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My refresh button has disappeared. I tried all the suggested fixes and cannot find how to install a new refresh icon. Please help.

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I do not have a refresh button. It has disappeared from my toolbar. How do I add a new one. I followed all suggesstions to get a new one and nothing works. Please help me find how to get a new refresh icon to add and work on my toolbar.

I do not have a refresh button. It has disappeared from my toolbar. How do I add a new one. I followed all suggesstions to get a new one and nothing works. Please help me find how to get a new refresh icon to add and work on my toolbar.

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Firefox 4 uses a combined Stop/Reload/Go button that is positioned at the right end of the location bar.
During the page load process it shows as a Stop button and after the loading has finished the button is changed to a Reload button.
If you type in the location bar then that button becomes a Go button.
Middle-click the Reload button to duplicate the current tab to a new tab.


Make sure that all the toolbars like the "Navigation Toolbar" and the "Bookmarks Toolbar" are visible: "View > Toolbars"

  • If items are missing then open the Customize window via "View > Toolbars > Customize" or via "Firefox > Options > Toolbar Layout"
  • If a missing item is in the toolbar palette then drag it back from the Customize window on the toolbar
  • If you do not see an item on a toolbar and in the toolbar palette then click the "Restore Default Set" button to restore the default toolbar set up.

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At the end of the URL address at the top of the page, there is a little circular arrow. Hit that and your page will be refreshed. This is the only method that worked for me. All the other suggestions failed.

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Thanks!