Where is the bookmark toolbar and the ability to backup/restore?

As a longtime user of firefox, I find the lack of a robust bookmark feature in the mobile version a step back to the stone age. Hopefully the developer will listen to the user community and incorporate the same functions found in the desktop version. When will this feature be incorporated?

hi tedr44:
when you say ". Hopefully the developer will listen to the user community and incorporate the same functions found in the desktop version. "
which specific functions do you mean?
At this time there are no plans to do this but it's always good to know what folks specifically are looking for.
Cheers!
....Roland

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I open a new tab, and click on the bookmark in the bookmark toolbar, and the web site opens in a side bar. I want it to open in the full tabbed window.

I love Firefox, but this problem is frustrating me. I want to go to a favorite site and have bookmarked it. When I click on that bookmark, the site opens in a sidebar! How do I make it open in the full tab window?

You can edit the properties of that bookmark to fix this.
If you right-click it and choose Properties, you will check a checkbox toward the bottom of the dialog that opens the bookmark in the sidebar. Uncheck that and click Save.
Does it work?
(When you use a link on a website to store a bookmark, they get added this way. You can use Ctrl+d or the "star" in the location bar to add the bookmark without having it open in the sidebar.)

I would like to be able to remove the 'bookmarks toolbar' from the bookmarks menu.

Recently Firefox had a .. problem. I'm not sure what it was, or why. I just opened it one day and it had to 'reset'. So, it did, and i lost a bunch of things like addons and themes and stuff like that. Its not a big deal, because all the data was still there. Still, i have to fix some things again.
I'm still using Firefox 15 - mostly because of some addons that aren't available in later ones, namely an addon that lets me make the window title Aero themed, i like that much more than the solid colours and i can't find one that works with later versions (anyone know of a way around that i would love to hear that too.
Anyway, my question is simple I used to have the ability (i guess, an addon i've since forgotten about) to go to remove the 'bookmarks toolbar' from the Bookmarks menu. Also, i had a 'save all tabs' or something similar to that. Does anyone know an addon, or tweak, or anything that could get me that again?

Sounds that you had a chrome folder with a userChrome.css file in it to do such a customization.
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/userChrome.css
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/Editing_configuration
If you have the Old Firefox Data folder on the desktop then check that folder for the chrome folder and copy that folder to the current Firefox Profile Folder.
You can use this button to go to the Firefox profile folder:
*Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Show Folder
See also:
*[[/questions/877124]]

I want to access the options in the context menu when clicking on a dropdown list in the bookmarks toolbar, but the context menu disappears when I try to click on one of the options. How can I keep the menu from disappearing?

I have several dropdown lists in my bookmarks toolbar and would like to access the properties for some of the the items. This used to work fine. However, now, when I go to the list and place the cursor on a particular item, the context menu that is usually available on a right click disappears when I try to access one of the options. This is the menu that begins with Open. What can I do to regain this functionality? I really need the information in the Properties section. I'm using Firefox 3.6.8

Start Firefox in [[Safe Mode]] to check if one of your add-ons is causing your problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Tools > Add-ons > Themes).
See [[Troubleshooting extensions and themes]] and [[Troubleshooting plugins]]
If it does work in Safe-mode then disable all your extensions and then try to find which is causing it by enabling one at a time until the problem reappears.
You can use "Disable all add-ons" on the [[Safe mode]] start window to disable all extensions.
You have to close and restart Firefox after each change via "File > Exit" (Mac: "Firefox > Quit"; Linux: "File > Quit")
Also check the Mouse driver settings in the Control Panel.

How can I move the Bookmarks button on the Bookmarks toolbar to the left side, please?

I have just done a full reset to get rid of various problems and am trying NOT to alter things without a good reason as that is probably how I broke it before... but I really do need my bookmarks button on the left!
I cannot discover how to open a customise menu for the bookmarks toolbar??

You should be able to move the Bookmarks Menu button to the left end side of the Bookmarks Toolbar ot to another toolbar while the customize window is open.
*Firefox menu button > Options > Toolbar Layout
*View > Toolbars (press F10 to display the menu bar)
*Right-click empty toolbar area
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/How+to+customize+the+toolbar

Can one pin all items from the bookmark toolbar to the Windows 7 Taskbar Quicklaunch icon?

Is it possible to have the favorites toolbar displayed as 'pinned favorites' on the Windows 7 Taskbar?
I know I can just drag an favorite from the Favorites Toolbar to the Firefox Quicklaunch icon,
but it looks really ugly;
It shows the default Firefox favicon with the web address partially displayed instead of the name
I have given it on the Bookmarks Toolbar.
Is there a way to preserve the favicon, and have the Favorites name displayed instead?
Thanks in advance!
Regards,
Nick.

Heloo,
thanks for the swift reply!
That does not resolve my issue.
My bookmarks toolbar is already nice and tidy. ([https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B3fLyJeN1WiBYUV2aWloVVlGWHc/edit Screenshot])
What I am talking about, is getting them the same on the '''Windows 7 Taskbar'''.
They now look like [https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B3fLyJeN1WiBRVlKT3hzQ2FLek0 this].
The example shown is the address of my GMail inbox.
I would like to have it just show "GMail inbox" for example, instead of the url it is referring to, with the GMail favicon.

Firefox 4: the angle brackets are missing at the end of the bookmarks toolbar, just the Bookmarks arrow for ALL bookmarks

I can't access the overflow of my toolbar bookmarks without calling up all the bookmarks.

You can remove the Bookmarks Menu button on the Bookmarks Toolbar with code in userChrome.css
Add code to userChrome.css below the @namespace line.
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/userChrome.css
<pre><nowiki>@namespace url("http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul"); /* only needed once */
#personal-bookmarks #bookmarks-menu-button { display:none !important; }
</nowiki></pre>
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Editing_configuration
* ChromEdit Plus: http://webdesigns.ms11.net/chromeditp.html

Can I link folders in the Bookmarks Menu and the Bookmarks Toolbar so that an addition or deletion from one will show up in the other?

It seems as if these two lists - the Toolbar list and the Menu list - operate independently. Is that correct? I'm using Windows 7.

Immediately backup your whole Firefox profile.
* [[Back up and restore information in Firefox profiles]]
You will have over written your bookmarks database and it may be difficult to recover. You may at least have backups of bookmarks that are still usable but that is why you must back up the profile.
Create a new additional test profile using the profile manager. Next test the bookmarks from your backup restoring them into Firefox whilst open with and using the new test profile. If one of those backups works you should be able to restore that into your ordinary Firefox profile.
You may need to delete the database places.sqlite to get working bookmarks. But rename it rather than delete it as it is then easier to reverse. Note if you do need to delete the places database you will lose your Firefox History.
There is an alternative strategy but again ensue the profile is backedup. And in this case also backup separately places.sqlite before any recovery attempt.
The Windows OS should try to keep previous copies of Files and it is possible that you will have a usable previous copy of ''places.sqlite'' that may be recovered by options available from right clicking the current version.
Related articles
* [[Use the Profile Manager to create and remove Firefox profiles#w_creating-a-profile]]_creating-a-profile
*[[Recover lost or missing Bookmarks]]
*[[Profiles - Where Firefox stores your bookmarks, passwords and other user data#w_how-do-i-find-my-profile]]_how-do-i-find-my-profile
* http://kb.mozillazine.org/Places.sqlite
* These articles mentions the last resort deleting places.sqlite to restore bookmarks, BUT you lose history AND need a correct backup file '''within the profile''' for Firefox to utilise http://kb.mozillazine.org/Lost_bookmarks#Restoring_bookmarks_in_Firefox_3_and_above http://kb.mozillazine.org/Bookmarks_history_and_toolbar_buttons_not_working_-_Firefox#Rebuild_Places_database

All of a sudden an additional "Search Web" box has appeared on my firefox below the bookmarks toolbar and above the tabs bar. I am not able to remove it through customizing the toolbars like you do with all other icons, etc. Could somebody help me?

This new "Search Web" box/bar has a magnifying glass on the left side and on the right, just outside of the box, there is "-or-". I am unable to remove it or even just move it around the toolbars, and it is unresponsive to any left or right clicks. When it first appeared, it showed up with shortcut icons for Facebook and Twitter. It would be really appreciated if someone could help me with permanently removing the above. I had already tried deleting Firefox from my Mac OS but when I re-install a new one, all plug-ins, bookmarks, etc. are retained. Alternatively could someone advise me how to do a clean uninstall of Firefox?

http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

All of a sudden, if I go to the Bookmarks Toolbar and click on a site, the sit appears in the Sidebar, not in a tab. How do I fix this?

I was browsing today, and noticed that my Bookmarks Sidebar was missing. I got it to reappear, but now when I try to open a bookmarked site, the site will appear in the narrow space once where the bookmarks were. Any idea as to what happened and what I can do to fix it? I have an iMac, running OSX 10.5.8.

Opening in the side bar is the default for bookmarks that are created via a link or button on a website. 
You can check the Properties of a bookmark via the right-click context menu in the side bar (Ctrl+B; Cmd+B on Mac). 
In the Bookmarks Manager (Bookmarks > Show All Bookmarks) you can click the More button in the Details pane at the bottom right. 
Make sure that "Load this bookmark in the side bar" is not selected.

Is there a way to make the Menu Toolbar and the Bookmarks drop down appear at the same time?

When I activate the Menu Bar, the Bookmarks drop down menu gets hidden. If I deactivate the Menu Bar, the Bookmarks drop down reappears. I've tried moving the shortcut around but no matter where it is, it goes away when the Menu Bar is active. I'm using Firefox 9.0.1.

That Bookmarks button is supposed to work that way - be hidden when the Menu Bar, with the Bookmarks menu item, is showing.

After the latest update to FF13, I double click the bookmark button and the window won't open so I can edit.

When I double click the bookmark button (star) a window always drops down so I can edit the bookmark or place it into the folder I want. Now after the latest update to FF13 (june 2012) I can click once and the page is bookmarked to the "unsorted" folder, but when I double click nothing happens. 1) I restarted FF, didn't help 2) I rebooted computer, didn't help.

Thank you very much for pointing me in the right direction. I had 5 extensions installed. I disabled all of them then restarted FF. My bookmark window started working again. Then I enabled each extension one at a time to find the culprit. It was "Compact Menu 2 version 4.3.1". It's a handy extension for me, but I can live without it till they have a version that will work for me. Thanks again.

I want to remove the yahoo toolbar and the avg toolbar, but how

It take a long time to load firefox. I see a avg tool bar, and also a yahoo tool bar. I would like to remove them.

Firstly you should be able to easily disable them by right clicking on a empty spot on the toolbars and they should appear in the right click popup menu. Deselecting could be enough, but if you are like me and want to remove them completely:
They should be listed as extensions in your add-on manager. '''Tools > Add-ons''' (or Ctrl+Shift+A)
When you find it, there should be a few buttons next to it. If you don't see a button that says "Remove", Restarting Firefox in safe mode could sometimes do the trick.
'''Start > Run, type "firefox -safe-mode" ''' (without the "quotations") '''and hit enter.
If you still cant find any remove button next to those toolbars you want removed, try to find and uninstall them via windows '''Add or Remove Programs''' that you can find in your Control Panel. '''Start > Settings > Controll Panel'''
It could often be a headache trying to removing add-ons and extensions, hopefully it goes smoothly for you this time.

How do I get rid of a blank bar between the Title Toolbar and the Navigation Toolbar?

It's taking up a lot of space!

Are there any toolbars listed that might cause this?
*Firefox menu button > Customize > Show/Hide Toolbars
*View > Toolbars (press F10 to show the Menu bar)
*Right-click empty toolbar area
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
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode
*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes

In the left hand top I have the current page, beneath that the bookmark toolbar, and beneath that the home page. To the right top is a blurred image of my upper desktop. Cannot get a full screen with Firefox and see no remedy.

using Windows 7 professional

That's a very interesting find. A couple people have been reporting this. But we thought it was Google breaking that page on purpose because they plan to remove that special Firefox search page. They think it's too old and want people to switch to the newer one. But I'm still not sure why being signed into Google breaks that page (and signing out fixes it), I believe Google is at fault here and needs to update the code on that page.
The new Google search page for Firefox is:
 '''about:home'''
Screenshot:
 http://i.minus.com/iewA9S.PNG
It's a special page built into the Firefox browser. That's why it has a weird website address that doesn't look like normal websites that use http://www., .com, .net, or .org.

Where is the bookmark toolbar and the ability to backup/restore?

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