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Bookmark menu has gone insane

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djgibboni
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My FF bookmark menu seems be going crazy this morning.

It replicates bookmarks (one or two of them) dozens of times, without provocation, all by itself. I can delete the duplicates, but seconds later, they appear once again.

I restarted FF a couple times. Restarted my computer. Exported, then reimported bookmarks. Tried to uninstall FF, but was then given the option to "refresh," which is what I did.

I thought it may have stabilized, and proceeded to reorganize the bookmarks, whose order had been scrambled. Halfway through the task, the schizo behavior returned.

My FF bookmark menu seems be going crazy this morning. It replicates bookmarks (one or two of them) dozens of times, without provocation, all by itself. I can delete the duplicates, but seconds later, they appear once again. I restarted FF a couple times. Restarted my computer. Exported, then reimported bookmarks. Tried to uninstall FF, but was then given the option to "refresh," which is what I did. I thought it may have stabilized, and proceeded to reorganize the bookmarks, whose order had been scrambled. Halfway through the task, the schizo behavior returned.
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TyDraniu
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Enter about:support in the URL bar and try to click the Verify Integrity in the Places Database section.

djgibboni
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That doesn't seem to do anything.

I repeatedly remove bookmarks, and they reappear almost instantly. Dozens of times.

cor-el
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Are you using Sync to sync the bookmarks to a mobile device as that can be a possible cause for this issue ?

If you use Sync then best is to disconnect Sync temporarily during troubleshooting.

This can be caused by a problem with the places.sqlite and favicons.sqlite databases in the Firefox profile folder.

  • use "Verify Integrity" button on the "Help -> Troubleshooting Information" (about:support) page

If errors are reported with "Verify Integrity", close and restart Firefox and retry.

If "Verify Integrity" cannot repair places.sqlite, rename/remove all places.sqlite and favicons.sqlite files in the Firefox profile folder. Firefox will rebuild places.sqlite and restore the bookmarks from a recent JSON backup in the bookmarkbackups folder.

  • keep a backup copy of places.sqlite in case a new places.sqlite database has to be created

See also:

You can use the button on the "Help -> Troubleshooting Information" (about:support) page to go to the current Firefox profile folder or use the about:profiles page.