When you first open Safari on a new user account, Safari has a default set of Bookmarks on the Bookmarks Bar such as Yahoo!, Google Maps or YouTube. If you aren't interested in keeping these on the Bookmarks Bar, you can remove them to make room for your own preferences.
To get rid of the Bookmarks and Bookmarks Folders you don't want, just drag them off the bar, just like you do with unwanted Dock icons. (See this tip.)
Use care, however. If you drag a Bookmarks Folder off the Bookmarks Bar, all of the Bookmarks in that folder are deleted.
If you want to remove a specific Bookmark from a Bookmarks Folder on the Bookmarks Bar, a couple of extra steps are necessary:
- Click the book icon at the very left of the Bookmarks Bar. This will open your Bookmarks organizer.
- Make sure that Bookmarks Bar is selected under the COLLECTIONS header of the left pane. This will show all the Bookmarks of your Bookmarks Bar.
- Open the folder you want to change by double clicking on it.
- Select the bookmark you want to remove and press the Delete Key.
Press and hold control key then left click the unwanted bookmark, a drop down list will appear, select delete and there you go.