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Started firefox today and for some reason all the bars are missing which includes the bookmark button, back button, really everything...I have tried for hours to get them back and even did a restore to my system, no help...how do I get them back

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all the bars at the top of the page have gone missing including the back button, everything...how can I restore them?

all the bars at the top of the page have gone missing including the back button, everything...how can I restore them?

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Please read this article to see if it helps:


https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Menu+bar+is+missing

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Menu Bar (File, Edit, View, History, Bookmarks, Tools, Help)

Press ALT V T M (CTRL V T M on Macs) on your keyboard. This should restore the menu bar (Firefox 3.6) You can also restore the menu bar by pressing Alt and going to View | Toolbars | Menu bar

Navigation Toolbar

Press Alt V T N (CTRL V T N on Macs) on your keyboard.

Other toolbars

View | Toolbars | Select the desired Toolbar

Other steps to try

Try restoring the default set by going to View | Toolbars | Customize | Restore Default Set. This will put the toolbars back in the default place. This would be a good idea if you are missing specific icons on the Navigation Toolbar

Safe Mode

You May need to reset toolbars and controls via Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode Make sure you completely close Firefox first. When you get to the Safe Mode window, select Reset toolbars and controls and then Make Changes and Restart.

Links:

Restore the Menu bar in Firefox

Navigation Toolbar Items

Navigation buttons like back, home, bookmarks and reload are missing

Hope this helps!

Modified by cor-el

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Modified by TXGuy