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new folder option greyed out in organise bookmarks. New installation of XP & Firefox

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I have just fitted new hard drive and have loaded XP and Firefox. In Firefox the New Bookmark, New Folder, New Seperator(and other) options in Bookmarks/Organise Bookmarks/Organise are greyed out, so I cannot put bookmarks into folders. It worked correctly on the previous installation before the Hard drive failed.

I have just fitted new hard drive and have loaded XP and Firefox. In Firefox the New Bookmark, New Folder, New Seperator(and other) options in Bookmarks/Organise Bookmarks/Organise are greyed out, so I cannot put bookmarks into folders. It worked correctly on the previous installation before the Hard drive failed.

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One solution:


1. Open "Organize Bookmarks"
2. Click on "Unsorted bookmarks" on the left side
3. Click on the "Organize" tab at the top.


You should now be able to add a new bookmark or new folder



To add a new separator:

Steps 1-2 above, then:


3. Click anywhere in the upper right box
4. Click on the "Organize" tab

You should now be able to select new separator

Hope this helps.

Modified by marke525

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You can create new folders and new bookmarks in the three main folders ("Bookmarks Toolbar","Bookmarks Menu","Unsorted Bookmarks") or their sub folders, but you can not create a new folder at the root level ("All Bookmarks").

In the Bookmarks Manager you can also create a new folder via the Organize menu.

In the Bookmarks sidebar (Ctrl+B) you can do that via the right-click context menu.


If you want the new bookmark or folder to appear on the Bookmarks Toolbar then create that new bookmark or folder in the "Bookmarks Toolbar" folder.
Otherwise create the new bookmark or folder in the "Bookmarks Menu" folder or in a sub folder in that folder.