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Firefox doesn't remember my toolbar preferences

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sidestrand
sidestrand
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I prefer to have a separate search field. This appears when I set it in preferences but Firefox keeps forgetting and defaulting to the 'magic bar'. The problem with this is that it takes up the majority of the top line of the tab, pushing useful notifications of into the >> zone.

I prefer to have a separate search field. This appears when I set it in preferences but Firefox keeps forgetting and defaulting to the 'magic bar'. The problem with this is that it takes up the majority of the top line of the tab, pushing useful notifications of into the >> zone.

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FredMcD
FredMcD
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https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/changes-toolbars-and-window-sizes-are-not-saved You may have corrupt xulstore.json or Localstore.rdf files.

Close Firefox. Open your file browser to this hidden location:

  • Mac: *~/Library/Application Support/Firefox/Profiles
  • Linux: *~/.mozilla/firefox/Profiles
  • Windows: %AppData%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles
  • *C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles
  • Windows XP: C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data
    \Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\

Search for the above files. Then rename or delete them. Restart Firefox.

sidestrand
sidestrand Question owner
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I don't have the directory ~/.mozilla/firefox/Profiles only ~/.mozilla/firefox/profiles.ini