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Can't remove Recently added bookmarks

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In the Bookmarks dropdown menu there's a relatively new section: "Recently added bookmarks". For me this has no value and also because of privacy I want to remove this, but there doesn't seem to be a possibility to do that. No "x" next to the section, nor can you highlight it or click right on it. Anybody have a solution?

In the Bookmarks dropdown menu there's a relatively new section: "Recently added bookmarks". For me this has no value and also because of privacy I want to remove this, but there doesn't seem to be a possibility to do that. No "x" next to the section, nor can you highlight it or click right on it. Anybody have a solution?

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Are you just trying to remove the "bookmarks" tab over all or are you trying to get rid of all your bookmarks as well as the tab?

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You can right-click the Recently Bookmarked heading in the drop-down list and click "Hide Recently Bookmarked" to hide this section.

Note that this toggles the browser.bookmarks.showRecentlyBookmarked pref that can be found on the about:config page.

Modified by cor-el

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Zachb16: It's just about the "Recently added bookmarks" section in the Bookmarks drop down menu. I don't want to lose the bookmarks, but just delete this message from the menu.

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Cor-el: I've tried this, but it doesn't work. The heading is greyed out and if I right-click on it nothing happens. There is also no indication on the right, like an "x" or something.

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Did you try to set the browser.bookmarks.showRecentlyBookmarked pref to false on the about:config page?

You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can accept the warning and click "I'll be careful" to continue.

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Cor-el: Yeah, that worked! Great, thanks a lot! Will it be saved after future updates or do you have to change it after each update?