Some bookmarks I can't delete from toolbar, and icons won't update
Ok, so I am having some really bizarre bugs going on with my bookmark toolbar... I recently had to reformat my hard drive. I installed Firefox and copied everything from my old profile folder into my new one. And now, for whatever reason, SOME of my bookmarks (specifically, those URLS) I cannot delete from my bookmark toolbar. (I couldn't go into my bookmark menu and delete them from there, either) I tried to restart the browser, tried to remove and put back the toolbar, and even go as far as setting the entire profile folder to not be read-only.
Now, what I found that I CAN do with these UN-deletable bookmarks is right click > properties and change the URL to ANYTHING else, and bam, I can delete it. But, oddly enough, if I visit the site again and try to re-bookmark that same URL, I am again unable to delete it! What the heck?!
Now, this wasn't my initial issue...I only realized the problem because I was just wanting the corresponding little bookmark icons to display for each site, and when refreshing the page wouldn't update the icon, that's when I tried to delete and re-add the bookmark. To make things even more confusing, I have several bookmarks (that I am able to delete normally) whose icons still won't update no matter what I do. And I know for a fact they have custom icons because they display in the tabs, and USED to display in the toolbar!
I know this isn't exactly a major issue, :( but I'm a little OCD with things like this, and I like having just the icons in my toolbar, instead of the page title text.
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If you use Sync then best is to disconnect Sync temporarily during troubleshooting.
You can check for problems with the places.sqlite database (bookmarks and history) in the Firefox profile folder.
- use "Verify Integrity" on the "Help -> Troubleshooting Information" (about:support) page
See also:
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Locked_or_damaged_places.sqlite
- https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Bookmarks+not+saved#w_fix-the-bookmarks-file
If "Verify Integrity" on the "Help -> Troubleshooting Information" (about:support) page cannot repair places.sqlite then remove all places.sqlite files in the Firefox profile folder. Firefox will rebuild places.sqlite and restore the bookmarks from a recent JSON backup in the bookmarkbackups folder.
- keep a backup copy of places.sqlite in case a new places.sqlite database has to be created
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Unable_to_process_the_backup_file_-_Firefox
You can use the button on the "Help -> Troubleshooting Information" (about:support) page to go to the current Firefox profile folder or use the about:profiles page.
- Help -> Troubleshooting Information -> Profile Directory:
Windows: Show Folder; Linux: Open Directory; Mac: Show in Finder - http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
I have disconnected from Sync.
This is what Verify Integrity gets me; > Task: checkIntegrity - Unable to check database integrity > Task: invalidateCaches - The task queue was cleared by an error in another task. > Task: checkCoherence - The task queue was cleared by an error in another task. > Task: expire - The task queue was cleared by an error in another task. > Task: vacuum - The task queue was cleared by an error in another task. > Task: stats - The task queue was cleared by an error in another task. > Task: _refreshUI - The task queue was cleared by an error in another task.
I've deleted the places.sqlite file, restarted Firefox. Still have the same issue. 'Verify Integrity' gives me the same message.
I guess I may just uninstall and reinstall Firefox. Import my bookmarks myself, and go through re-tweaking all my settings all over again.
Modified by Dai
Did you remove all places.sqlite files including possible places.sqlite-shm and places.sqlite-wal files when present?
Boot the computer in Windows Safe mode with network support to see if that has effect in case security software is causing problems.
- http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/tutorials/how-to-start-windows-in-safe-mode/
- http://www.7tutorials.com/4-ways-boot-safe-mode-windows-10
You can create a new profile to test if your current profile is causing the problem.
See "Creating a profile":
- https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profile-manager-create-and-remove-firefox-profiles
- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_-_Firefox#Profile_issues
If the new profile works then you can transfer files from a previously used profile to the new profile, but be cautious not to copy corrupted files to avoid carrying over problems.