmarks still haven't shown up on my list. Should I resubmit?


    Lee Potts wrote:
    > I saw that some delay in importing bookmarks via HTML is to be expected but I was wondering what was the typical delay. I sent in the request about 24 hours ago. Did something go wrong and should I resubmit it, or is this not unusual?
    >
    > Thanks!
  • Oliver S.
    #3 Oliver S. on 21 Jul 08
     
    Absolutely. It definitely shouldn't take that long. That is not normal. Something probably went wrong. Since Diigo prevents duplicate bookmarks, there is nothing to worry about when you resubmit.

    Lee Potts wrote:
    > I put in the request Friday afternoon and the bookmarks still haven't shown up on my list. Should I resubmit?
  • Lee Potts
    #4 Lee Potts on 21 Jul 08
     
    Thanks Oliver. What would be a more typical wait time?



    Oliver S. wrote:
    > Absolutely. It definitely shouldn't take that long. That is not normal. Something probably went wrong. Since Diigo prevents duplicate bookmarks, there is nothing to worry about when you resubmit.
    >
    > Lee Potts wrote:
    > > I put in the request Friday afternoon and the bookmarks still haven't shown up on my list. Should I resubmit?
  • Oliver S.
    #5 Oliver S. on 21 Jul 08
     
    Lee Potts wrote:
    > Thanks Oliver. What would be a more typical wait time?

    In my experience, not more than a couple of minutes (unless there are temporary technical difficulties). Of course, it also depends on the number of bookmarks that you are importing.
  • anonymous
    #6 anonymous on 21 Jul 08
     
    I'm having the same problem. I exported from Flock browser as a HTML bookmark list. But cannot find anywhere on Diigo whether it even accepts HTML. Also, the Import form the Diigo toolbar doesn't recognize Flock bookmarks. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks.


    Oliver S. wrote:
    > Lee Potts wrote:
    > > Thanks Oliver. What would be a more typical wait time?
    >
    > In my experience, not more than a couple of minutes (unless there are temporary technical difficulties). Of course, it also depends on the number of bookmarks that you are importing.
  • anonymous
    #7 anonymous on 21 Jul 08
     
    Well i have a work around... I imported my bookmarks/favorites into Firefox, then imported into Diigo via the toolbar, but it didn't keep the folder structure, so there will be hours and hours of organizing. Please let me know if there is a way to maintain the folder structure on import.
    Thanks.
    Mardis

    mardis bagley wrote:
    > I'm having the same problem. I exported from Flock browser as a HTML bookmark list. But cannot find anywhere on Diigo whether it even accepts HTML. Also, the Import form the Diigo toolbar doesn't recognize Flock bookmarks. Any suggestions would be great. Thanks.
    >
    >
    > Oliver S. wrote:
    > > Lee Potts wrote:
    > > > Thanks Oliver. What would be a more typical wait time?
    > >
    > > In my experience, not more than a couple of minutes (unless there are temporary technical difficulties). Of course, it also depends on the number of bookmarks that you are importing.
  • Lee Potts
    #8 Lee Potts on 22 Jul 08
     
    Well I only have 47 items. I've tried twice now, once Friday and once this afternoon and none have shown up yet.


    Oliver S. wrote:
    > Lee Potts wrote:
    > > Thanks Oliver. What would be a more typical wait time?
    >
    > In my experience, not more than a couple of minutes (unless there are temporary technical difficulties). Of course, it also depends on the number of bookmarks that you are importing.
  • Lee Potts
    #9 Lee Potts on 22 Jul 08
     
    I tried a third time last night at home. Is there anywhere here to officially report a problem? I don't seem to be attracting the attention of the site admins on this forum.



    Lee Potts wrote:
    > Well I only have 47 items. I've tried twice now, once Friday and once this afternoon and none have shown up yet.
    >
    >
    > Oliver S. wrote:
    > > Lee Potts wrote:
    > > > Thanks Oliver. What would be a more typical wait time?
    > >
    > > In my experience, not more than a couple of minutes (unless there are temporary technical difficulties). Of course, it also depends on the number of bookmarks that you are importing.
  • Oliver S.
    #10 Oliver S. on 22 Jul 08
     
    I am just a Diigo user myself, so I can't tell whether there are currently any technical problems.

    Right now, I can't test Diigo but when I am back home I could try to reproduce your problem. It would help if you could tell me which web browser you use (including the version number).

    Another thing: You probably tried to import your bookmarks in HTML format via the web interface.
    Have you already tried to import your bookmarks with the Diigo toolbar?
    If you don't like to permanently install the toolbar, you could use a portable version of Mozilla Firefox and install it there. It works with the portable version, too.
    I know this would not be a solution to the original problem but it might do as a workaround for now.
  • Lee Potts
    #11 Lee Potts on 22 Jul 08
     
    Thanks for your help Oliver.

    I'm using FF 3.0.

    You right about trying to import using the web interface and HTML, and I actually like the tool bar. The only problem is the import function toolbar only seems to be set up to import browser bookmarks. I'm just trying to bring in about 50 bookmarks I have in del.icio.us as a test run before I bring in about 500 from my browser.

    Lee


    Oliver S. wrote:
    > I am just a Diigo user myself, so I can't tell whether there are currently any technical problems.
    >
    > Right now, I can't test Diigo but when I am back home I could try to reproduce your problem. It would help if you could tell me which web browser you use (including the version number).
    >
    > Another thing: You probably tried to import your bookmarks in HTML format via the web interface.
    > Have you already tried to import your bookmarks with the Diigo toolbar?
    > If you don't like to permanently install the toolbar, you could use a portable version of Mozilla Firefox and install it there. It works with the portable version, too.
    > I know this would not be a solution to the original problem but it might do as a workaround for now.
  • Joel Liu
    #12 Joel Liu on 23 Jul 08
     
    Hi Lee,
    I am sorry. We experienced some technical glitches in the importing feature. It began to work again and you will receive the email alert hours later.

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