How can I restore the web address page and not be directed to a search engine?
My address bar has disappeared. Whenever I want a new address and type it in I am diverted to a search engine which locates the address I have typed in. I cannot get to the preferences bar to make corrections. I use Windows 8. All was fine until a few weeks ago when something changed my Firefox system.
My address bar has disappeared. Whenever I want a new address and type it in I am diverted to a search engine which locates the address I have typed in. I cannot get to the preferences bar to make corrections.
I use Windows 8. All was fine until a few weeks ago when something changed my Firefox system.
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Make sure that toolbars like the "Navigation Toolbar" and the "Bookmarks Toolbar" are visible.
- Firefox menu button > Options
- View > Toolbars (press F10 to display the menu bar)
- Right-click empty toolbar area
Use Toolbar Layout (Customize) to open the Customize window and set which toolbar items to display.
- check that "Bookmarks Toolbar items" is on the Bookmarks Toolbar
- if "Bookmarks Toolbar items" is not on the Bookmarks Toolbar then drag it back from the toolbar palette into the Customize window to the Bookmarks Toolbar
- if missing items are in the toolbar palette then drag them back from the Customize window on the toolbar
- if you do not see an item on a toolbar and in the toolbar palette then click the "Restore Default Set" button to restore the default toolbar setup
- https://support.mozilla.org/kb/How+to+customize+the+toolbar
- https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Back+and+forward+or+other+toolbar+items+are+missing
You can check for problems caused by a corrupted localstore.rdf file if the above didn't help.