Sequioa 15.7 Safari bookmark issues

This is absolutely dreadful. I have my 'Reading List' icons at the top of my Bookmarks list (WHY?) they are taking up about 1/4 of the space. One of my bookmark tabs has 70 bookmarks in it, and it takes ages to scroll down the list because there's extra-wide spacing and such a lot of totally unnecessary garbage -- icons & descriptions that I just don't need. I'm getting totally fed-up with Apple. Suggestions welcome. Thanks.

Actually, it's a lot worse than I first thought. None of my 259 bookmarks work. I click on them and nothing happens, nothing at all. I think I'll throw my Mac out the window. I can't see anything like "..." that has been mentioned.

In Safari 26 with Tahoe and Safari 26 in the left bookmarks sidebar panel at the top there is a menu labeled "...". In that menu you can adjust how your bookmarks are shown. For some reason it was excluded in 15.7 with Safari 26.

I’m having difficulty with the new notification interface and would appreciate some guidance. The current design feels quite busy compared to previous versions, and I haven’t been able to find options to collapse or customize the layout to better suit my workflow.

I’m wondering if there are any hidden settings or upcoming features that might address these usability concerns? The interface seems quite different from Apple’s typical design philosophy of simplicity and user control.

Additionally, I’m curious whether this design direction might be preparing for future touch interface implementations, as some elements seem optimized for that interaction model rather than traditional navigation.

Has anyone found effective workarounds or customization options I might have missed for Sequoia? Any insights from the community would be helpful.

Woke up this morning, and now my bookmarks are all some huge icons with unnecessary icons and descriptions. Good thing I never update prematurely anything on my MacBook Pro. But my Mini is now a crazy mess.

hello, I just updated to this cursed 15.7 version of sequoia.. I believe I had the previous sequoia 15.6.1.

My problem is I do NOT have the 3 dots that are talked about to navigate to the compact feature to change these stupid big icons and description on Bookmarks BACK to a simple list! Any help appreciated or maybe I am missing something.

If I upgrade to Tahoe, will that enable me to fix the bookmarks issue? But the main question is "What other things will it change?"

The claim of "Stunning new design .... to boost productivity ...." fills me with dread. Every time I upgrade something has changed for the worse. I have a job to do, and spending hours trying to sort out problems is a pain.

Thanks again Apple another complete mess up of something that worked brilliantly for me for years and was far more advanced than this new system which again is complete unnecessary idiocy. So many bad changes by Apple this past year. So fed up with their BS. Changinging fundamental things so radically which I use on a daily basis literally over night.

Irene42 I could not have said it better! I am filled with Dread if I go to Tahoe too especially after this disaster.. Unbelievable how for years Mac bookmarks worked so simply and concisely - and now no easy way to revert. I have over a hundred myself.

Irene42 I could not have said it better! I am filled with Dread if I go to Tahoe too ESPECIALLY after this disaster.. Unbelievable how for years Mac bookmarks worked so simply and concisely - and now no easy way to revert. I have over a hundred myself.

No wonder Apple has not had success in attracting serious business user. EVERY update bring a bundle of issues that the user has to spent time fixing. 15.7 broke my ability to print to printers on the wifi network that has ALWAYS WORK UNTIL NOW. Just another mess created by clueless coders at Mac. I'd go elsewhere but we are too deeply embedded in the Apple ecosystem. Plus the cost would be prohibitive for my small business. Apple lost their way about 5 or 6 updates ago. Very sad. I'm sure Steve is rolling over in his grave!

cwbowersgg wrote:

EVERY update bring a bundle of issues that the user has to spent time fixing.

apple could not possibly code macOS to be compatible with the endless amount of 3rd party software / hardware. if you are using a business critical Mac, I would highly recommend doing your research BEFORE doing any updates / upgrades to ensure all your software and / or hardware will continue to function.

leodavinci1 wrote:

Just how do you do this from the App Store?

just got to the App Store and search for and download Sequoia.

Does it require erasing your hard drive?

no, you don't need to erase your macOS sequoia. just install the new sequoia over your current sequoia and it will give you safari 18.6 once all is said and done.

Hello Jeffrey, have you had any issues by re-installing the new Sequoia over the old one? I am fearful now after getting SO snakebitten on this bookmarks snafu as to what ELSE might change :-(

I am also not a computer whiz so any setback will be a hard fix for me. Appreciate any input, gang. Thanks!

no. I had no issues. everything in my computer was still in the same place after reinstalling sequoia over the old one.

but of course, you should ALWAYS make a backup before making major changes to the Mac incase something goes sideways. that way you won't lose any of your data.