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New Tab Button has disappeared

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mfwills
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Rearranging buttons on my toolbar, I was dragging the New Tab button to a different location, and when I let go of it, it just disappeared. Firefox apparently thinks it's still in the toolbar, because it's not showing up in the available buttons window, either.

I cleared cache, relaunched, rebooted, restored the default toolbar, nothing.

Any ideas?

I tried adding info using the Troubleshooter add-on, but with a character limit of 30,000, it's a little difficult to do that any still be able to describe what the problem is.

Rearranging buttons on my toolbar, I was dragging the New Tab button to a different location, and when I let go of it, it just disappeared. Firefox apparently thinks it's still in the toolbar, because it's not showing up in the available buttons window, either. I cleared cache, relaunched, rebooted, restored the default toolbar, nothing. Any ideas? I tried adding info using the Troubleshooter add-on, but with a character limit of 30,000, it's a little difficult to do that any still be able to describe what the problem is.

Chosen solution

As usual, I manage to find a solution after I ask for help.

I realized I have a New Tab button right there in the tab strip, so I guess I will just get used to using that instead.

The issue with the Troubleshooter remains, though. How does one use it if it exceeds the maximum number of characters for a question?

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mfwills
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Chosen Solution

As usual, I manage to find a solution after I ask for help.

I realized I have a New Tab button right there in the tab strip, so I guess I will just get used to using that instead.

The issue with the Troubleshooter remains, though. How does one use it if it exceeds the maximum number of characters for a question?

Modified by mfwills

cor-el
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To which position did you drag the button?

To another toolbar or to a different position on the Tab bar?

Does the button become visible when you open the Customize window?

  • View > Toolbars > Customize
  • if missing items are in the toolbar palette then drag them back from the Customize window on the toolbar
  • if you do not see an item on a toolbar and in the toolbar palette then click the "Restore Default Set" button to restore the default toolbar setup
mfwills
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About the only thing not included in my description of the problem was to say I use only one toolbar. Other than that, everything you ask is answered in the original post.

But, that's all rendered moot now. See my solution, above.