Safari Bookmarks won't stay deleted ("zombies")

Using Safari, I edit BookMarks, delete some of them and delete some Folders with BookMarks but they keep coming back like "zombies"

I have iCloud on my MacBookPro, iPad and iPhone. Do I need to delete same BookMarks on all devices, one by one?

How to delete permanently the BookMarks?

MacBook Pro with Retina display, macOS High Sierra (10.13.5)

Posted on Oct 24, 2018 2:40 AM

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1 reply

Eric Root

Level 10

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Oct 24, 2018 10:04 PM in response to c.morais

Pick the device/computer that has the most current set of Bookmarks you want to keep. On that device/computer, stop Safari iCloud syncing in Settings/Your Name/iCloud or System Preferences/iCloud. On the other devices/computer, delete all bookmarks. Allow some time to sync. Then turn Safari syncing on where you turned it off.

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