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How can I stop firefox from opening the hidden bookmarks toolbar when adding a new bookmark to the bookmarks toolbar?

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After updating to Firefox 49, every time I add a new bookmark to the bookmarks toolbar, the hidden toolbar reappears. I usually have it hidden as I am using a small monitor with 1366x768 resolution to maximize the reading area of webpages without going full screen. This is more of an annoyance than anything as I would like to be able to uncheck the bookmarks toolbar & it stay hidden until I choose to show it. Does anyone have any ideas as to where I need to go to change this?

After updating to Firefox 49, every time I add a new bookmark to the bookmarks toolbar, the hidden toolbar reappears. I usually have it hidden as I am using a small monitor with 1366x768 resolution to maximize the reading area of webpages without going full screen. This is more of an annoyance than anything as I would like to be able to uncheck the bookmarks toolbar & it stay hidden until I choose to show it. Does anyone have any ideas as to where I need to go to change this?

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v49 is a beta version so there could be problems.

Start Firefox in Safe Mode {web Link} by holding down the <Shift>
(Mac=Options)
key, and then starting Firefox. A small dialog should appear. Click Start In Safe Mode (not Refresh).

Is the problem still there?

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Firefox 49 was release two days ago.

And yes, the Bookmarks Toolbar does open when a new Bookmark is saved to the Bookmarks Toolbar folder. New action in Firefox 49 vs previous versions.

I don't know how to prevent is from opening.

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the-edmeister said

Firefox 49 was release two days ago. And yes, the Bookmarks Toolbar does open when a new Bookmark is saved to the Bookmarks Toolbar folder. New action in Firefox 49 vs previous versions. I don't know how to prevent is from opening.

If it is a new action if v.49, then I guess there will not be an option in preferences to change the behavior. I wonder if there is a place in the config that can change this behavior...

I will leave this post unsolved for a few days to see if anyone else chimes in on the subject. If not, I will mark it solved...