How to Delete Bookmarks in Chrome

Get rid of unnecessary browser clutter

The best way to keep track of your favorite websites in Chrome is to save them as bookmarks. Bookmarks give you one-click easy access to sites you visit regularly, and they’re also a good way to keep track of new pages you’ll visit later. If you’ve saved too many bookmarks, however, it might be time to start clearing them out.

There are a few ways you can tidy up and delete your bookmarks in Chrome. You could delete them individually from your bookmarks bar, use the built-in bookmark manager to delete them, or remove the file containing your bookmarks manually. If you want to know how to delete bookmarks in Chrome, here’s what you’ll need to do.

Deleting Individual Bookmarks from the Bookmarks Bar

When you add a new bookmark in Chrome, you’ll likely place it in one of two places—your bookmarks folder or the bookmarks bar. The bookmarks bar is your quick access toolbar for bookmarks in Chrome, placed horizontally beneath the address bar (if you’ve enabled it).

If you’ve added bookmarks to your bookmarks bar, you can remove them one-by-one using these steps. If you want to remove more than one at a time, however, you’ll need to skip to the next section.

Once you’ve removed a bookmark, it’s gone—you can’t restore it. You’ll need to reopen the page and save it as a bookmark again if you want to continue using it as a bookmark.

Removing Bookmarks in the Bookmark Manager

If you want to remove bookmarks that aren’t on your bookmarks bar in Chrome, or if you’re looking to remove more than one bookmark from the bookmarks bar, you’ll need to use the bookmark manager.

This feature allows you to manage your saved bookmarks, including exporting them andtransferring them to another browser. You can also move, rename, delete, or change the URL for any saved bookmark using the bookmark manager.

How to Delete Individual Bookmarks in the Bookmark Manager in Chrome

How to Manually Delete Bookmarks on Windows or Mac

The best way to delete Chrome bookmarks is to use the steps above, but if you have multiple Chrome user profiles, or ifChrome isn’t working properly, you may need to delete your bookmarks manually. You can do this by renaming or removing the secret bookmarks database file on your PC or Mac.

Managing Your Google Chrome User Profile

Deleting bookmarks in Google Chrome is a good way to clear out the sites you’ve stopped visiting, but there are other ways you can manage your bookmarks. You couldexport your Chrome bookmarks, allowing you to export them. If you want to use your bookmarks across devices, you’ll need toset up Chrome browser sync.

If you’re having trouble with syncing your bookmarks, however, you may need toreset Chrome syncto fix the problem. You could also considersetting up a new browser profileto separate your bookmarks and settings, giving you different options for certain situations such as work or casual browsing.

Ben Stockton is a freelance technology writer based in the United Kingdom. In a past life, Ben was a college lecturer in the UK, training teens and adults. Since leaving the classroom, Ben has taken his teaching experience and applied it to writing tech how-to guides and tutorials, specialising in Linux, Windows, and Android. He has a degree in History and a postgraduate qualification in Computing.Read Ben’s Full Bio

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How to Delete Bookmarks in Chrome#

Deleting Individual Bookmarks from the Bookmarks Bar#

Removing Bookmarks in the Bookmark Manager#

How to Manually Delete Bookmarks on Windows or Mac#

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