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Multiple (thousands) of copies of the same bookmarks appear in the folders of my bookmarks toolbar that cannot be deleted.

Thousands of copies of a handful of bookmarks continue to reappear after deleting them, even after reinstalling FF. How can I delete them Permanently?!

Thousands of copies of a handful of bookmarks continue to reappear after deleting them, even after reinstalling FF. How can I delete them Permanently?!

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Hi, are you Syncing with another device or using Sync as a backup ?

Could be a problem with the places.sqlite database (bookmarks and history).

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
    in case errors are reported close and restart Firefox and retry

See also:

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.

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.

Thanks for the well thought out reply! Still having trouble, but can't blow any more time on it. Have moved to Chrome for a while. Cheers