Mozilla Monitor website will be down for 2 hours starting 5/20/2025 at 6 AM PT. Visit our status site for updates.

Avatar for Username

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

This thread was archived. Please ask a new question if you need help.

I deleted a favorite by mistake, it is not in recycle, where is it? I want it back.

  • 3 replies
  • 1 has this problem
  • 72 views
  • Last reply by Anne Brydon

Anne Brydon
Anne Brydon

I clicked delete by mistake while looking at one of my desktop 'favorites'. It disappeared and I have not been able to find it anywhere. It is not in recycle on my desk top. It does not show up in firefox favorites.in the computer. I have Windows 10 on a Dell PC

I clicked delete by mistake while looking at one of my desktop 'favorites'. It disappeared and I have not been able to find it anywhere. It is not in recycle on my desk top. It does not show up in firefox favorites.in the computer. I have Windows 10 on a Dell PC

Chosen solution

Firefox sends nothing to the Recycle Bin. That "Bin" is the domain of the Windows Operating System.

If you haven't closed Firefox yet, there is an Undo { Ctrl+ Z } feature under the Organize menu category in the Library window.

"Show All Bookmarks" or { Ctrl + Shft + B } from the keyboard to open the Library window and get to "Undo" for recovering Bookmark deletions that were done during the current session.

If Firefox has been closed already, you can restore the previous bookmarks back up file from the previous day. See this support article for "restore": https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/restore-bookmarks-from-backup-or-move-them#w_restoring-from-backups

Read this answer in context 👍 1

All Replies (3)

Shadow110
Shadow110

Hi, there is no such thing in Firefox called Favorites. You can check in History for the last time you used. For a complete list so you can go back months if need be. it is Library --> History--> View History Side Bar Or alternately Mouse to top of Browser and right click and turn on the Menu Bar Select History --> Show All History

Or can see if there is a restore point before you deleted it from Windows.

the-edmeister
the-edmeister
  • Moderator

Chosen Solution

Firefox sends nothing to the Recycle Bin. That "Bin" is the domain of the Windows Operating System.

If you haven't closed Firefox yet, there is an Undo { Ctrl+ Z } feature under the Organize menu category in the Library window.

"Show All Bookmarks" or { Ctrl + Shft + B } from the keyboard to open the Library window and get to "Undo" for recovering Bookmark deletions that were done during the current session.

If Firefox has been closed already, you can restore the previous bookmarks back up file from the previous day. See this support article for "restore": https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/restore-bookmarks-from-backup-or-move-them#w_restoring-from-backups

Anne Brydon
Anne Brydon Question owner

Thank you! Thank you! This worked once I went back far enough. It didn't look like the example, so I was a bit confused, but I kept at it and it worked! Can't thank you enough