[gregfripp]

i have a rogue bookmark which i wanted to uninstall
i did what google suggested, but my top ten, which included the one i wante to uninstall
just woulnt go
how do i uninstall bookmarks leaving me with none?
greg

[Thorzdad]

While in Safari...in the menu bar...Bookmarks > Show all bookmarks
Select the bookmarks you want to delete, then hit the Delete key.

[gregfripp]

it oesnt show the one i want to delete,unfortunately

[Thorzdad]

hmmmm...You checked all the Collections? History, Bookmars Bar, etc? How about your default homepage (Preferences > General > Homepage)?
Be sure to flush your cache, too (Safari > Empty Cache...)
And restart Safari afterwards.

[gregfripp]

I'm not sure about collections, but all others done
no change
greg

[Thorzdad]

How does this bookmark show-up? Is it automatically loading in Safari? Or is it just appearing in your bookmarks menu?

[Spheric Harlot]

Is it a bookmark at all? Or are you talking about the Top Sites?

[gregfripp]

its in my most popular (the ten that show up under bookmarks in the first group)
i have just checked
greg

[Spheric Harlot]

I have no such "group".

Do you mean the Top Sites feature, where you see twelve little previews of frequented pages arranged in a grid when you open a new window?

[gregfripp]

i just mean the drop down bar headed bookmark, which has about 14 of your first marks listed - then you later ones appear after those.
my 'problem' bookmark is in those first group
it does NOT appear under 'show bookmarks' - just in my first 14.
so i don't know where to delete it from, if you see what i mean
i hope that that is now clearer?
greg

[Spheric Harlot]

What is the "drop down bar"?

Do you mean the Bookmarks in the menu bar item "Bookmarks" at the top of the screen?

[gregfripp]

embarassedly, yes
I'm english is my excuse
greg

[Spheric Harlot]

Click on the little bookmarks symbol in the bookmarks bar below the individual windows' address entry field to manage bookmarks.

It's the third item at left, below "Recent" and "Bookmarks bar".

The bookmarks in the menu, btw, are NOT the most frequented or anything. They are created explicitly by user action. In other words, they exist because you put them there—whether by accident or otherwise.

[gregfripp]

I really want to UNinstall my bookmarks
It is the only way I can get rid of my mystry back mark
How can I do that?
Greg

[gregfripp]

Bookmark not back mark
Greg

[Spheric Harlot]

I don't understand.

ALL the Bookmarks in your Bookmarks menu are available via the method I described.

See:


At lower right, you see every single Bookmark that appears in the menu.

If you wish to delete any of them, just single-click on it and press the "delete" key on your keyboard. That's it.

Am I missing something, or are you missing something?

[gregfripp]

my mystery bookmark appears when you go down the bookmark bar, as one of the ones that appear automatically at the bottom of the scroll down list
but it doesn't appear when you choose 'show all bookmarks'
which is really strange and why i now want to delete ALL bookmarks
get me now? sorry to make it difficult to understand
greg

[Thorzdad]

Try deleting the User > Library > Safari > Bookmarks.plist file.

[gregfripp]

where do i find that?
greg -ignorant

[Thorzdad]

I gave you the path. Open a Finder window. Along the left sidebar, you will see, under Places, the selection for your account (whatever you've named it) Click on that. Then, select Library. Then select Safari. Then select Bookmarks.plist. delete it.

[Spheric Harlot]

Not on Lion.

If you're on 10.7 Lion, hold down the alt/option key and select "Library" from the Go menu in the Finder. It won't show up otherwise.

[gregfripp]

i did that under lion
got to safari
trashed bookmarks file
but the bookmarks are still there!
confused greg

[gregfripp]

and i trashed the trash before!
greg

[gregfripp]

but now thanks a lot!
later, i went back into safari,and all were at last GONE!
MUCH appreciated
contented greg

[gregfripp]

i closed down my computer last night happy as all my old bookmarks had gone
today i reopened safari and all my old ones are back!
i will throw my existing safari away and start again…
struggling greg

[cgc]

Are you using XMarks or something similar? What is the name of the bookmark you're trying to eliminate? "Unsorted Bookmarks" seems to always come back but all others are deletable.

[gregfripp]

i just use standard bookmarks
but i have one in my first 16(prime/most popular?) or so that i can't get to to delete
i have just reloaded lion to try and get rid of it, but it and all previous ones are still there!
i just can't find a way
deleting safari is forbidden by mac x, so what now?
greg

[Spheric Harlot]

What's the Bookmark for?

[gregfripp]

'alliance leveling guide - ten ton hammer'
embaressed greg

[gregfripp]

option/command b works!
suggested by another list, i have finally got rid of my pesky bookmark!
thank you all very much for your help
a much relieved greg