Chrome, how to rearrange bookmarks on the fly up or down a bookmar folder without entering bookmark manager?

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QUESTION :

I have some folders with a lot of bookmarks in them, I sometimes like to rearrange them, but it won’t let me go down or up past the current displayed list, it just freezes at top or bottom as I try to drag.

I know it can be done in bookmark manager but it’s kind of a hassle going there everytime, I prefer to do it on the fly, is there a way, for it to scroll up and down the list and not get stuck at the top/bottom?

this is what it looks like, weird.

https://imgur.com/2BBBjsu

ANSWER :

For me, on my Mac mini with a Dell mouse (don’t ask), I can use the middle scroll wheel to move a bookmark past the edges of what is at first visible when I pick up the bookmark. This is done directly in a bookmark folder on the bookmark bar, and not in the Bookmark Manager. Dragging the bookmark itself won’t cause the visible list to scroll, you need to use a scroll wheel. I tried the page up/down keys too, they didn’t work.

This works by emulating the middle mouse, I did so using a preset in bettertouchtool for this function made by the dev

https://community.folivora.ai/t/emulate-a-real-middle-click-including-dragging-with-the-trackpad-e-g-for-cad-programs/1076

you kind of have to use both hands on the trackpad but it works once you figure it out, probably do-able with other programs too.

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