In firefox 4.0.1 the back and forward buttons are "dead".

In firefox 4.0.1 the back and forward buttons are "dead". My system runs WindowsXP. I tried many times: safe-mode, upgrade from FirefoxF3.6., reinstallation in a new folder, creating new profile...........BUT THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE.!!! What am I suppose to do? NoteQ in my another computer at home i have WinXP and the Firefox4.0.1 works perfectly!!!! Am I crazy???

Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode]] to check if one of the extensions is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).
*Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Safe+Mode
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
Another possible cause is a problem with the file places.sqlite that stores the bookmarks and the history.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Bookmarks_history_and_toolbar_buttons_not_working_-_Firefox

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*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Bookmarks_history_and_toolbar_buttons_not_working_-_Firefox
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Bookmarks+not+saved#w_places-database-file

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It is possible to have earlier data in a tab if the latest tab had target="_top" that means the back key will not work, but if your right-click on the back/forward you see a context menu. As far as I know the only difference between 3.6 and 4.0 ws that the drop-down arrow was dropped but like before you can still right-click.
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* FirefoxButton -> add-ons
** see [[Find and install add-ons to add features to Firefox]]
** examples [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/yahoo-toolbar/ yahoo toolbar] & [https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/yahoo-mail-notifier/ mail notifier]
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A possible cause is a problem with the file places.sqlite that stores the bookmarks and the history.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Bookmarks_history_and_toolbar_buttons_not_working_-_Firefox
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Bookmarks+not+saved#w_places-database-file

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Users can always bring up a location bar with the Ctrl+L shortcut if that bar is hidden.
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*http://kb.mozillazine.org/userChrome.css
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*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Editing_configuration
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I was also desperate no to find my arrow after updating Firefox so I did some research --which by the way is quite difficult when you do not know what to call that arrow-- but thankfully I arrived here fairly quickly.
It saves me half an hour of research, so thanks ^^
I never would have guessed that you had to right-click... I tried it a couples of times and have to agree with gk2011, it is not very convenient.
Well, I suppose I shall try the addon then.

The back and forward arrows are greyed out all the time - How can I fix this?

I am currently using firefox ver 21. However the forward and back buttons are greyed out and will not work. I would be happy to re-install the program but how do I re-install without losing all my bookmarks and settings.
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Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode|Safe Mode]] to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance).
*Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window or otherwise make changes.
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes
You can check for problems with the places.sqlite database file in the Firefox profile folder.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Bookmarks_history_and_toolbar_buttons_not_working_-_Firefox
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Bookmarks+not+saved#w_fix-the-bookmarks-file

Why am I getting multiple versions of the same page showing in the Back (and Forward) buttons?

I had this problem with Firefox 4.x -- and I just upgraded to FF5, but the issue still exists.
What happens is, when I've surfed to more than one page (or site) on a tab, then want to go back, I find that my Back button history often has multiple versions of the most recent page loaded, so that when I press the Back button once, it does nothing. Instead, I have to hold the button to display all of that tab's recent history, in order to return to the page that immediately preceded the current page.
Could this be an issue with a plugin, that's loading the page multiple times, or something? It's certainly an annoyance.
Thanks in advance for any assistance you may be able to provide!

Yeah, it's keeping all the history -- better than deleting it, I suppose -- but I'd rather not have to hit that button numerous times.
Here's an example -- I just tried this moments ago.
* I just opened a new tab.
* Typed imdb.com in the address bar.
* Clicked on a NewsDesk story: Jon Hamm Locks In 'Mad Men' for 3 Years
URL: http://www.imdb.com/news/ni11982605/
* Then clicked on Jon Hamm's name.
URL: http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0358316/
(And come to think of it, IMDb seems to be where I notice this happening the most frequently.)
So the back button just reloads the Jon Hamm profile page again, and ditto when I finally page back to the news story page (takes me two clicks of the back button to go to the page before it).
Odd thing, when I repeated this process -- without opening a new tab -- now I have FOUR of the news story pages in the drop down from the Back/Forward buttons, but TWO of the Jon Hamm profile pages.
Ah, here's an interesting thing -- every time I go to a new page (Hamm's bio, for instance), then go back, there is suddenly one more instance of the previous page.
I've seen literally DOZENS of instances of one page loaded up in this Back/Forward drop-down history. Not the ideal situation, obviously. ;-)
See screen capture below, if that helps.
Thanks again!

My Back and Forward buttons are present but do not work. How do it fix?

I have tried several fixes to no avail. The buttons worked until recently. Not sure when exactly they stopped.

Back/Forward Home don't work in 7.0.1 due to '''network.http.max-connection'''s being upped to 256, reduce back down to 32.
*https://support.mozilla.com/questions/889087
Back button problems -- right-click on tab for tab history, or hold a couple of seconds for tab history, or install an extension
* "'''Back/forward dropmarker'''" Extension https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/backforward-dropmarker/
Extensions that may '''interfere with Back Button''', and these are already listed in [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Problematic_extensions Problematic extensions] for other reasons
*McAfee Site Advisor see [https://support.mozilla.com/questions/805964 805964] (update perhaps 3rd week July 2011)
*Yahoo Toolbar (https://support.mozilla.com/questions/845691)
Back/Forward: navigation/buttons are disabled -- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Locked_or_damaged_places.sqlite
Back/Forward: buttons missing -- http://kb.mozillazine.org/Corrupt_localstore.rdf
see more complete answer in https://support.mozilla.com/questions/851574

In firefox 4.0.1 the back and forward buttons are "dead".

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