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why doesn't my firefox menu show a history button?

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srdude
srdude

I have firefox on two computers, both show latest version.

In the menu box on this one, it shows a history button that can clear history.

On my Dell Vista, there is no such button.

Should I reinstall firefox on that one?

I have firefox on two computers, both show latest version. In the menu box on this one, it shows a history button that can clear history. On my Dell Vista, there is no such button. Should I reinstall firefox on that one?

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Do you mean the history button that is there by default and shows "View All History" and "View History Sidebar" and "Clear Recent History"?

Make sure that toolbars like the "Bookmarks Toolbar" are visible.

  • 3-bar button > Customize > Show/Hide Toolbars
  • View > Toolbars
    You can tap the Alt key or press F10 to show the Menu Bar
  • Right-click empty toolbar area

Open the Customize window and set which toolbar items to display.

  • 3-bar button > Customize
  • if missing items are in the Customize 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 Customize palette then click the Restore Defaults button in the Customize palette window to restore the default toolbar set.

You may have removed the button(s) from the Navigation Toolbar by accident.

If you right-click a toolbar item in normal (non-customize) mode then you can remove this item from the toolbar.

  • "Remove from Toolbar" will remove this item from the Navigation Toolbar and moves it to the Customize palette ("3-bar" Firefox menu button > Customize)
  • "Move to Menu" will move this item to the "3-bar" Firefox menu button drop-down list
  • "Move to Toolbar" in the "3-bar" Firefox menu button drop-down list will move this item to the toolbar
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Chosen Solution

Do you mean the history button that is there by default and shows "View All History" and "View History Sidebar" and "Clear Recent History"?

Make sure that toolbars like the "Bookmarks Toolbar" are visible.

  • 3-bar button > Customize > Show/Hide Toolbars
  • View > Toolbars
    You can tap the Alt key or press F10 to show the Menu Bar
  • Right-click empty toolbar area

Open the Customize window and set which toolbar items to display.

  • 3-bar button > Customize
  • if missing items are in the Customize 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 Customize palette then click the Restore Defaults button in the Customize palette window to restore the default toolbar set.

You may have removed the button(s) from the Navigation Toolbar by accident.

If you right-click a toolbar item in normal (non-customize) mode then you can remove this item from the toolbar.

  • "Remove from Toolbar" will remove this item from the Navigation Toolbar and moves it to the Customize palette ("3-bar" Firefox menu button > Customize)
  • "Move to Menu" will move this item to the "3-bar" Firefox menu button drop-down list
  • "Move to Toolbar" in the "3-bar" Firefox menu button drop-down list will move this item to the toolbar