The 2 Best Methods to Delete Bookmarks in Chrome

One of the things that Google Chrome users love about the browser is the ease of syncing your content across devices.

And, among the varied content that Chrome syncs across the devices you’re using, bookmarks are one of them.

For those of you who aren’t familiar with bookmarks, these are the web pages that you save on the browser so you can easily access them later.

Think of it like the rectangular piece of beautifully-designed cardboard that you use to remind what page you last read.

But, if you’ve got too many bookmarks on your browser, and you’d really want to declutter them, here’s how you can do it.

 

How to Delete Bookmarks in Chrome

First, access the “Bookmark Manager” either by clicking the kebab menu >“Bookmarks” > “Bookmark manager,” or typing “chrome://bookmarks” in the address bar. Then, click the kebab menu of a bookmark and choose “Delete.” You can also go to the bookmarks bar, right-click a bookmark and click “Delete.”

 

Deleting Bookmarks in Chrome — 2 Ingenious Methods to Remember

Now that you’ve decided to declutter your bookmarks list in Chrome, how do you go about with the process?

Well, there are two ways how you can delete those unwanted bookmarks from Chrome: bookmarks bar and bookmark manager.

With that, we’ll start with the longer method so you will have an idea of the basic process.

 

Deleting Bookmarks in Chrome through the Bookmark Manager

Step 1: After opening a new tab on Chrome, head to the upper right of the browser page and click the kebab (vertical ellipsis icon) menu.

Step 2: In the dropdown menu that opens, scroll down and click on “Bookmarks.” This move will then open another dropdown menu.

Step 3: Select the “Bookmark manager” option on the second dropdown menu. 

You’ll then find yourself redirected to the “Bookmark Manager.”

If you prefer to use a shortcut key rather than go through many dropdown menus, you can opt to press “Ctrl (PC)/Cmd (Mac) + Shift + O” on your keyboard.

Or, you also type in the address field “chrome://bookmarks” so you’ll have access to the “Bookmarks Manager” page directly.

Step 4: Once you’re inside the “Bookmarks Manager,” scroll down the bookmarks list and find one or two (or more) that you want to delete.

If you only want to remove a few bookmarks from the list, click on the kebab menu to the right of that bookmark and choose the “Delete” option.

This move will automatically remove the said bookmark from the list.

Step 5: If, however, you need to remove a lot of bookmarks from the list, you don’t need to repeat Step 4 a couple of times.

Simply click the first bookmark on the list, scroll down to the bottom, then hold “Shift” while choosing the final bookmark.

You’ll then find all the bookmarks in the list highlighted automatically. 

Now, if there are some bookmarks included that you don’t want to remove, press either “Ctrl” (PC) or “Cmd” (MAC) to deselect them.

After which, select the “Delete” button. Again, all the selected bookmarks will automatically be removed from the list.

You can also press “Ctrl/Cmd + A” instead to select the bookmark entries in the list before you select the “Delete” button.

Very simple and easy-to-follow, right?

But, if you find this first method of deleting bookmarks quite confusing, head to the second method below.

 

Deleting Bookmarks in Chrome through the Bookmarks Bar

Step 1: In case you haven’t activated the bookmarks bar yet, head to the kebab menu on the upper right of the page and click it.

Step 2: In the dropdown menu, select “Bookmarks.” This will then show you another dropdown menu.

Step 3: Choose the “Show bookmarks bar” next.

But, in case you want to use a keyboard shortcut instead, press “Ctrl/Cmd + Shift + B.”

You’ll then see the bookmarks bar appear below the address field of the Chrome browser.

Step 4: To delete a bookmark from the bookmarks bar, right-click on it and select “Delete” from the list of options in the dropdown menu.

Repeat this step until all the selected bookmarks are deleted.

So, now that you know the 2 ways how you can delete bookmarks in Chrome, which of the two do you want to use from now on?

And, while you’re decluttering your Chrome files, how about opening extensions in Chrome while you’re at it? 

 

Frequently Asked Questions about How to Delete Bookmarks in Chrome

 

Can you undo the deletion of a bookmark in Chrome?

You can undo deleting a bookmark in Chrome. After removing a bookmark in the “Bookmark Manager,” select “Undo” at the bottom of the page to reverse it. Hence, you need to do it as soon as you accidentally selected a particular bookmark you want to keep.

 

Will Google prompt you first before deleting a bookmark?

Unfortunately, you won’t see a prompt appear after you select “Delete.” Google will automatically remove the bookmark/s you selected after hitting the “Delete” option. 

 

Can you delete an entire folder of bookmarks in the “Bookmark Manager?”

You can delete a folder or two when you’re on the “Bookmark Manager” page. Just right-click on that particular folder and select “Delete” in the dropdown menu that appears.