Recover Chrome Bookmark

While editing my Chrome browser bookmarks that I save in the Bookmarks bar area, I accidentally deleted a folder that had several bookmarked websites inside of it. That bookmarks bar area along the top of an open Chrome browser page sees a lot of use by me and I frequently edit what is there.

Well, I deleted an entire folder while trying to delete just one item within the folder. Thankfully I found a way to recover my deleted bookmark in Chrome. You use the undo shortcut keyboard command (Ctrl + Z on a Windows systems) from within the Bookmark Manager. I was able to repeat the process with Brave browser as well!

The steps for accessing the Bookmark Manager are pretty easy:

  • Go to the three dot menu in the upper corner of your browser
  • Choose “Bookmarks” from the menu that opens
  • Then, choose “Bookmark Manager” from the next menu that opens
  • Once inside the bookmark manger, hit Ctrl + Z to undo your deletion. You should see your deleted bookmark or deleted folder. That’s it! If you don’t see your item(s), open the folders in your bookmark manager where it may be and try Ctrl+Z again. I had to do it a couple times to get my deleted folder to reappear.

By the way, if you are used to saving only individual websites as bookmarks, you might find organization better by using folders as I do. You may collect several individual sites into a folder to save as a bookmark, rather than only adding one page to the Bookmarks bar or Other Bookmarks folders. Just right-click an empty area of the bookmarks bar and choose “add folder”. Give the folder a name and then going forward you may drop links inside the folder to keep similar items together. When you bookmark a site after creating your own folders, you’ll see the folder names in addition to the options of “Bookmarks bar” and “Other bookmarks”.

editing bookmark drop down folder menu
Adding a bookmarked site to a folder you’ve created

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Remove style shortcuts in Libre Writer

While taking some notes during a Linux course using Libre Writer, I was attempting to make a list of common directories found in Linux distros. As I was making a list of things like /bin, /home, etc. I started to type a directory of /srv/www (for web server files) but as soon as I typed the second forward slash, none of the slashes showed and instead “srv” was italicized.

There are shortcuts you may use as you type to style the text as you go (instead of having to choose from a menu) and one of the shortcuts is to use a forward slash directly in front and back of a word that you wish to italicize. (You may create bold text by using an asterisk (*) before and after a word, underscores (_) to underline a word, etc.) Those are useful options to have but they were getting in the way of what I actually wanted to type.

What I’m referring to as style shortcuts is named as AutoCorrect tools in LibreOffice Writer. There are lots of options in this tool menu, but here’s a quick reference to turn off some of the features if you actually want to render symbols in your text rather than using them to quickly style your text:

  • Click on the Tools menu item
  • Choose AutoCorrect from the drop down menu, then AutoCorrect options from the submenu that appears.
  • In the new window, click on the Options tab and remove the checkmark beside “Automatic *bold*,/italic/,-strikeout- and _underline_”
  • Click Ok to save your changes.

There are LOTS of options in the AutoCorrect menu, so if you notice anything quirky with your typing you may want to check the selections here to see if a default “correction” option may be causing you grief.

Related or Cited Resources:

  • My search on “libreoffice removing slash and italicizing” resulted in this link where I found my solution: https://askubuntu.com/questions/1378063/how-do-i-stop-libreoffice-from-removing-forward-slashes-around-text-and-making-t

Switch from Windows to Linux

If you were a bit disgusted after Windows 11 came out, you may be considering a switch to Linux as your main operating system. For me, much of the distaste about Microsoft came from the fact that a company representative had stated that Windows 10 was to be the *last* Windows version and yet now we are told that updates (including security patches) will discontinue for that version after October 14, 2025.

The Linux operating system is a different animal from Windows and the thought of using it daily can seem like a daunting task if you are completely new to it; however, there are flavors (or distributions aka “distros”) of Linux that can ease the step into Linux waters.

The purpose of this article is not to cover Linux in depth, but to provide a suggestion of a Linux version that is thought to be a good fit for newbies, as well as a good video tutorial for installing and setting it up.

The version I’m suggesting is called Linux Mint. Even within Linux Mint, there are different options to try, but instead of getting too bogged down trying to decide, you may want to follow the video tutorial linked below and just see how you like it! Contact me if you have any questions. If there’s a lot of interest in trying Linux, I may post more articles about switching to Linux and we can all share our experiences and concerns.

The tutorial for installing and setting up Linux Mint comes from the
Chris Titus Tech YouTube channel: Windows 10 to Linux Mint

Related or Cited Resources:

  • Windows 10 to be retired in 2025 – Article from the BBC
  • https://linuxmint.com/ The official site for Linux Mint
  • The tutorial video linked in the article is a few years old and the Linux Mint downloads page looks a bit different today. If you want to download the LMDE (Linux Mint Debian Edition) like what is shown in the video, you may do so here.