How to delete all your bookmarks in Chrome

Q: Can I get my bookmarks back after deleting them all?

Straight away, yes: click Undo or press Ctrl+Z in the Bookmark Manager. After that you need a backup file or another copy; see how to recover deleted bookmarks.

Q: Does clearing browsing data delete bookmarks?

No. Delete browsing data removes history, cookies, cached files and similar data, and your bookmarks stay where they are.

Q: Why can’t I delete some bookmarks in Chrome?

If they sit in a Managed bookmarks folder, or every delete option is greyed out, your organization controls them through Chrome policies. You can hide the managed folder from the bar, but only an administrator can remove it.

Updated 18 October 2026

Open the Bookmark Manager (Ctrl+Shift+O), click Bookmarks bar, click any bookmark, press Ctrl+A and then Delete. Do the same for Other bookmarks and Mobile bookmarks. Export a backup first, because Chrome has no trash for bookmarks.

1. Save a backup

In the Bookmark Manager, click the three-dot menu at the top right and choose Export bookmarks. You can import that HTML file back into Chrome, or into any other browser. How to export Chrome bookmarks has more detail.

2. Delete everything

Open the Bookmark Manager: Ctrl+Shift+O (Cmd+Option+B on a Mac), or chrome://bookmarks.
Click Bookmarks bar on the left.
Click any item in the list, then press Ctrl+A (Cmd+A) to select everything in that folder. Selected subfolders take their contents with them.
Press Delete, or right-click the selection and choose Delete.
Repeat for Other bookmarks and, if it’s there, Mobile bookmarks. If the left side shows two groups, In your Google Account and Only on this device, clear the folders in both.

Chrome shows a message counting what you deleted, with an Undo button that stays for 10 seconds (Ctrl+Z also works). The top folders themselves can’t be deleted. They stay, empty.

3. Decide what happens on your other devices

When you’re signed in to Chrome, your bookmarks are saved in your Google Account, so deleting them removes them from every computer and phone signed in to that account.

Clear one computer only: sign out of Chrome there (profile picture › Sign out of Chrome). Chrome removes your account’s bookmarks from that computer and keeps them in your account. Bookmarks saved only on that device stay behind, so delete those in the Bookmark Manager.
Clear your Google Account as well: go to chrome.google.com/data and choose Delete data. That deletes everything Chrome keeps in your account, passwords included, so treat it as a last resort.

Bookmarks that won’t delete or keep coming back

What happens	Why	What to do
A Managed bookmarks folder (or one named by your organization) won’t go	An administrator adds it with the `ManagedBookmarks` policy	Hide it: right-click the bookmarks bar and untick Show managed bookmarks (under Show bookmark bar in Chrome 156 and later)
Delete is greyed out for every bookmark	Bookmark editing is switched off by the `EditBookmarksEnabled` policy	Only the administrator can change it
They return when you sign back in	You deleted them while signed out, and your account still had them	Sign in, then delete
They come back later by themselves	An extension or another bookmark sync tool writes them back, or an old file was imported again	Pause other sync tools and extensions, and look for folders named Imported
Gone here, still on your phone	The phone uses another account, or isn’t signed in	Sign in with the same account, or delete them on the phone

On a phone

On an iPhone or iPad, open the three-dot menu › Bookmarks, tap Select at the bottom, tap the bookmarks you want gone and tap Delete. On Android, tap the three dots next to a bookmark and choose Delete. If your phone and computer share a Google Account, deleting on the computer is quicker, and the phone follows.

Clearing browsing data leaves bookmarks alone. Chrome’s Delete browsing data covers history, cookies, cached files, the downloads list, autofill entries, site settings and hosted app data. Bookmarks aren’t on the list.

Questions

Can I get my bookmarks back after deleting them all?

Straight away, yes: click Undo or press Ctrl+Z in the Bookmark Manager. After that you need a backup file or another copy; see how to recover deleted bookmarks.

Does clearing browsing data delete bookmarks?

No. Delete browsing data removes history, cookies, cached files and similar data, and your bookmarks stay where they are.

How do I delete bookmarks on one computer and keep them on the others?

Sign out of Chrome on that computer. Chrome removes your account’s bookmarks from it and keeps them in your Google Account for your other devices.

Why can’t I delete some bookmarks in Chrome?

If they sit in a Managed bookmarks folder, or every delete option is greyed out, your organization controls them through Chrome policies. You can hide the managed folder from the bar, but only an administrator can remove it.

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