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Nothing is working to delete all bookmarks.

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info1721
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I want to delete very old bookmarks so I can add my business bookmarks. Also, Firefox keeps crashing.

I want to delete very old bookmarks so I can add my business bookmarks. Also, Firefox keeps crashing.

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cor-el
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You can remove the places.sqlite file to remove bookmarks and history and clear all backups in the bookmarkbackups folder to prevent Firefox from using a backup to rebuild places.sqlite.

If you use Sync then best is to disconnect Sync temporarily during troubleshooting.

You can check for problems with the places.sqlite and favicons.sqlite files in the Firefox profile folder.

  • use "Verify Integrity" button on the "Help -> Troubleshooting Information" (about:support) page

If errors are reported with "Verify Integrity", close and restart Firefox and retry.

If "Verify Integrity" cannot repair places.sqlite, rename/remove all places.sqlite and favicons.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

See also:

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.