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My tab bar has disapperared, how do I get it back

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amigaman
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Hi guys, I was messing around with the bars at the top of Firefox to get them in a more convenient order. However when I saved it, the tab bar disappeared. I now have 2 arrows in my favourite web sites bar (don't know what that is for), but no tab bar. Can anyone tell me how to get the tab bar back please? Cheers.

Hi guys, I was messing around with the bars at the top of Firefox to get them in a more convenient order. However when I saved it, the tab bar disappeared. I now have 2 arrows in my favourite web sites bar (don't know what that is for), but no tab bar. Can anyone tell me how to get the tab bar back please? Cheers.

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In what way were you messing with the toolbar order?

Did you do this in Firefox or did you edit a file in the Firefox profile folder?

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Scribe
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Hi, please see - Customize Firefox controls, buttons and toolbars and click on Restore Defaults.

If that doesn't work, you have quite a few extensions, so try Firefox Safe Mode to see if the problem goes away. Firefox Safe Mode is a troubleshooting mode that temporarily turns off hardware acceleration, resets some settings, and disables add-ons (extensions and themes).

If Firefox is open, you can restart in Firefox Safe Mode from the Help menu:

  • Click the menu button New Fx Menu, click Help Help-29 and select Restart with Add-ons Disabled.

If Firefox is not running, you can start Firefox in Safe Mode as follows:

  • On Windows: Hold the Shift key when you open the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut.
  • On Mac: Hold the option key while starting Firefox.
  • On Linux: Quit Firefox, go to your Terminal and run firefox -safe-mode
    (you may need to specify the Firefox installation path e.g. /usr/lib/firefox)

When the Firefox Safe Mode window appears, select "Start in Safe Mode".

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If the issue is not present in Firefox Safe Mode, your problem is probably caused by an extension, theme, or hardware acceleration. Please follow the steps in the Troubleshoot extensions, themes and hardware acceleration issues to solve common Firefox problems article to find the cause.

To exit Firefox Safe Mode, just close Firefox and wait a few seconds before opening Firefox for normal use again.

When you figure out what's causing your issues, please let us know. It might help others with the same problem.

cor-el
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In what way were you messing with the toolbar order?

Did you do this in Firefox or did you edit a file in the Firefox profile folder?