Yes, or rather no, the toolbar isen't gone but the content, links and folders are. I dont know what i have done wrong, the folder i lay all my bookmarks in is named: "Bookmarks Toolbar Folder" When i go in to the "toolbar customize" the bookmark toolbar comes up with a bookmark icon.
I have some extensions, but i dont think thats the reason I'v had them a while - and this problem just come up the other day, it's really anoying cuz i use the bookmarks alot...
Please help!
My bookmark toolbar is gone?!
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Many times, the recommendation is to create a new user profile. While this does work, it is analogous to formatting your hard drive and re-installing an application every time the application doesn't work as expected.
Often, the browser's bookmarks.html file is left intact within the user's profile directory. However, the structure of the contents may have gotten "scrambled" - whether done intentionally (physically re-arranging HTML to sort bookmarks alphabetically) or unintentionally (corrupt bookmark entry after browser crash).
Assuming you still have access to bookmarks.html try the following.
Exit your Mozilla based browser.
Edit your bookmarks.html file (in your profile directory) by hand:
1. Open bookmarks.html in a text editor
2. Search for the phrase "Bookmarks Toolbar Folder"
3. Find the beginning and end block of text that is the content of your Bookmarks Toolbar Folder
4. Cut that block of text
5. Paste that section of text immediately following "<H1>Bookmarks</H1>"
6. Save bookmarks.html
Restart your browser.
Often, the browser's bookmarks.html file is left intact within the user's profile directory. However, the structure of the contents may have gotten "scrambled" - whether done intentionally (physically re-arranging HTML to sort bookmarks alphabetically) or unintentionally (corrupt bookmark entry after browser crash).
Assuming you still have access to bookmarks.html try the following.
Exit your Mozilla based browser.
Edit your bookmarks.html file (in your profile directory) by hand:
1. Open bookmarks.html in a text editor
2. Search for the phrase "Bookmarks Toolbar Folder"
3. Find the beginning and end block of text that is the content of your Bookmarks Toolbar Folder
4. Cut that block of text
5. Paste that section of text immediately following "<H1>Bookmarks</H1>"
6. Save bookmarks.html
Restart your browser.
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Zealot,
In my profile bookmarks.html file, I don't see any reference to that phrase. However, I do see it in the bookmarks.html file that is in the program directory (wherever the user installed firebird to). Is this what you meant, or is that phrase supposed to be referenced in the profile bookmarks.html, but isn't showing up because of a possible corruption or something? If this isn't what you meant, and you did indeed mean a cut/paste from the program bookmarks.html file to the profile bookmarks.html file, then what part of the 'chunk' did you mean to transfer? Just the line that includes that phrase?
<DT><H3 PERSONAL_TOOLBAR_FOLDER="true" ID="NC:PersonalToolbarFolder">Bookmarks Toolbar Folder</H3>
or the whole 'paragraph' , I guess you could call it...
<DL><p>
<DT><H3 PERSONAL_TOOLBAR_FOLDER="true" ID="NC:PersonalToolbarFolder">Bookmarks Toolbar Folder</H3>
<DD>Add bookmarks to this folder to see them displayed on the Bookmarks Toolbar
<DL><p>
<DT><A HREF="http://texturizer.net/firebird/index.html">Mozilla Firebird Help</A>
<DD>David Tenser's Mozilla Firebird help site
<DT><A HREF="http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=32">User Support Forum</A>
<DD>MozillaZine's new user support forums
<DT><A HREF="http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/faqs/">Plug-in FAQ</A>
<DD>Mozilla Firebird Plug-in Frequently Asked Questions
</DL><p>
Can you clarify your generic answer to bookmarks toolbar problems a bit more please (I've noticed you've used this a few times for various related problems)? Thank you sooo much!
In my profile bookmarks.html file, I don't see any reference to that phrase. However, I do see it in the bookmarks.html file that is in the program directory (wherever the user installed firebird to). Is this what you meant, or is that phrase supposed to be referenced in the profile bookmarks.html, but isn't showing up because of a possible corruption or something? If this isn't what you meant, and you did indeed mean a cut/paste from the program bookmarks.html file to the profile bookmarks.html file, then what part of the 'chunk' did you mean to transfer? Just the line that includes that phrase?
<DT><H3 PERSONAL_TOOLBAR_FOLDER="true" ID="NC:PersonalToolbarFolder">Bookmarks Toolbar Folder</H3>
or the whole 'paragraph' , I guess you could call it...
<DL><p>
<DT><H3 PERSONAL_TOOLBAR_FOLDER="true" ID="NC:PersonalToolbarFolder">Bookmarks Toolbar Folder</H3>
<DD>Add bookmarks to this folder to see them displayed on the Bookmarks Toolbar
<DL><p>
<DT><A HREF="http://texturizer.net/firebird/index.html">Mozilla Firebird Help</A>
<DD>David Tenser's Mozilla Firebird help site
<DT><A HREF="http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewforum.php?f=32">User Support Forum</A>
<DD>MozillaZine's new user support forums
<DT><A HREF="http://plugindoc.mozdev.org/faqs/">Plug-in FAQ</A>
<DD>Mozilla Firebird Plug-in Frequently Asked Questions
</DL><p>
Can you clarify your generic answer to bookmarks toolbar problems a bit more please (I've noticed you've used this a few times for various related problems)? Thank you sooo much!