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I used to be able to edit existing bookmarks. What happened?

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I updated to Firefox 29 recently and I see that now when I go to edit an existing bookmark by right clicking on it, properties and most other options are greyed out. How can I enable these greyed out options?

I updated to Firefox 29 recently and I see that now when I go to edit an existing bookmark by right clicking on it, properties and most other options are greyed out. How can I enable these greyed out options?

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Could you describe where you are seeing this problem? Firefox can display bookmarks (and you should be able to edit them) in any of these places:

  • Bookmarks button menu (main toolbar)
  • Bookmarks Toolbar
  • classic Bookmarks menu (on the menu bar, tap Alt to display if it's not usually displayed)
  • Bookmarks Sidebar (you can use Ctrl+b to open and close it)
  • Library dialog ("Show All Bookmarks" or Ctrl+Shift+b)
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Could you describe where you are seeing this problem? Firefox can display bookmarks (and you should be able to edit them) in any of these places:

  • Bookmarks button menu (main toolbar)
  • Bookmarks Toolbar
  • classic Bookmarks menu (on the menu bar, tap Alt to display if it's not usually displayed)
  • Bookmarks Sidebar (you can use Ctrl+b to open and close it)
  • Library dialog ("Show All Bookmarks" or Ctrl+Shift+b)
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Can you edit the bookmarks via the Details pane in the Bookmarks Manager (Library)?

  • (3-bar menu button >) Bookmarks > Show All Bookmarks

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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Firefox seems to have a bug where after you go into Customize a couple times, the right-click context menu may be grayed out for items on the Bookmarks Menu. This is not a new issue, apparently, but because so many people are using Customize today, it is getting noticed by more people.

Related thread with info on the bug: https://support.mozilla.org/questions/997268