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Add-ons have disappeared from tool bar. How do I restore them?

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I am using Firefox Developer Edition 67.0b13 (64-bit). Recently I restarted with add-ons disabled and they disappeared from the tool bar which was to be expected. But the next time I opened Firefox they were enabled but still not visible in the toolbar or the add-ons page.

The problem here is that the add-ons are still working in the background but I cannot disable them, remove them or change parameters. Does anyone know what is going on here and how I can fix it?

I am using Firefox Developer Edition 67.0b13 (64-bit). Recently I restarted with add-ons disabled and they disappeared from the tool bar which was to be expected. But the next time I opened Firefox they were enabled but still not visible in the toolbar or the add-ons page. The problem here is that the add-ons are still working in the background but I cannot disable them, remove them or change parameters. Does anyone know what is going on here and how I can fix it?

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Hi coolreflection, did the extension buttons end up on the overflow menu at the right end of the bar?

If not, does it help if you disable and re-enable each extension on the Add-ons page? Hopefully they will re-initialize and Firefox will restore the original button position.

If not, you could check for the buttons among the unused icons in the box on the Customize page: Customize Firefox controls, buttons and toolbars.

If they are nowhere to be found, I suggest trying the "Restore Defaults" button at the bottom of the Customize tab to clear the current toolbar customization and then disable/enable each extension.

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On second read, if the extensions are not visible on the Add-ons page, Extensions panel, hmm, that shouldn't happen. You could try regenerating the extensions registry file:

Open your current Firefox settings (AKA Firefox profile) folder using either

  • "3-bar" menu button > "?" Help > Troubleshooting Information
  • (menu bar) Help > Troubleshooting Information
  • type or paste about:support in the address bar and press Enter

In the first table on the page, on the Profile Folder row, click the "Open Folder" button. This should launch a new window listing various files and folders in File Explorer.

Leaving that window open, switch back to Firefox and Exit, either:

  • "3-bar" menu button > Exit
  • (menu bar) File > Exit

Pause while Firefox finishes its cleanup, then right-click > Rename extensions.json to something like extensionsOLD.json.

Start Firefox back up again, and it should rediscover your extensions and rebuild the file. For externally installed extensions, this may involve permission pages.

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You can also try to delete compatibility.ini to invalidate the caches and re-initialize the profile.

You can click Restore Defaults in the Customize palette or possibly check browser.uiCustomization.state on the about:config page if the toolbar button to not return.