How to get rid of "Recently Saved" giant unnecessary images at top of Bookmarks sidebar.

At times, I like to be able to open my Bookmark sidebar when looking for a link I've cleverly stored within a bookmark sub-sub-folder. Now, with new & improved OS 26 [sarcasm] I get this (screenshot below). Some ginormous (relative to the sidebar) images from - evidently - the last sites I've bookmarked. Um, I just bookmarked them, for crying out loud! So I know where to find them! I don't need your help doing that!


And here's the best part [more sarcasm], there's seemingly no way to get rid of them.

On what planet did they think this was such a fantastic idea that no one would want to get rid of it? I ask myself.


Begging forgiveness for the frustrated tone,

Joan

MacBook Air 13″

Posted on Nov 23, 2025 4:08 PM

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Nov 23, 2025 5:26 PM in response to JoanOlympia

JoanOlympia wrote:

At times, I like to be able to open my Bookmark sidebar when looking for a link I've cleverly stored within a bookmark sub-sub-folder. Now, with new & improved OS 26 [sarcasm] I get this (screenshot below). Some ginormous (relative to the sidebar) images from - evidently - the last sites I've bookmarked. Um, I just bookmarked them, for crying out loud! So I know where to find them! I don't need your help doing that!

And here's the best part [more sarcasm], there's seemingly no way to get rid of them.
https://discussions.apple.com/content/attachment/9ea15134-e60e-4ef9-bf8a-93acb49d991a
On what planet did they think this was such a fantastic idea that no one would want to get rid of it? I ask myself.

Begging forgiveness for the frustrated tone,
Joan


start using / change to the reading list as an alternative(?)...bypass the issue.





you can submit your feedback here direct to the Product Team here:

https://www.apple.com/feedback/safari.html

How to get rid of "Recently Saved" giant unnecessary images at top of Bookmarks sidebar.

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