[Bug] DDG bookmarks disappeared - or did they?

[slade-cj]

Describe the bug

With a number of tabs open and moving a bookmark folder to the top, the bookmarks just kept scrolling and never reached the top of the list. Exited out of bookmarks and re-entered - the app indicated that there are now NO bookmarks - there were hundreds with a few dozen folders.

An existing open tab shows that a bookmark for it exists and 'edit bookmark' indicates as available.
When a new tab is opened and a URL keyed in that WAS bookmarked, it too shows 'edit bookmark' as available.

If the bookmarks file is empty / gone - why is DDG offering to edit (at least 2) bookmarks that are somehow now in the same folder?

How to Reproduce

Not sure this fluke could be reproduced other than as outlined above.

Will attempt to retain the current config as long as possible to answer any forthcoming questions / provide files / screenshots.

Expected behavior

As always experienced before, the top of the bookmarks list should have eventually shown up.

Environment

- DDG App Version: 5.220.0
- Device: Pixel 4a
- OS: Android 13 + SU Aug 5, 2023

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[0nko]

Thanks for reporting the issue, @slade-cj!

Just to verify that I understand the steps to reproduce your issue correctly:

1. You accessed the bookmarks screen
2. You moved a bookmark folder up but it never reached the top because you had too many boorkmars
3. You exited the screen
4. You reentered the bookmarks and there are no bookmarks anymore
5. Afterwards, when you visit a site that used to be bookmarked, the overflow menu shows "edit bookmark"

Can you please confirm that’s what you’re experiencing?

When you kill the app and run it, are the bookmarks still missing? Also, how many folders & bookmarks did you have, roughly?

[slade-cj]

Thanks for your response. The listed steps above are essentially correct.

To add some extra detail, the bookmarks had been manually sorted with folders at the top. A recently added folder was observed at the bottom of the unfiled bookmarks and favourites. While moving that folder to the desired location in the list of folders at the top of the bookmarks, it was noticed that as the unfiled bookmarks & favourites kept scrolling by, it seemed to develop a repeating pattern, but I never did see the folders grouping of icons appear.

Doing a "Force Stop" on DDG from the Android apps settings had no effect on the lost / edit bookmarks observations.

As for size, I can't even guess, but a backup from 8 months ago was 491kB and it would have grown since then. It has not yet been restored.