How to Remove Dead Google Bookmarks

Bookmark Sentry can locate dead Google Chrome bookmarks on command.

Google's Chrome application is a Web browser that you can use as an alternative to the browser that came installed on your computer. Like any browser, Google Chrome allows you to store links to websites that you want to revisit later in a bookmarks folder. You can install a free Chrome browser extension called Bookmark Sentry to enhance Chrome's bookmark management options. Sentry can detect and delete links in your bookmarks section that go dead or are duplicates of other bookmarks.

Instructions

1. Open the Google Chrome Web browser and navigate to chrome.google.com/webstore for a list of related tools.

2. Type "Bookmark Sentry" in the search box in the upper right corner of the program window.

3. Click "Bookmark Sentry" in the search results page.

4. Click the "Install" button. Google Chrome will install the Bookmark Sentry extension to the browser.

5. Click the wrench icon in the upper right area of the program window, then click "Tools" and "Extensions" to open a Chrome extensions window.

6. Click the "Options" link under the entry for Bookmark Sentry.

7. Click the "Scan Now" button to search for dead links and duplicate entries in your Google Chrome bookmarks. Bookmark Sentry will scan all bookmarks and will displays all dead and duplicate links on-screen.

8. Click the "X" next to any dead or duplicate link that you wish to delete. Click the "Delete All Not Found (404)" button if you want to delete all dead links from your Google bookmarks.

References

• Google Chrome: Bookmark Sentry Extension