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URL Bar disappeared, and Add-ons aren't coming back.

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Hi Folks. Once again Firefox is making me mad, I woke up this morning, turned on the old computer, started Firefox, and I have no URL bar. I've been trying to restore it, but no luck. Been searching the Firefox forums for a few hours, found similar questions, but ...no cigar. I have version 36.0.4 of Firefox. Can someone please explain how it disappeared and how to get it back?

I uninstalled FF, fully. And re-installed it. URL bar still gone. Also, I signed in to my SYNC, but my add-ons aren't coming back either.

I would appreciate your help.

Hi Folks. Once again Firefox is making me mad, I woke up this morning, turned on the old computer, started Firefox, and I have no URL bar. I've been trying to restore it, but no luck. Been searching the Firefox forums for a few hours, found similar questions, but ...no cigar. I have version 36.0.4 of Firefox. Can someone please explain how it disappeared and how to get it back? I uninstalled FF, fully. And re-installed it. URL bar still gone. Also, I signed in to my SYNC, but my add-ons aren't coming back either. I would appreciate your help.

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Do you still have the Navigation Toolbar visible with other toolbar buttons and the Tab bar?

Make sure that you do not run Firefox in full screen mode (press F11 or Fn + F11 to toggle; Mac: Command+Shift+F).

If you are in full screen mode then hover the mouse to the top of the screen to make the Navigation Toolbar and Tab bar appear.
Click the Maximize button (top right corner of the Navigation Toolbar) to leave full screen mode or right-click empty space on a toolbar and choose "Exit Full Screen Mode" or press the F11 key.

Try to rename (or delete) the xulstore.json file in the Firefox profile folder. You can use this button to go to the currently used Firefox profile folder:

Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.

  • Switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance
  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window
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Try performing a clean reinstall of Firefox. Uninstall Firefox by opening the Start menu, typing uninstall programs and clicking the first result (Control Panel will open), then selecting Firefox and clicking the "Uninstall" button in Control Panel. After that, reinstall Firefox by clicking here and running the file that is downloaded thereafter.

This is unrelated, but your Adobe Flash Player is outdated. Download the latest version here: get.adobe.com/flashplayer

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Firefox Support said

Try performing a clean reinstall of Firefox. Uninstall Firefox by opening the Start menu, typing uninstall programs and clicking the first result (Control Panel will open), then selecting Firefox and clicking the "Uninstall" button in Control Panel. After that, reinstall Firefox by clicking here and running the file that is downloaded thereafter.

I wrote this in the OP' "I uninstalled FF, fully. And re-installed it. URL bar still gone."

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الحل المُختار

Do you still have the Navigation Toolbar visible with other toolbar buttons and the Tab bar?

Make sure that you do not run Firefox in full screen mode (press F11 or Fn + F11 to toggle; Mac: Command+Shift+F).

If you are in full screen mode then hover the mouse to the top of the screen to make the Navigation Toolbar and Tab bar appear.
Click the Maximize button (top right corner of the Navigation Toolbar) to leave full screen mode or right-click empty space on a toolbar and choose "Exit Full Screen Mode" or press the F11 key.

Try to rename (or delete) the xulstore.json file in the Firefox profile folder. You can use this button to go to the currently used Firefox profile folder:

Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions (Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.

  • Switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance
  • Do NOT click the Reset button on the Safe Mode start window
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Oh, sorry. That wasn't there when I first viewed this post. If Cor-el's post didn't help, try a factory reset: click here to learn how.