Permanently hide bookmarks sidebar

Is there any way to permanently hide the bookmarks sidebar in Safari? I can temporarily hide it but when I exit and re-enter Safari it appears again.

Permanenty hide the Sidebar in Safari 7?
There is no preference setting availble for that.
The book icon in the Favorites bar allows open/close the sidebar.

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How can I hide the bookmarks sidebar once I've selected a site to got to? At the moment it remains, taking up a huge proportion of the screen and requires another click to get rid of.

how to auto hide bookmarks side bar

First, some clarification:
* The location bar (often called the "awesome bar") is the larger bar on the left that shows you the address of the page you are currently viewing. As you type in the location bar it searches your history and bookmarks for matches.
* The search bar is the smaller one on the right. It typically displays an icon of whichever search engine is currently selected and may display search suggestions as you type in it.
It sounds like you are referring to the search bar rather than the location bar. You can change search engines for the search bar by clicking on the icon on the left edge of the search bar and choosing a different one. You can also choose "Manage Search Engines" to remove ones you aren't interested in using.
It also sounds like Bearshare might have changed your homepage in Firefox. To restore that you will need to open the preferences menu (click Tools > Preferences), go to the General tab (first on the top left), and click "Restore to Default".

The bookmarks sidebar keeps popping in and out and I can't get it to stop. I have gone to "View" and tried to hide it but no luck. Any suggestions?

The bookmarks sidebar keeps popping in and out. This shifts the screen making it hard to read or write anything. I have gone to "View" but am unable to stop it. The firefox questions don't address this issue.

Did you check if there were extensions installed in that new profile? 
Some programs install extensions globally and appear automatically in a new profile.
Do a clean (re-)install:
* Download a fresh Firefox copy and save the file to the desktop.
* http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/all.html
* Uninstall your current Firefox version and remove the Firefox program folder before installing that copy of the Firefox installer.
* Don't remove personal data if you uninstall the current version.
* 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.
Do a malware check with some malware scanning programs. 
You need to scan with all programs because each program detects different malware. 
Make sure that you update each program to get the latest version of their databases before doing a scan. 
* http://www.malwarebytes.org/mbam.php - Malwarebytes' Anti-Malware
* http://www.superantispyware.com/ - SuperAntispyware
* http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/defender/default.mspx - Windows Defender: Home Page
* http://www.safer-networking.org/en/index.html - Spybot Search & Destroy
* http://www.lavasoft.com/products/ad_aware_free.php - Ad-Aware Free
See also:
* "Spyware on Windows": http://kb.mozillazine.org/Popups_not_blocked

Why does my bookmarks sidebar vanish every 10 seconds? I want it displayed permanately. Very annoying.g

Since the update last week my bookmarks sidebar will not stay on. I can't believe how inconvenient this is. it's driving me crazy. I can open it with ctrl+b but it only stays there for about 10 seconds, then it's gone...please help. I simply want it to stay there all the time.

That is not standard behavior.
Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode|Safe Mode]] to check if one of the extension (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
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extension+and+themes

Auto hide the bookmarks sidebar on iPad in landscape

The new behavior of the bookmarks sidebar is frustrating me. I am hoping that someone knows a way to make the sidebar disappear in the landscape mode without tapping the bookmark icon again to close it. I don't see the logic in selecting a bookmark then having the sidebar stay open on 1/3 of the screen unless you manually close it. Please tell me there is a fix.

Tap the solid blue bookmark icon at the top of bookmarks to dismiss bookmarks.

In FF 25 on XP there was a star to left of navigation toolbar to open bookmarks sidebar, now it's on the right, but does not open the sidebar - what's up?

I want that little star back that opens the bookmarks sidebar. It's just to the left of the address field on XP in FP 25. But on Windows 8 in FP 25.0.1 it's not there. Instead there's a star that sometimes appears on the right of the address bar. But the star on the right does not open the bookmarks sidebar. It only displays a list of bookmarks and options, which do not include opening the sidebar.
Has this option been removed and replaced with Ctrl B?

You can look at the Classic Theme Restorer extension to restore some functionality that was lost with the arrival of the Australis style in Firefox 29.
This includes toolbar icons to open the bookmarks and the history in the sidebar.
*Classic Theme Restorer: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/classicthemerestorer/
You can check the settings of the CTR extension via its Options/Preferences button on the "Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions" page.
See also:
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/how-to-make-new-firefox-look-like-old-firefox
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/common-questions-after-updating-to-new-firefox
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/learn-more-about-the-design-of-new-firefox
*http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=2824649

I cannot work out what the folders in my Bookmark sidebar mean

My Bookmarks sidebar, which is where I store and work my bookmarks, is now showing, below the usual headers down to "Mozilla Firefox" and its subheads, a (yellow) folder called "Temp". This is where all the bookmarks I use regularly are listed. i don't know why it is called "Temp" as i thought that was supposed to be a name for a folder which only holds bookmarks for a few days, heaven help me if that was the case, but it clearly is not in this instance.
It also has right under it another yellow folder called "[Folder name]". This seems to have in it another bunch of bookmarks that I have opened at some stage, but certainly in some cases have deleted in recent months. I don't know what they are going there.
When I download a new bookmarks, Firefox 29 now puts it into "Unsorted Bookmarks" and you have to drag and drop it to the folder you want to use. I have tried several times to do this, resulting in the new bookmark not appearing in the folder called "Temp" which is my real bookmark folder (I do not know why it has this name). They seem to stay in "Recently Bookmarked" OK, so I don't lose them, but trying to drag and drop to the header "Bookmarks Menu" as I used to in Firefox 28, or "Temp", which seems to be the header for my real bookmarks list, either has no result, or else the bookmark appears in "[Folder Name]", but underneath all the old bookmarks in that, but slightly indented from the list called "Temp".
I don't know what the folder called "[Folder]" is doing, or if I should re-name the folder called "Temp" (which is not a temp folder), although I think I should.
Or why it is so difficult to drag and drop. Which point in the list should I drag and drop to? (I know how to Sort by Name, that is not a problem.)
I know that when I download a new bookmark, I should hit the star twice and choose a folder at that point which, if I remember to do it at once, will save me from having to drag and drop, but I still don't know why I am not making the drag and drop work properly.
My entire Firefox setup was imported from my previous (XP) computer within the last few months to my current (Windows 7) computer, but the changes which are confusing me seem to have happened with the advent of Firefox 29.
I have read the Help page before I posted this.
I do not understand the "Automatically add" button on the "Question" form, and I don't like tampering with things I have no information about in case I just dig myself into a deeper hole (which has been known to happen).
Thank you for any illumination you can offer.

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
*Places Maintenance: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/places-maintenance/
Note that "Recently Bookmarked" is a so called [[Smart Bookmarks folders|Smart Bookmark]] that shows the result of a place query in a list and isn't a real existing folder.
* Smart folders show a list created by a query of the places.sqlite database that stores bookmarks and history in Firefox.
* Smart folder lists show a maximum of 10 entries by default.
* Bookmarks or history items 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.

I can no longer adjust the width of the Bookmarks Sidebar, how do I fix this issue?

In the past I could hover my mouse arrow over the slider vertical bar to the right of the sidebar and get a 2 headed arrow that I could use to adjust the width of the Bookmarks Sidebar but that stopped working. I need to fix this issue. What do I need to do?

Maybe something you installed to Firefox messed up that feature.
Do you have that problem when running in the Firefox SafeMode? 
[http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Safe+Mode] 
''Don't select anything right now, just use "Continue in SafeMode."''
If not, see this: 
[http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes]

How do I get my restored bookmarks to appear on the bookmarks sidebar

I have imported my bookmarks from an HTML file. I can access them by clicking on restore, but I want to see them in the bookmarks sidebar, and they do not appear there. Nothing that I click on the sidebar displays my bookmarks

For questions about syncing your Nook Color with Adobe Digital Editions I would recommend posting your inquiry to the Adobe Digital Editions forum.

How do I pin the bookmark sidebar to the left side of my screen?

How do I pin the bookmark sidebar to the left side of my screen? My bookmark sidebar (vertical on the left side of the screen) is gone. When this would happen in the past I wold F10 and then select to view (or pin...can't remember the wording of the command) the sidebar. It was always visible with my bookmarks sorted. Now that sidebar is gone and I can't figure out how to add it back. HELP!

*You can toggle the Bookmarks sidebar on/off via "View > Sidebars > Bookmarks" or Ctrl+B
*You can toggle the History sidebar on/off via "View > Sidebars > History" or Ctrl+H
Press F10 or tap the Alt key to bring up the "Menu Bar" temporarily if the Menu Bar is hidden.

Bookmark sidebar will not scroll and bookmarks will not open in Firefox 7 or 8

Cannot get past Firefox 6 without probelms with Bookmarks sidebar. Sidebar will not scroll and folders will not open to reveal bookmark contents. Had this problem with Firefox 7 and again with Firefox 8. Would like to use latest version for security reasons, but it is useless to me if I can't access bookmarks

Try:
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Corrupt_localstore.rdf
Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode]] to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration 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

Bookmark sidebar will not scroll and bookmarks will not open in Firefox 7

After updating Firefox to version 7, I am unable to use the Bookmarks sidebar. The sidebar will not scroll, nor will any of the bookmarks respond to a mouse click to open them. Had to uninstall 7 and go back to 6. Any fix for this?

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
Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode]] to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration 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

Moved to a new computer running windows 7. what happened to the bookmark sidebar? how do I get it back? How do I move my bookmarks from old computer to new computer?

new computer, loaded Firefox 4. What happened to bookmark sidebar? How do I get it back? How do I move my bookmarks from old computer to new computer?
old computer is offline, so if I have to make a copy of something hopefully it can be done offline.
Don't really understand why windows 7 renders Firefox so different that XP. Will change, but really like the old feel.

See:
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Backing_up_and_restoring_bookmarks_-_Firefox
* [[Recovering important data from an old profile]]

Is there a short/hotkey to show/hide bookmark toolbar?

I would like to have in options>bookmark toolbar unchecked, and a hot key or shortcut key to show or hide the bookmark toolbar.
Having it checked takes room, and the autohide mouse hover addons get annoying when your going type in the URL bar and not use the bookmarks.
Is there a hotkey for this.
Thank you in advance.

''Is there a short/hotkey to show/hide bookmark toolbar?''
There is no keyboard shortcut for the bookmarks toolbar.
"Alt" will display the Menu Bar
"Ctrl+/" toggles the add-on bar
"Ctrl+K" displays Search bar because that is its entry area.
"Ctrl+L" displays Location bar because that is its entry area.
But there are alternatives, and you could set up zombie mode with the "Auto Hide" extension, so that the that is the only toolbar hidden or not hidden, though I wouldn't do that.
You can use F11 to toggle Full Screen mode, which hides title bar and toolbars.
On Windows you can use '''AutoHide -- http://www.krickelkrackel.de/autohide'''
which provides a Full Window mode("zombie mode") with "Shift+F11" similar to full screen but within the confines of the window that allows you to just show the title bar, with options I use with it always show the tabs bar and addons bar in Full Screen or Full Window mode.
In Full Screen or Full Window mode you can move the cursor to the top and see toolbars, use F10 or Alt to see menu bar, use Ctrl+K to see search bar, use Ctrl+L to see Location Bar. To see bookmarks bar you would need to show all toolbar toggle F10 or toggle F11.
My bookmarks toolbar takes very little space less vertical space than shown in this [http://dmcritchie.mvps.org/icons/fx4toolbars.png before/after] picture, see items 61-66 on styling in the following:
You can make '''Firefox 6.0''' look like Firefox 3.6.*, see numbered '''items 1-10''' in the following topic [http://dmcritchie.mvps.org/firefox/firefox-problems.htm#fx4interface Fix Firefox 4.0 toolbar user interface, problems (Make Firefox 4.0 thru 6.0, look like 3.6)]. ''Whether or not you make changes, you should be aware of what has changed and what you have to do to use changed or missing features.''
* http://dmcritchie.mvps.org/firefox/firefox-problems.htm#fx4interface
There is a lot more beyond those first 10 steps listed, if you want to make Firefox more functional.
 Please mark "Solved" one answer that will best help others with a similar problem -- hope this was it.

Bookmarks sidebar has to be manually removed

Since I upgraded to iOS 8(I did NOT upgrade to 8.1), whenever I hit the blue bookmarks icon on the left side of the task bar, the bookmarks sidebar won't disappear until I hit the icon again--even after going to a website. This didn't happen before the upgrade. Suggestions? Thanks in advance.

TThat happens in horizontal orientation if you try to vertical works fine. But this is not the normal action.
My problems with safari is when you going back page reloads the whole page and then goes to the point you left the page.
All these with iOS 8 and iOS 8.0.2. Just doing nothing.

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