# Just switched to Firefox and lost my "bookmarks" tab **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 14, 2010, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-switched-to-firefox-and-lost-my-bookmarks-tab/536058 "2010-04-14T13:17:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-switched-to-firefox-and-lost-my-bookmarks-tab/536058/1 "2010-04-14T13:17:44Z")
I have no idea what I did and haven’t been able to figure out how to fix it. The only tabs I see are “getting started” “most visited” and “latest headlines”. So, I can’t find my Bookmarks and don’t know where to look. Help! ---
**Author:** ![Antigen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/848f3c/32.png) [@Antigen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antigen)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-switched-to-firefox-and-lost-my-bookmarks-tab/536058/2 "2010-04-14T13:58:00Z")
The top of my browser window has File - Edit - View - History - **Bookmarks** - Tools - Help Is yours different? ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-switched-to-firefox-and-lost-my-bookmarks-tab/536058/3 "2010-04-14T14:02:57Z")
That is the Bookmarks toolbar you’re describing. The Bookmarks tab is at the top on the menu bar. You can restore the Bookmarks if you truly lost them. I’m not sure what you really have going on from your description. ---
**Author:** ![Gorsnak](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gorsnak/32/7587_2.png) [@Gorsnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gorsnak)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 2:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-switched-to-firefox-and-lost-my-bookmarks-tab/536058/4 "2010-04-14T14:11:22Z")
It sounds to me like the OP has switched to Firefox from IE, and hasn’t imported his/her bookmarks. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-switched-to-firefox-and-lost-my-bookmarks-tab/536058/5 "2010-04-14T14:16:50Z")
under Bookmarks, Organize there’s a tab to import or backup bookmarks click the import backup and a submenu lets you restore Firefox makes regular backups of bookmarks I “think” you import html to get bookmarks from IE. It’s been awhile since I had to do that. ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 2:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-switched-to-firefox-and-lost-my-bookmarks-tab/536058/6 "2010-04-14T14:27:24Z")
No I imported them just fine. I don’t have what **Antigen** describes at the top of my browser. Did I push a button somewhere?? OK - now if I push the ALT button then I do get those options but as soon as I release it they go away. Halp! NM - got it! Somehow I had made the Menu Bar go away. Silly me. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-switched-to-firefox-and-lost-my-bookmarks-tab/536058/7 "2010-04-14T14:54:16Z")
Right clicking on a blank area of the menu bar brings up a box with options you can click on and off. Unchecking Menu Bar makes it disappear from the top of the browser. That’s probably how you lost it. ---
**Author:** ![BigT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bigt/32/12044_2.png) [@BigT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BigT)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2010, 9:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-switched-to-firefox-and-lost-my-bookmarks-tab/536058/8 "2010-04-14T21:56:28Z")
> [@Avarie537](#): > > No I imported them just fine. I don’t have what **Antigen** describes at the top of my browser. Did I push a button somewhere?? > > OK - now if I push the ALT button then I do get those options but as soon as I release it they go away. Halp! > > NM - got it! Somehow I had made the Menu Bar go away. Silly me. That’s funny, as doesn’t IE also do that as default? BTW, you can delete those “Getting Started” and similar buttons, and replace them with sites you actually go to. Just drag the little icon from the address bar down there, when you’re at the site you want to add. And right-click and choose delete on a button if you want to get rid of it. ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [April 15, 2010, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/just-switched-to-firefox-and-lost-my-bookmarks-tab/536058/9 "2010-04-15T02:06:42Z")
Personally, I prefer to use cntrl-B, which opens the bookmarks sidebar.