How to Remove Stubborn Safari Sidebar Bookmarks

How to Remove Stubborn Safari Sidebar Bookmarks

Safari sidebar items can come from Favourites, Reading List, history or iCloud, so remove the source rather than only editing bookmarks.

Step-by-Step Fix:

1. Show the sidebar: Open Safari and choose View > Show Sidebar.
2. Check each section: Look under Favourites, Reading List, Recently Added and History for the item.
3. Delete from the source: Control-click the entry and choose Delete, or open Bookmarks > Edit Bookmarks for normal favourites.
4. Sync cleanly: If it returns, disable and re-enable Safari in iCloud after confirming another device is not restoring the item.

Final check: Change one thing at a time, reboot, and keep a copy of the last working EFI before the next test.