`my bookmarks are suddenly in dropdown menu called "bookmarks bar"

The bookmarks in my bookmarks bar have disappeared from the bar - they are now in a dropdown menu on the bookmarks bar called (of course) "bookmarks bar". How do I get rid of this dropdown menu and return the bookmarks to their original positions along the bar?
I don't know how this happened - the kids were using the computer!

Try this...
Click the Bookmarks icon top left in the Safari toolbar then select Bookmarks Bar.
Click anywhere on the right then press Command + C on your keyboard (copy)
Now select Bookmarks Menu. Click anywhere on the right and press Command + V to paste.

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Why are my bookmarks not in the dropdown menu?

I upgraded to the Firefox 4 beta version and none of my bookmarks show up in the dropdown menu. Id also like to point out thatnone of my previously saved passwords show up and Firefox doesnt ask me if i want to save them when i enter them. Im not sure if these are just bugs in the beta version but if they could be fixed that would be a great help.

Create a new profile exclusively for the 4.0 beta version and create a desktop shortcut with -P "profile" appended to the target to launch that profile.
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Testing_pre-release_versions
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Creating_a_new_Firefox_profile_on_Windows
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Shortcut_to_a_specific_profile
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Using_multiple_profiles_-_Firefox
Do you see the bookmarks if you click the new bookmark button on the Bookmarks Toolbar or on the Navigation Toolbar if the Bookmarks Toolbar is hidden?
This can be a problem with the file places.sqlite that stores the bookmarks and the history.
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Locked_or_damaged_places.sqlite

Little website symbols at left of site names in Bookmarks have disappeared in dropdown menu

These are the individual small square symbols identifying the website. They are present when checking under "show all bookmarks" in the dropdown menu [which opens the info files], but not present as they were previously in the individual link lines in the dropdown menu.

Hi nateich2,
You should take a look at [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/latest-firefox-issues this article] that discusses some of the issues with the latest build of Firefox.
There is some information in there that should help you to resolve your issue. Luckily, it is a very easy fix.
Hopefully this helps!

When I try to bookmark a page the dropdown menu only shows 4 of my many bookmark folders.

I have a heck of a lot of bookmark folders. These show up in the dropdown menu when I click on Bookmarks in the toolbar. However just today when I try to bookmark a web page, I only am given offered four folders in which to file the bookmark. Clicking on "choose" doesn't show any folders at all that I've created. Same thing when I open MF in safe mode with addons not enabled.
If I click on "Bookmarks menu" in the bookmark window then click on the arrow to chose a file, I see an odd assortment of random bookmarks and files.
To complicate matters, perhaps: This morning Firefox went crazy. Details don't matter now. I followed instructions in MF support and saved critical files. Then uninstalled and reinstalled a new copy of MF. Created a new profile and moved critical files into it.
Am I missing a file? Is something corrupted? (How would I find it?) Why would MF not see my folders when asked to file a bookmark?
Thanks

Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode]] to check if one of the add-ons is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Themes).
* Don't make any changes on the Safe mode start window.
See:
* [[Troubleshooting extensions and themes]]
This can also be 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

Using version 4.0.1 and cant find option 'Organize Bookmarks' on the drop-down menu for bookmarks.

I'm using version 4.0.1 and can't find the option to 'Organize Bookmarks' on the drop-down list from the Bookmarks Menu.
I need this option to add my bookmarks to the Gemsta webpage.

"Bookmarks > Organize Bookmarks" has been renamed to "Show All Bookmarks" in Firefox 4.
* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/how-do-i-use-bookmarks

I tried the "copy bookmarks" Firefox file open selectied Menu all bookmarks clicked 'file open' and got notheing

Although I use Firefox as my principle browser I sometimes want to use Safari on my traveling Macbook. Is ther any way I can copy my FF bookmarks either to the Safari (can understand if not) or to a text file to use as reference??
I tried following the suggestion that is n the forum .. didn't work.
Appreciate and thanks,
Ed

Bookmark Backups
Type '''about:support''' in the address bar and press enter.
Under the page logo on the left side you will see '''Application Basics.'''
Under this find '''Profile Folder.''' To it’s right press the button
'''Show Folder.''' This will open your file browser to the current
Firefox profile. Now '''Close Firefox.'''
Enter the '''bookmarkbackups''' folder. This is where Firefox makes backups
of your bookmarks. Look for the '''jsonlz4''' file you want to restore
(check the time / date / size). Right click on that file and select '''Copy.'''
Now go back to the profile folder where you started. Rename the file
'''places.sqlite''' by adding '''.old''' to it. Now right click in the folder
and select '''Paste.''' The file you just pasted here, rename it to
'''places.sqlite.''' After you are done, restart Firefox.
Edited to correct file name error.

Nov 6 - Firefox updated when I opened my browser - bookmarks are now *bigger*, my list of bookmarks is more spread out. Hate it. Help.

I have my bookmarks toolbar open at all times to the left of my browser window. After this morning's updates, the bookmark icons seem bigger, the list is more spread out. Now bookmarks that were visible 'before', I have to scroll to see, because they're more spread out and take up more space.
Do not like. Any way to reset them so they're small again? To 'compact' the list, as it were?
Thanks!

Hmm... thanks for the feedback. It sounds like something is wrong. I don't think there were any changes to the bookmarks sidebar in the v25 update.
Could you open Firefox in Safe Mode to check if the font size is still wrong?
[[Troubleshoot Firefox issues using Safe Mode]]
If the problem does not appear in Safe Mode then continue to follow the instructions in the article to identify the setting or Add-on that is causing the issue.
If the problem does appear in Safe Mode then I suggest that you do a Firefox Reset. This will return Firefox to its default settings. Your history and bookmarks will be saved but you will need to reinstall your add-ons.
[[Reset Firefox – easily fix most problems]]
Let me know if that fixes it.

Bookmarks are added even though I've not requested them.

Whenever I click on Bookmarks>Recently added a whole list of pages appear that I have not bookmarked. I then have to go and delete each and every one, one at a time. This is annoying, as it then takes forever to find my recent bookmarked pages. I can't find a help article to find the answer to this problem.

Are you sure that you haven't clicked the star on the location bar?
Problems with bookmarks and history not working properly can be caused by a corrupted places.sqlite database file.
*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
You can try to check and repair the places database with this extension:
*https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/places-maintenance/
* "Most Visited" and "Recently Bookmarked" are examples of the so called [[Smart Bookmarks folders]] and are not real existing folders.
* Such smart folders show a list created by a query of the places.sqlite database that stores the bookmarks and the history in Firefox.
* Smart folder lists show a maximum of 10 entries by default.
* Bookmarks that show up in a smart folder list are stored elsewhere in another folder and any changes made are applied to the real bookmark or history item.
* If you remove an entry then the list is shifted up and a new entry that wasn't shown previously is added to show 10 entries.
* If you add a new bookmark or visit a website then a new item is added at the top and the entry at the bottom disappears from that list.
* Items that disappear from the list are not gone, but merely do not show up anymore in that list.

Ran software update and now all my bookmarks are gone.

I ran a software update and when I opened Safari I noticed all my bookmarks are gone. I located the Bookmarks.plist and it shows nothing of my old (2 1/2 years worth of) bookmarks in it. Is there any way I can get them back or am I toast?
Any help would be great.

You may be toast.
Do you have any backups of your system, or at least your user library file?
Have you used Spotlight to search your system? The installer via Software Update updates the app, however leaves the Safari folder in the User Library alone. If for some reason you moved this folder, a new one would be created when you started up Safari after the update.
Please post back.

My bookmarks were restored and show under the Bookmarks tab, but when trying to show bookmarks in the sidebar with View tab, nothing shows up.

I was trying to fix a "Blue Screen of Death" issue and used a scrubber to fix the registry and it also deleted all cookies, etc. I cannot get the bookmarks to show in the sidebar using "View". It looks like all of the Bookmarks are present and working in the "Bookmarks" tab. Can you help?

Try this:
Start in the Safe Mode window, check mark '''Reset Toolbars and controls''', then click '''Make Changes and Restart'''.
See [[Safe Mode]]

My bookmarks used to appear in dropdown menu from the address bar on my iMac G5. I switched to Mac Notebook & from Leopard to Lion. Now my bookmarks are not accessible from the address bar anymore (the line where you type in the website address)

'''My bookmarks used to appear in dropdown menu from the address bar on my iMac G5. I switched to Mac Notebook & from Leopard to Lion. Now my bookmarks are not accessible from the address bar anymore (the line where you type in the website address)'''

There appears to be a problem with Firefox 20 with UNC paths when using roaming profiles on a server.
*[[/questions/955140]] why is the 20.0 address bar unresponsive?
This is currently investigated and tracked via this bug report.
*[https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=857672 bug 857672] - Address Bar not working (roaming profiles;UNC path support OS.File)
(please do not comment in bug reports: [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/page.cgi?id=etiquette.html])

Mozilla crashed yesterday and now bookmarks are not showing along the left side of page as they did before. They are on the menu bar but hubby does not like this location. Anyway I can get it back to the left side of the page?

This spring we changed from IE to Mozilla after upgrading to Win 7. Everything has been fine with Firefox until yesterday when it crashed when I attempted to open an email. Since then the bookmarks (or favorites as my husband calls them) have not been in their usual place which was along the left side of the page. They are located in the Bookmarks bar at the top of the page but husband prefers the old IE way which we had until yesterday PM. Is there any way that we can get them back to the left side of the page other than going back to IE? Now that I have gotten used to Firefox I like it just fine.

*You can open the Bookmarks in the sidebar via View > Sidebar > Bookmarks (Ctrl+B)
*You can open the History in the sidebar via View > Sidebar > History (Ctrl+H)
Press F10 or tap the Alt key to bring up the "Menu Bar" temporarily.
You can find toolbar buttons to open the bookmarks (star) and the history (clock) in the sidebar in the toolbar palette and drag them on a toolbar. 
Firefox 4 versions and later have two bookmark buttons with a star in the Customize window. 
One star button has a drop marker that open a Bookmark menu. 
The other star button without the drop marker opens the bookmarks in the sidebar. 
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Toolbar_customization
*https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Back+and+forward+or+other+toolbar+items+are+missing

Neither "Bookmark this page" nor "Edit Bookmarks" appears in the Bookmarks dropdown menu. How do I restore it/them?

"Bookmark this page" disappeared from the Bookmarks dropdown menu after I added a bookmark. The help pages I have consulted say that "Bookmark this page" is sometimes replaced by "Edit bookmarks" but I have never seen this choice.

What do you see in the Bookmarks menu?
Does it make a difference of what is shown (it should) if you open the Bookmarks menu with the mouse or use the Alt+B shortcut?
You can try to reinstall Firefox in case something has gone wrong with an update.
Do a clean reinstall and delete the Firefox program folder before (re)installing a fresh copy of the current Firefox release.
*Download the full Firefox installer and save the file to the desktop https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/all/
If possible uninstall your current Firefox version to cleanup the Windows registry and settings in security software.
*Do NOT remove "personal data" when you uninstall your current Firefox version, because this will remove all profile folders and you lose personal data like bookmarks and passwords including data in profiles created by other Firefox versions.
Remove the Firefox program folder before installing that newly downloaded copy of the Firefox installer.
*(32 bit Windows) "C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\"
*(64 bit Windows) "C:\Program Files (x86)\Mozilla Firefox\"
*It is important to delete the Firefox program folder to remove all the files and make sure that there are no problems with files that were leftover after uninstalling.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Uninstalling_Firefox
Your bookmarks and other personal data are stored in the Firefox profile folder and won't be affected by an uninstall and (re)install, but make sure NOT to remove personal data when you uninstall Firefox as that will remove all Firefox profile folders and you lose your personal data.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_folder_-_Firefox
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Profile_backup
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Standard_diagnostic_-_Firefox#Clean_reinstall

I no longer get my bookmarks in my dropdown menu on my yahoo tool bar plus i cannot add or delete apps on my yahoo toolbar.i believe this all started w/ a firefox upgrade of some sort.

i no longer get my bookmarks in my drop down menu on my yahoo tool bar plus i cannot add or delete apps on my yahoo toolbar. i have emailed yahoo and they said it is not their trouble & to call at&t and i called att and they said not their trouble go back to yahoo .......but i believe this all started w/ a firefox upgrade of some sort.

I know you can't help with my Yahoo problem, however, apparently at some time in the past I have went to the Sync and tried to figure it out on both my laptop and my desktop, because I have the long snyc key information. However, when I go to try to sync both computers I never get the box to enter that key on either one. That is my problem. So should I try and get a new sync key and see if that works.

Somehow my FF desktop got updated and the Bookmars menu is gone and all my bookmarks are gone......can I get them back

There is a new bookmarks pulldown menu but NONE of my old bookmarks are there.....where did they go .....can I get them back......this is a MAJOR FAIL for FF

Read, then find your old info, or expect a difficult recovery process......
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2204
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1920
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5621
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5312

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