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Hi, my bookmarks toolbar doesn’t show when I launch Firefox. They always use to. When I click on View>Toolbar>Bookmarks Toolbar>Always Show - the Bar shows. When I click on any bookmark the bar disappears. If (in new window) I click on View>Toolbar>Bookmarks Toolbar>Always Show - the bar appears, when I then open new tab it does not show on new tab and when I click back to previous tab bookmarks are gone.

I have restarted W10 PC, no change.

Hope you can help, many thanks, David

Hi, my bookmarks toolbar doesn’t show when I launch Firefox. They always use to. When I click on View>Toolbar>Bookmarks Toolbar>Always Show - the Bar shows. When I click on any bookmark the bar disappears. If (in new window) I click on View>Toolbar>Bookmarks Toolbar>Always Show - the bar appears, when I then open new tab it does not show on new tab and when I click back to previous tab bookmarks are gone. I have restarted W10 PC, no change. Hope you can help, many thanks, David
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Chosen solution

Change browser.toolbars.bookmarks.showInPrivateBrowsing to true in about:config.

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Wanted to add After restart and open FF bookmark displays and then disappears in less than a second.

Thanks

Modified by davidmedcalf1

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Try to rename/remove xulstore.json in the Firefox profile folder with Firefox closed.

You can use the button on the "Help -> More Troubleshooting Information" (about:support) page to go to the current Firefox profile folder or use the about:profiles page (Root directory).

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Does it still happen in Troubleshoot Mode?

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Thanks for your replys. Tried renaming the file and troubleshoot, no difference.

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Chosen Solution

Change browser.toolbars.bookmarks.showInPrivateBrowsing to true in about:config.

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Thanks for that, it works fine now. I am most greatful to you all, David