# Firefox bookmarks chnged they it operates? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [September 23, 2019, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-bookmarks-chnged-they-it-operates/840682 "2019-09-23T04:16:09Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 4:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-bookmarks-chnged-they-it-operates/840682/1 "2019-09-23T04:16:09Z")
Up until last week Firefox worked this way when setting a bookmark: 1. Click on Bookmarks/bookmark This Page 2. A dialogue box popped up with the page name and a drop down list of where to save the bookmark. From one use to the next, it now works like this: 1. Click on Bookmarks/bookmark This Page 2. It’s done. No opportunity to save the bookmark in a location other then a default one. 3. I have to select Bookmarks/Edit This Bookmark to place it in a location of my choice. Not only that, but every single bookmark I had already saved over the years seems to be “forgotten”. Clicking on it goes to the proper URL but when I am on that page and click on “Bookmark”, there is no choice of “Edit This Bookmark”. It wants me to \*\*\*set \*\*\*a bookmark when in fact, one is already set. I am using version 69.0.1 So what happened? Dennis ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 4:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-bookmarks-chnged-they-it-operates/840682/2 "2019-09-23T04:20:39Z")
It wasn’t broken, so they fixed it until it was. It pisses me off too. Yes it’s a First World Problem, but damn. ---
**Author:** ![mjmlabs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mjmlabs/32/69_2.png) [@mjmlabs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mjmlabs)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 6:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-bookmarks-chnged-they-it-operates/840682/3 "2019-09-23T06:25:15Z")
Hmmm. I’m also using 69.0.1 (64-bit), and I’m not having that issue. Try this: next time you edit a bookmark, see if there’s a checkbox near the bottom of the drop-down that says “Show editor when saving.” Methinks that got unchecked somehow. You might also want to try restoring your bookmarks from the auto-backup: [Restore bookmarks from backup or move them to another computer | Firefox Help](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/restore-bookmarks-from-backup-or-move-them#w_restoring-from-backups) ---
**Author:** ![Kimera757](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kimera757/32/3765_2.png) [@Kimera757](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kimera757)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-bookmarks-chnged-they-it-operates/840682/4 "2019-09-23T11:48:57Z")
I just tried that and it worked normally. However, I may have missed the last update. I had to install an extension that allows tabs because of all the negative changes Firefox has made. ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-bookmarks-chnged-they-it-operates/840682/5 "2019-09-23T12:58:56Z")
Thread title garbled - needs fixed. ---
**Author:** ![mhendo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mhendo/32/3159_2.png) [@mhendo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mhendo)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 1:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-bookmarks-chnged-they-it-operates/840682/6 "2019-09-23T13:46:33Z")
I’m on 69.0.1, and bookmarks are working exactly the same as they have for ages: click the bookmark star, and edit choose your title, folder, and tags from the dropdown menu. ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-bookmarks-chnged-they-it-operates/840682/7 "2019-09-23T14:50:24Z")
> [@mjmlabs](#): > > Try this: next time you edit a bookmark, see if there’s a checkbox near the bottom of the drop-down that says “Show editor when saving.” Methinks that got unchecked somehow. That’s it, thanks so much! Dennis ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-bookmarks-chnged-they-it-operates/840682/8 "2019-09-23T15:19:08Z")
> [@mixdenny](#): > > That’s it, thanks so much! Did that also solve your ‘forgotten’ bookmarks? ---
**Author:** ![mixdenny](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mixdenny/32/2962_2.png) [@mixdenny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mixdenny)\ **Post date:** [September 23, 2019, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-bookmarks-chnged-they-it-operates/840682/9 "2019-09-23T21:18:57Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Did that also solve your ‘forgotten’ bookmarks? No it did not. Only bookmark I have set in the past few days are “known”. Dennis ---
**Author:** ![mjmlabs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mjmlabs/32/69_2.png) [@mjmlabs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mjmlabs)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-bookmarks-chnged-they-it-operates/840682/10 "2019-09-24T00:21:12Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > Did that also solve your ‘forgotten’ bookmarks? > [@mixdenny](#): > > No it did not. Only bookmark I have set in the past few days are “known”. Well, then … > [@mjmlabs](#): > > You might also want to try restoring your bookmarks from the auto-backup: [Restore bookmarks from backup or move them to another computer | Firefox Help](https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/restore-bookmarks-from-backup-or-move-them#w_restoring-from-backups) NB: You’ll lose any bookmarks created after \, so it’s your call whether that’s a solution or just a new, bigger problem. ---
**Author:** ![TreacherousCretin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treacherouscretin/32/476_2.png) [@TreacherousCretin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TreacherousCretin)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2019, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-bookmarks-chnged-they-it-operates/840682/11 "2019-09-24T00:28:08Z")
> [@mjmlabs](#): > > Hmmm. I’m also using 69.0.1 (64-bit), and I’m not having that issue. > > Try this: next time you edit a bookmark, see if there’s a checkbox near the bottom of the drop-down that says “Show editor when saving.” Methinks that got unchecked somehow. Worked for me too, 10-Q veddy much. But I know I didn’t accidentally uncheck anything, so it must have happened during one of FF’s neverending updates. FWIW, only on my Windows 10 computer, not on my Win7. Also, I never had any problems with older bookmarks.