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bookmarks now saved automatically to library

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Hello - I'd to know why bookmarks are now being saved automatically to Library vs allowing me to choose a specific toolbar folder, as I was able to before? This requires an extra uneccessary step to move my bookmarks into my specific folders, and I would like to fix this behavior.

Hello - I'd to know why bookmarks are now being saved automatically to Library vs allowing me to choose a specific toolbar folder, as I was able to before? This requires an extra uneccessary step to move my bookmarks into my specific folders, and I would like to fix this behavior.

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Hi, you can turn the editor back on. On a bookmarked page, when the star is blue, click the star and then check the box for "Show editor when saving". Does that work on your Firefox?

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Thanks for your reply! Unfortunately no, your suggestion didn't work and wouldn't solve the problem of preventing bookmarks now being saved as a default into the Library rather than allowing me to choose one of my folder tabs as in the past. This is something that needs to be fixed in Firefox.

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So now that you turned on "Show editor when saving," does the panel drop down and let you choose a folder when you press Ctrl+D or click the star icon in the address bar? It certainly should. If you weren't able to use the checkbox, try it this way:

(1) In a new tab, type or paste about:config in the address bar and press Enter/Return. Click the button accepting the risk.

(2) In the search box in the page, type or paste editDialog and pause while the list is filtered

(3) Double-click the browser.bookmarks.editDialog.showForNewBookmarks preference to switch the value from true to false and then double-click again to set it to true


If that doesn't work, could you test in Firefox's Safe Mode? In its Safe Mode, Firefox temporarily deactivates extensions, hardware acceleration, any userChrome.css/userContent.css files, and some other advanced features to help you assess whether these are causing the problem.

If Firefox is running: You can restart Firefox in Safe Mode using either:

  • "3-bar" menu button > "?" Help button > Restart with Add-ons Disabled
  • (menu bar) Help menu > Restart with Add-ons Disabled

and OK the restart.

A small dialog should appear. Click "Start in Safe Mode" (not Refresh).

If Firefox is not running: Hold down the Shift key when starting Firefox. (On Mac, hold down the option/alt key instead of the Shift key.) A small dialog should appear. Click "Start in Safe Mode" (not Refresh).

Any improvement?