# I lost my address bar **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [November 23, 2002, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-address-bar/138363 "2002-11-23T18:21:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-address-bar/138363/1 "2002-11-23T18:21:34Z")
on Internet Explorer, so I can’t provide cites. Is there an easy remedy? ---
**Author:** ![MC\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c77e96/32.png) [@MC\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MC_E)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-address-bar/138363/2 "2002-11-23T18:26:54Z")
Go to: View \> Toolbars \> and make sure “Address Bar” is checked. If that doesn’t work, try View \> Toolbars \> Customize \> Reset HTH MC$E ---
**Author:** ![Hanna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b3f665/32.png) [@Hanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hanna)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-address-bar/138363/3 "2002-11-23T18:27:54Z")
Right click on the upper taskbar, (if you have IE 6 you might need to unlock it) and make sure there is a check by address bar. If you dragged it out of view, look for the little drag handles, hover your cursor over them until it changes to a double arrow thing, and drag it back. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-address-bar/138363/4 "2002-11-23T23:30:23Z")
I used to get this problem a lot from customers when I was tech support for an ISP. You probably lost it either by accidentally click-dragging in just the wrong spot (often happening in a split second so you don’t even notice it), or some annoying pop-up window opened that has no address bar in it and somehow it became the new standard setting for your browser. Do as Boscibo says - move your mousepointer to the border where the menu bars meet the main window of your browser, and a small double-headed arrow will appear. When that arrow is visible, click your left button, hold it down, and drag your mouse down so the Address bar reappears. It may appear in a different location to where you remember (above the other menu buttons, for example) in which case you can click-drag it using the little handle on the far left and move it to where you want it. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Post date:** [November 23, 2002, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-address-bar/138363/5 "2002-11-23T23:30:58Z")
Thanks for trying guys, but I tried and or checked all three/four options without success. Address checkmark is in place for both procedures, and I can’t find any evidence that the bar has been dragged out of view. ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2002, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-address-bar/138363/6 "2002-11-24T01:20:42Z")
If you figure it out, please post the solution; I’ve been having the exact same problem. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/9fc348/32.png) [@The\_Flying\_Dutchman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Flying_Dutchman)\ **Post date:** [November 24, 2002, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-lost-my-address-bar/138363/7 "2002-11-24T01:41:13Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Boscibo \* > \*\*Right click on the upper taskbar, (if you have IE 6 you might need to unlock it) and make sure there is a check by address bar. If you dragged it out of view, look for the little drag handles, hover your cursor over them until it changes to a double arrow thing, and drag it back. \*\* My wife got back and solved the problem. **Boscibo** was right after all. What I failed to realize was that the “locked” toolbars checkmark was applicable to dragging the address bar. I had locked it previously trying to solve this problem. Once my wife unlocked the toolbars, the doble arrows popped up as predicted and I dragged my address bar back. Thanx guys 🙂