Chrome: Remove duplicate bookmarks
Over time, many duplicate bookmarks accumulate. You can remove them in the Chrome browser. In this practical tip, we will show you how to get rid of the duplications as quickly as possible.
Remove duplicate bookmarks from Chrome - so it'll work
With the "Bookmark Sentry" extension, you can have the duplicate bookmarks removed automatically.
- Since the extension is not listed in the Chrome Web Store, you must first download it and add it to the browser manually.
- Download "Bookmark Sentry" from the official website.
- In Chrome, click the three horizontal bars at the top right of the screen and choose "More Tools"> "Extensions".
- Resize the browser window and drag and drop the downloaded file into Chrome. Bookmark Sentry will then be installed.
- Now navigate to the extension and click on "Options" to run a bookmark scan.
- After the scan is complete, any duplicate or misleading bookmarks will appear. You can remove this on the right margin.
- To prevent the extension from performing automatic scans, you can either turn off the function during a scan or you can completely uninstall the addon:
The next practical tip will tell you how to only allow certain pages in Chrome. This guide is based on Bookmark Sentry version 1.6.1 and Chrome 40.0.2214.115 m.