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I have deleted some links in my favorites three times now and they keep on coming back. My favorites list is reaaaaally long and I don't need many of them. Whey do they keep coming back and what can I do? This is getting very frustrating!

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Repeatedly restored favorites almost always mean something else is copying them back after you delete them. and pointed toward add‑ons and profile differences — good starting leads — but there are several other places to check and a short test sequence that narrows the cause quickly.

First, export/backup your favorites to a file before changing anything. Then disable all bookmark/favorite extensions or sync clients, close the browser, delete one or two problem links, restart the browser and see if they return. If they stay gone while sync/add‑ons are disabled, the problem is the sync client or extension; sign out of the service and remove the server copy before re‑enabling sync.

If disabling extensions does not help, check the OS side. The Windows favorites folder lives at %USERPROFILE%\Favorites — close the browser, rename that folder to Favorites.old and create a fresh empty Favorites folder. If deletions stick after that, something external was restoring the old folder. Look for scheduled tasks or startup programs that copy files, backup software, or a network process. On domain‑joined machines, roaming profiles or Group Policy can repopulate favorites at logon.

Other useful tests: log on with a new local user account (no sync clients or domain profile) and repeat the delete. If the problem disappears under a clean account, the source is tied to the original profile or a server copy. Also run a current anti‑malware scan just in case a program is creating bookmarks.

Always keep an exported HTML copy of your favorites before attempting fixes. If the issue is found to be a server/Group Policy restore, coordinate with the network admin so the server copy can be edited or removed.

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Member Avatar for fxj10cn

If you have install foxmarks in Firefox or IE7Pro in IE and other online bookmarks tools. you would get this.

Member Avatar for The Dude

Yes as Firefox bookmarks are seperate (In thier own file),you would have to remove it from that list also i assume...

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