# Firefox just deleted my favourites; how do I get them back? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 7, 2023, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-just-deleted-my-favourites-how-do-i-get-them-back/979415 "2023-02-07T09:17:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 9:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-just-deleted-my-favourites-how-do-i-get-them-back/979415/1 "2023-02-07T09:17:28Z")
Well, Firefox didn’t actually delete them, it just stopped displaying them. Where the hell did my Bookmarks go? Their icon no longer appears in my top bar. I can still get here, from Google, but it’s not as easy as just clicking in a Bookmarks link. Why did my Bookmarks disappear, and how can I restore them? ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-just-deleted-my-favourites-how-do-i-get-them-back/979415/2 "2023-02-07T09:44:06Z")
Is there a “hamburger” type icon with a “bookmarks” submenu with a “show bookmarks” option ? Is that what you want ? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 9:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-just-deleted-my-favourites-how-do-i-get-them-back/979415/3 "2023-02-07T09:52:31Z")
Yes, I would like “show bookmarks.” The hamburger doesn’t have it, and it just brings me back to here. ---
**Author:** ![Monty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monty/32/47_2.png) [@Monty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monty)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 10:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-just-deleted-my-favourites-how-do-i-get-them-back/979415/4 "2023-02-07T10:00:57Z")
I found this advice online: > Click View in the Firefox menu bar at the top of the screen. **Go down to the Toolbars menu and select Bookmarks Toolbar** Does that work? ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 10:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-just-deleted-my-favourites-how-do-i-get-them-back/979415/5 "2023-02-07T10:33:16Z")
No. I have no idea what the “Firefox menu bar” is, and every menu bar I click (which must include “Toolbars” and “Bookmarks”), has no “View” option. I don’t know. I can get here, which is a plus. I seem to be able to post, to send PMs, and to do other things, as normal. That’s not so bad. But where did my bookmarks go? And how do I get them back? ---
**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 11:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-just-deleted-my-favourites-how-do-i-get-them-back/979415/6 "2023-02-07T11:43:44Z")
Is there a “bookmarks” submenu in the hamburger ? ---
**Author:** ![Keith1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6de8d8/32.png) [@Keith1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keith1)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-just-deleted-my-favourites-how-do-i-get-them-back/979415/7 "2023-02-07T19:42:27Z")
It sounds like you’re not only missing your Bookmarks, but also your Menu Bar. To retrieve your Menu Bar, right click the top of your browser (mine is a blue bar) and from the drop down, select Menu Bar. This should give you access to File, Edit, View, History, Bookmarks, Tools & Help. Maybe that’s all you needed to access Bookmarks. If not you could try fiddling with Customize Toolbar or Bookmarks Toolbar in the same drop down menu. Actually, if you Customize Toolbar you should be able to drag a bookmark shortcut onto your toolbar. Toolbar is the same area as the search bar (usually). If you’re still stuck your bookmark backup file is located at C:\Users\Owner\AppData\Roaming\Waterfox\Profiles Note that I use Waterfox, so you likely need to substitute Firefox in the above directory. In profiles there’s a couple folders. Try the one with the most recent date. You should (might?) find your bookmarks backup folder in there. Note that I’m on Windows 10 so it may be the same, or not, as what you use. If it’s different you may have to fish around a bit but I’m sure it will be similar. Once found you should be able to restore bookmarks from backup. Reddit has a support forum for Waterfox so they’re bound to have one for Firefox as well if you need more help. You may get a quicker response there than from Mozilla help. In any case it would be a more likely source than here. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 7, 2023, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-just-deleted-my-favourites-how-do-i-get-them-back/979415/8 "2023-02-07T22:08:59Z")
Thanks, @Keith1 . Your suggestions helped–my bookmarks are back. Thanks again! ---
**Author:** ![Keith1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/6de8d8/32.png) [@Keith1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Keith1)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2023, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-just-deleted-my-favourites-how-do-i-get-them-back/979415/9 "2023-02-08T03:18:34Z")
Good! 😄