--- title: "How to delete bookmarks in Brave (one, several or all) | VaultForYou" description: "In Brave, right-click a bookmark -> Delete; in the Bookmark manager, select several with Ctrl/⌘ (or Ctrl+A for all) and press Delete." url: https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/delete-bookmarks/brave lang: en published: 2026-11-03 updated: 2026-11-03 author: "VaultForYou Editorial Team" publisher: VaultForYou --- # How to delete bookmarks in Brave > One, a folder, or all of them, and what happens on your other devices. Published 2026-11-03 - Updated 2026-11-03 - By VaultForYou Editorial Team - Checked against each browser's help pages, November 2026 ## Quick answer In Brave, right-click a bookmark -> Delete; in the Bookmark manager, select several with Ctrl/⌘ (or Ctrl+A for all) and press Delete. With sync on, the deletion reaches your other devices too. - **One bookmark:** right-click a bookmark -> Delete - **Everything:** Ctrl+A (⌘+A) in `brave://bookmarks`, then Delete - **Undo:** Bookmarks.bak in the profile folder, or an HTML export ## Delete bookmarks in Brave 1. **Open the manager** Open `brave://bookmarks` or press Ctrl+Shift+O (⌘+Option+B on a Mac). 2. **Select what goes** Click one bookmark, Ctrl/⌘-click to add more, Shift-click for a range, or Ctrl+A (⌘+A) for everything in the folder. 3. **Delete** Press Delete, or right-click -> Delete. 4. **Check your other devices** If a Brave Sync chain (no account; devices join with a code or QR) syncs bookmarks, the deletion is copied there within minutes. Menu labels change between versions of Brave; the shortcut and the internal address `brave://bookmarks` don't. ## Delete a whole folder Right-click the folder in the manager or on the bookmarks bar and choose Delete. Everything inside goes with it. ## Deleted the wrong one There is no bin. Close Brave, go to the profile folder (`%LOCALAPPDATA%\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default\Bookmarks` on Windows) and look for Bookmarks.bak: it is the Bookmarks file as it was when Brave last started. Rename it to Bookmarks to go back, or import your last HTML export. ## Keep some bookmarks out of Brave altogether Deleting is how most people keep a bookmark from being seen, which also means losing it. [Private Bookmarks](/private-bookmarks) is our free extension that saves pages into an encrypted vault on this computer: AES-256-GCM, a key derived from your password, no account, no sync and no network access. Saved pages never appear in the bookmarks bar, in `brave://bookmarks` or in a Brave Sync chain (no account; devices join with a code or QR), and the vault locks itself after a few minutes. > **Add Private Bookmarks to Brave.** Free. Installs from the Chrome Web Store. [Add to Chrome](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/private-bookmarks-by-vaul/laonjbpehlabehhllohfaffbcpholdho) ## Frequently asked questions ### How do I delete all bookmarks in Brave at once? In `brave://bookmarks`, click into the list, press Ctrl+A (⌘+A on a Mac) and then Delete. Do it in each folder, or select the folders themselves. ### Does deleting a bookmark remove it from my other devices? Yes, if bookmarks sync through a Brave Sync chain (no account; devices join with a code or QR). Turn sync off first if you want to keep them elsewhere. ### Can I recover a deleted bookmark? Only from Bookmarks.bak in the profile folder (close the browser first) or from an HTML export. ### Does deleting a bookmark delete my history? No. The visit stays in history. Clear it from Brave's history page, or browse in a private window next time. ## Sources - [Brave Help Center: How do I import bookmarks and settings?](https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360019782291) - [Brave Help Center: How do I set up Sync?](https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360021218111) - [Brave Help Center: Keyboard shortcuts](https://support.brave.com/hc/en-us/articles/360057714351) ## Delete bookmarks in other browsers - [How to delete bookmarks in Google Chrome](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/delete-bookmarks/chrome) - [How to delete favorites in Microsoft Edge](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/delete-bookmarks/edge) - [How to delete bookmarks in Chrome on a Chromebook](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/delete-bookmarks/chromebook) - [How to delete bookmarks in Opera](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/delete-bookmarks/opera) - [How to delete bookmarks in Vivaldi](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/delete-bookmarks/vivaldi) - [How to delete bookmarks in Chrome on Android](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/delete-bookmarks/chrome-android) - [How to delete bookmarks in Chrome on iPhone and iPad](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/delete-bookmarks/chrome-iphone) - [All browsers: delete bookmarks](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/delete-bookmarks) ## More for Brave - [How to show the bookmarks bar in Brave](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/show-bookmarks-bar/brave) - [How to bookmark a page in Brave](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/add-bookmark/brave) - [How to export bookmarks in Brave](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/export-bookmarks/brave) - [How to import bookmarks in Brave](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/import-bookmarks/brave) - [How to find where bookmarks are stored in Brave](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/where-bookmarks-are-stored/brave) - [How to restore lost bookmarks in Brave](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/restore-bookmarks/brave) - [How to organize bookmarks in Brave](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/organize-bookmarks/brave) - [How to edit bookmarks in Brave](https://www.vaultforyou.app/bookmarks/edit-bookmarks/brave) --- Private Bookmarks by VaultForYou is a Chrome extension made by VaultForYou. Add to Chrome: https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/private-bookmarks-by-vaul/laonjbpehlabehhllohfaffbcpholdho