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Bookmark toolbar now empty !? All new bookmarks invisible. Hid the bar, then re-enabled it: empty. Restored the bar with an old backup, still empty ?! Thanks !

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Amdii
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In Firefox 23.0.1, my Bookmarks Toolbar has been emptied !? All new bookmarks remain invisible. Even after hiding the bar, then re-enabling it. Tried to restore the bar to an old day, still empty.

What should I do? Completely reinstall Firefox ? I'd like to preserve all my settings.

Thank you

In Firefox 23.0.1, my Bookmarks Toolbar has been emptied !? All new bookmarks remain invisible. Even after hiding the bar, then re-enabling it. Tried to restore the bar to an old day, still empty. What should I do? Completely reinstall Firefox ? I'd like to preserve all my settings. Thank you

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philipp
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hello, you might want to try to restore the default toolbar set: Navigation buttons like back, home, bookmarks and reload are missing

cor-el
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Make sure that toolbars like the "Navigation Toolbar" and the "Bookmarks Toolbar" are visible.

  • Firefox menu button > Options
  • View > Toolbars (press F10 to display the menu bar)
  • Right-click empty toolbar area

Use Toolbar Layout (Customize) to open the Customize window and set which toolbar items to display.

  • check that "Bookmarks Toolbar items" is on the Bookmarks Toolbar
  • if "Bookmarks Toolbar items" is not on the Bookmarks Toolbar then drag it back from the toolbar palette into the Customize window to the Bookmarks Toolbar
  • if missing items are in the toolbar palette then drag them 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 setup
Amdii
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Hi Philipp, Thanks for your reply.

Unfortunately, I seem stuck in this situation: I tried many things: - the Toolbar default Reset, - even uninstall then reinstall Firefox

Nothing changes: the bookmarks toolbar appears empty, AND: I cannot add a new one Even clicking on the "star" right to the URL is not operational.

The fact is I keep my "personal settings" (like History, etc.) and it seems to keep as well the corrupted part.

I'm lost and don't know where to seek... :-(

Thank you for your support again.

cor-el
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Did you check for problems with the localstore.rdf file and tried to delete this file?

You can use this button to go to the Firefox profile folder:

  • Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Show Folder (Linux: Open Directory; Mac: Show in Finder)

Problems with bookmarks and history not working properly can be caused by a corrupted places.sqlite database file.

You can check for problems with the places.sqlite database file in the Firefox profile folder.

Modified by cor-el