Delete All Favorites on Edge

Question

i am unable to delete any of my favorites as when I do it duplicates and now, I have over 3K favorites. I want to delete all of them and all folders and start over.

Answer 1

Hi Jessica,

It looks like this may be a syncing problem. Edge could be restoring your Favorites from the sync server without properly removing the existing entries, causing duplicates to accumulate each time they are synced back.

You can try deleting all your Favorites first. After that, go to Settings > Profiles > Sync, then choose Reset sync data from Microsoft servers and select Reset sync. This will clear your data stored on the server and then resync only your current data, which should prevent the duplicates from reappearing.

Answer 2

To delete all favorites in Microsoft Edge, you can follow these steps:

1. Open Microsoft Edge.
2. Click on the Settings and more (three dots) in the upper right corner.
3. Select Favorites from the dropdown menu.
4. In the Favorites menu, you can either:
   • Manually delete each favorite by right-clicking on it and selecting Delete.
   • If you want to delete all favorites at once, you might need to manage them through the settings or use a specific policy if you're in a managed environment.

If you are unable to delete favorites and they are duplicating, it may be helpful to check if there is a sync issue or a problem with your Edge profile. You can also try resetting Edge settings to see if that resolves the issue.

For a complete reset of your favorites, you may need to delete the Edge profile or clear the data associated with it, but please note that this will remove all browsing data, not just favorites.

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References:

• User data and privacy in Microsoft Edge
• Policy CSP - Browser