# Can't remove top sites

**URL:** <https://community.brave.app/t/cant-remove-top-sites/174593>\
**Category:** Desktop Support\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [October 27, 2020, 11:37pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/cant-remove-top-sites/174593 "2020-10-27T23:37:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![vannerboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@vannerboy](https://community.brave.app/u/vannerboy)\
**Post date:** [October 27, 2020, 11:37pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/cant-remove-top-sites/174593/1 "2020-10-27T23:37:01Z")

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**Description of the issue:** Cannot remove top sites from new tab page.  
**How can this issue be reproduced?**

1. Click the “x” button on a new tab’s top site.
2. Notice that it’s gone
3. Refresh the page or open another new tab page, it comes back

**Expected result:** The site’s icon shouldn’t appear again when the page is reopened/refreshed.

**Brave Version( check `About Brave`):** 1.16.68

**Additional Information:** No extra information, just giving my thanks 🙂

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**Author:** ![caldercay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7feea3/32.png) [@caldercay](https://community.brave.app/u/caldercay)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 6:04pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/cant-remove-top-sites/174593/2 "2020-10-28T18:04:03Z")

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Windows 10?  
If yes, navigate to

C:\Users\ “name of the user account” \AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data\Default

In that sub-directory, there is a file named “Top Sites” - it’s a **SQLIte** database file. Ensure there’s no permissions issue …

Right-click on the file (need to quit **Brave** first) and select **Properties**.  
On the **General** tab, ensure “Read only” is not checked.

Select the **Security** tab and for your user account, ensure **Full Control, Modify, Read & execute, Read, and Write** are checked for **Allow** column.

And double-check “who” owns the file … for example, if it’s “Administrator”, and you’re logged in **not** as Administrator (shouldn’t be!), that may be the issue.

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**Author:** ![vannerboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/a9a28c/32.png) [@vannerboy](https://community.brave.app/u/vannerboy)\
**Post date:** [October 28, 2020, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/cant-remove-top-sites/174593/3 "2020-10-28T18:47:07Z")

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I looked through everything you said to, it all looks like you said it should but I’m still having the problem… (Also, yes I’m running Windows 10!)

If there’s any more information I can provide that might help, please let me know!

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/1/8/182067f3480d1a5e7aea5ae3131b116ca1ef7918.png) [@system](https://community.brave.app/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 27, 2020, 6:47pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/cant-remove-top-sites/174593/4 "2020-11-27T18:47:08Z")

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Closed on November 27, 2020, 6:47pm UTC

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