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Addon icons in overflow menu have disappeared and are not retrievable.

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85.0.1 (64-bit) Linux

All the addon icons I had moved from the toolbar to the overflow menu a while ago have disappeared for some reason.

Only standard application icons via the customize window can be moved in/out of the overflow area.

Disabling and re-enabling the addons does nothing. The addon icons that are missing from the overflow (that I had put in there) are now all unavailable. I tried to uninstall/reinstall one addon as a test but that did not restore the addon icon. No addons are in the right click menu either.

Anyone else seeing this issue?

85.0.1 (64-bit) Linux All the addon icons I had moved from the toolbar to the overflow menu a while ago have disappeared for some reason. Only standard application icons via the customize window can be moved in/out of the overflow area. Disabling and re-enabling the addons does nothing. The addon icons that are missing from the overflow (that I had put in there) are now all unavailable. I tried to uninstall/reinstall one addon as a test but that did not restore the addon icon. No addons are in the right click menu either. Anyone else seeing this issue?

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Why does this happen?How can they suddenly disappear? A whole slew of extensions are now unusable. Evry update to FFX screws with my settings. Every single time.

Modified by L_SM

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Do you use automatic private browsing? If so, make sure your extensions have permission to run in private windows. If you open the Add-ons page to the Extensions list, that will be indicated by the white-on-purple mask icon:

If that does not appear, click the title and scroll the Details panel down to where you can grant "Allow" permission to run in private windows.

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Do these add-ons still show as installed on the about:addons page ?

Maybe try to clear the startup caches via the "Help -> Troubleshooting Information" (about:support) page.


You can check the browser.uiCustomization.state pref on the about:config page.