How does the bookmark toolbar get populated on an import from internet explorer
I just installed FireFox to replace iE 8 on a Windows XP machine. I then imported my favorites from IE 8. After the import there were a whole bunch of little used (not used very often) bookmark on the tool bar. Why are they there and how come they are there? If I delete them on the toolbar do I lose it permanently or is it still a bookmark under the Bookmarks drop down box?
How can I pin the bookmarks to the left side of the screen just like IE 8?
Regards,
John Eccles
Chosen solution
See this support article:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/sort-bookmarks-quickly-find-ones-you-want#w_rearranging-manually
Rearrange the bookmarks you want in the Bookmarks Toolbar by moving those bookmarks to the Bookmarks Toolbar Folder.
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I know I can hide the toolbar. That's not the point of the above question. I want to know how it got populated as a result of the import and why it chose those particular items. I want to get rid of all of the toolbar entries as a result of the import and just put up what I like.
Okay, I played around with Firefox and saw that I could delete the bookmark entries and it did not delete the mainbookmarks.
I also saw thatone can place the bookmarks on the sidebar.
Still don't knw why the bookmark toolbar got populated with items that I rarely use but I have deleted them all in the library.
Modified by john20000
Chosen Solution
See this support article:
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/sort-bookmarks-quickly-find-ones-you-want#w_rearranging-manually
Rearrange the bookmarks you want in the Bookmarks Toolbar by moving those bookmarks to the Bookmarks Toolbar Folder.