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How do I get back the "History" feature on my toolbar?

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jswan
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My computer was recently newly restored and now I no longer have a "History" option on my tool bar and I can't figure out how to find it and get it back. It would show the history of every site I visited in the last day, week, and month.

Thank you, Julie

My computer was recently newly restored and now I no longer have a "History" option on my tool bar and I can't figure out how to find it and get it back. It would show the history of every site I visited in the last day, week, and month. Thank you, Julie

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You can find toolbar buttons to open the bookmarks (star) and the history (clock) in the sidebar in the toolbar palette and drag them on a toolbar.

  • Firefox menu button > Options/Preferences > Toolbar Layout
  • View > Toolbars > Customize

There are two bookmark buttons with a star in the Customize window.
One star button has a drop marker that open a Bookmark menu (you may not see the drop marker in the Customize window).
The other star button without the drop marker opens the bookmarks in the sidebar.

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Firefox can display history in 3 places (that I know of):

  • Drop-down menu from the classic menu bar (limited)
  • History Sidebar (you can open/close using Ctrl+h)
  • Library dialog (you can open using Ctrl+Shift+h or History > Show All History on the menu)

Do any of those match what you're missing?

If you previously had a clock-like icon on your toolbar that opened the History sidebar, you can use the Customize feature to get that back on your toolbar. This article describes how to customize: Customize Firefox controls, buttons and toolbars.

Any luck?

cor-el
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jswan
jswan Question owner

Quick response! I tried Ctrl + h and there is was! This used to be visible on tool bar, but this is just fine.

Much appreciated.

Julie

cor-el
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Chosen Solution

You can find toolbar buttons to open the bookmarks (star) and the history (clock) in the sidebar in the toolbar palette and drag them on a toolbar.

  • Firefox menu button > Options/Preferences > Toolbar Layout
  • View > Toolbars > Customize

There are two bookmark buttons with a star in the Customize window.
One star button has a drop marker that open a Bookmark menu (you may not see the drop marker in the Customize window).
The other star button without the drop marker opens the bookmarks in the sidebar.