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how to go back to the same directory after opening one bookmark instead of having to browse the directory tree again to open another bookmark from the same dir

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I regularly need to check several bookmarks that are stored in the same directory, which usually is a couple of clicks from the main bookmarks menu.

When I select a bookmark in the tree that I created to organize my bookmarks and it does not give met the web-page/information I was looking for, I want to try another bookmarked web-page in the same directory. So I have to click my way through the whole tree again.

I would highly appreciate if it could be made possible that hovering over the bookmarks menu automatically will unfold the whole tree to the directory where I have been last. That would be a real time saver.

I regularly need to check several bookmarks that are stored in the same directory, which usually is a couple of clicks from the main bookmarks menu. When I select a bookmark in the tree that I created to organize my bookmarks and it does not give met the web-page/information I was looking for, I want to try another bookmarked web-page in the same directory. So I have to click my way through the whole tree again. I would highly appreciate if it could be made possible that hovering over the bookmarks menu automatically will unfold the whole tree to the directory where I have been last. That would be a real time saver.

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There might be an extension that can alter how the drop-down menu works, but I can't think of any built-in setting for it.

You might consider using the Bookmarks Sidebar when you need to do this. You can open and close it by pressing Ctrl+b. (Sometimes a form intercepts Ctrl+b to turn text bold, so if you are in such a form, you can open the sidebar from the View menu: tap the Alt key > View > Sidebar > Bookmarks)

If you have a widescreen monitor, you might be able to have the sidebar open all the time, but if not, you can simply close it when you're done with it.

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There might be an extension that can alter how the drop-down menu works, but I can't think of any built-in setting for it.

You might consider using the Bookmarks Sidebar when you need to do this. You can open and close it by pressing Ctrl+b. (Sometimes a form intercepts Ctrl+b to turn text bold, so if you are in such a form, you can open the sidebar from the View menu: tap the Alt key > View > Sidebar > Bookmarks)

If you have a widescreen monitor, you might be able to have the sidebar open all the time, but if not, you can simply close it when you're done with it.

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Try using the Bookmarks Sidebar. {Ctrl + B} to open and close it. It will stay open until you close it, and when you do close it, the scroll position will remain until you close Firefox.

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jscher2000 and the-edmeister: Thanks a lot! I do have a wide-screen monitor so this is a perfect solution.