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how do I delete a bookmark that does not go away by the normal way

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I am trying to delete some bookmarks Equine Now that I made when shopping for a horse. All I get is "This ad has been deleted"and the bookmark will not delete from my unsorted list of bookmarks.

I am trying to delete some bookmarks Equine Now that I made when shopping for a horse. All I get is "This ad has been deleted"and the bookmark will not delete from my unsorted list of bookmarks.

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Did you try to remove all copies by opening the bookmark is a tab and clicking the yellow star on the location bar?


A possible cause is a problem with the file places.sqlite that stores the bookmarks and the history.

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Did you try the solutions in the above mentioned KB articles and delete all places.* files in the Firefox Profile Folder?

  • Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Open Containing Folder