Comments on: How To Remove Favicons In Firefox Bookmarks http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/11/how-to-remove-favicons-in-firefox-bookmarks/ A technology news blog covering software, mobile phones, gadgets, security, the Internet and other relevant areas. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 06:10:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: T800http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/11/how-to-remove-favicons-in-firefox-bookmarks/comment-page-1/#comment-1356607 T800 Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:50:44 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/11/how-to-remove-favicons-in-firefox-bookmarks/#comment-1356607 There is a safer way: Go to menu Bookmarks->show all bookmarks->backup to export all bookmarks to *.json file. Not that file contains only links without favicon data which makes up about 2/3 size of the places.sqlite file that stores bookmarks. Now just import that file back, ffox will warn you that it will replace all current bookmarks. Now all your bookmarks are cleared of favicons. Plus, you have backup'd all your bookmarks. There is a safer way:
Go to menu Bookmarks->show all bookmarks->backup to export all bookmarks to *.json file. Not that file contains only links without favicon data which makes up about 2/3 size of the places.sqlite file that stores bookmarks.
Now just import that file back, ffox will warn you that it will replace all current bookmarks. Now all your bookmarks are cleared of favicons. Plus, you have backup’d all your bookmarks.

]]> By: Resunahttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/11/how-to-remove-favicons-in-firefox-bookmarks/comment-page-1/#comment-1345385 Resuna Fri, 03 Jun 2011 10:25:05 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/11/how-to-remove-favicons-in-firefox-bookmarks/#comment-1345385 This seems pointless in FF4, it removes the favicon information but doesn't remove the actual icon in the bookmark bar, so the space allocated to the favicon in the bookmark bar is still wasted. This seems pointless in FF4, it removes the favicon information but doesn’t remove the actual icon in the bookmark bar, so the space allocated to the favicon in the bookmark bar is still wasted.

]]> By: Anonymoushttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/11/how-to-remove-favicons-in-firefox-bookmarks/comment-page-1/#comment-1252303 Anonymous Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:14:11 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/11/how-to-remove-favicons-in-firefox-bookmarks/#comment-1252303 doesn't work for me... doesn’t work for me…

]]> By: Danielhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/11/how-to-remove-favicons-in-firefox-bookmarks/comment-page-1/#comment-1246734 Daniel Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:22:36 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/11/how-to-remove-favicons-in-firefox-bookmarks/#comment-1246734 Thanks for the instructions, it was very simple and clear. I personally wanted to remove it for work-browsing purposes. Thanks for the instructions, it was very simple and clear. I personally wanted to remove it for work-browsing purposes.

]]> By: Romanhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/11/how-to-remove-favicons-in-firefox-bookmarks/comment-page-1/#comment-1222318 Roman Wed, 27 Oct 2010 23:33:58 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/11/how-to-remove-favicons-in-firefox-bookmarks/#comment-1222318 Hi, i just executed this like 3 times but it still shows the little blank page icon in fornt of my bookmarks?!?! How do i delete that? Hi,
i just executed this like 3 times but it still shows the little blank page icon in fornt of my bookmarks?!?! How do i delete that?

]]> By: Andrewhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/11/how-to-remove-favicons-in-firefox-bookmarks/comment-page-1/#comment-1003217 Andrew Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:57:18 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/11/how-to-remove-favicons-in-firefox-bookmarks/#comment-1003217 What about showing favicons in FF main window but disabling storage in bookmarks? Is it possible? What about showing favicons in FF main window but disabling storage in bookmarks?
Is it possible?

]]> By: Kissdeath’s Blog » Blog Archive » How To Remove Favicons In Firefox Bookmarkshttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/11/how-to-remove-favicons-in-firefox-bookmarks/comment-page-1/#comment-910824 Kissdeath’s Blog » Blog Archive » How To Remove Favicons In Firefox Bookmarks Mon, 02 Nov 2009 12:18:18 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/11/how-to-remove-favicons-in-firefox-bookmarks/#comment-910824 [...] Source. [...] [...] Source. [...]

]]> By: Dotan Cohenhttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/11/how-to-remove-favicons-in-firefox-bookmarks/comment-page-1/#comment-787940 Dotan Cohen Wed, 13 May 2009 05:47:27 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/11/how-to-remove-favicons-in-firefox-bookmarks/#comment-787940 The bookmarklet to remove favicons looks great for importing bookmarks to portable firefox. The bookmarklet to remove favicons looks great for importing bookmarks to portable firefox.

]]> By: Alec_Burgesshttp://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/11/how-to-remove-favicons-in-firefox-bookmarks/comment-page-1/#comment-785122 Alec_Burgess Tue, 12 May 2009 03:15:10 +0000 http://www.ghacks.net/2009/05/11/how-to-remove-favicons-in-firefox-bookmarks/#comment-785122 Interesting Martin. What would be more useful to me is an easy method to set icons for folders. I use addon Smart Bookmarks Bar which conceals bookmark titles in the Personal Bar until you hover the icon, allowing room for more bookmarks, but it doesn't work for folders in the Personal bar. I found (somewhere) an explanation which can provide this with some complicated tweaking of chrome.css but it would really be nice to have an extension which would achieve this by right-clicking on the folder. Note: Addon Favicon Picker 2 supports this by adding a "Browse for icon" function to the Bookmark Properties and the folder functionality has been requested. but not as yet provided. Maybe you've seen this somewhere else? Interesting Martin.
What would be more useful to me is an easy method to set icons for folders.
I use addon Smart Bookmarks Bar which conceals bookmark titles in the Personal Bar until you hover the icon, allowing room for more bookmarks, but it doesn’t work for folders in the Personal bar.

I found (somewhere) an explanation which can provide this with some complicated tweaking of chrome.css but it would really be nice to have an extension which would achieve this by right-clicking on the folder.

Note: Addon Favicon Picker 2 supports this by adding a “Browse for icon” function to the Bookmark Properties and the folder functionality has been requested. but not as yet provided.

Maybe you’ve seen this somewhere else?

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