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This article explains how to restore the default Most Visited or Recent tags "Smart Bookmarks" folders, if you deleted them.
Learn how to restore the default Most Visited or Recent tags "Smart Bookmarks" folders in Firefox version 62 or below if you deleted them.
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Firefox includes the following bookmark folders by default:
* '''Most Visited''': Available from the [[Bookmarks Toolbar - Display your favorite websites at the top of the Firefox window|Bookmarks toolbar]], this folder lists pages you have visited the most number of times.
* '''Recent tags''': Available from the Bookmarks menu, this folder keeps track of the bookmark "tags" you've used most recently. Expand the Recent Tags folder to see a list of tags, then expand each tag to show pages you've recently bookmarked using that tag. For more information on tags, see [[Bookmark Tags - Categorize bookmarks to make them easy to find]].
If you have deleted one or more of these default "Smart Bookmarks" folders, you can restore them by doing the following:
# [[T:aboutconfig]]
# Search for the preference {pref browser.places.smartBookmarksVersion}.
# Double-click on {pref browser.places.smartBookmarksVersion} and change the value to {pref 0} (zero).
# [[T:closeFirefox]]
The next time you start Firefox, the default Smart Bookmarks folders will be re-created.
{for fx63}{note}'''Note:''' This article applies to older versions of Firefox.{/note}{/for}
In [[Find what version of Firefox you are using|Firefox version]] 62 and below, Firefox includes the following bookmark folders by default:
* '''Most Visited''': Available from the [[Bookmarks Toolbar - Display your favorite websites at the top of the Firefox window|Bookmarks toolbar]], this folder lists pages you have visited the most number of times.
* '''Recent tags''': Available from the Bookmarks menu, this folder keeps track of the bookmark "tags" you've used most recently. Expand the Recent Tags folder to see a list of tags, then expand each tag to show pages you've recently bookmarked using that tag. For more information on tags, see [[Bookmark Tags - Categorize bookmarks to make them easy to find]].
If you have deleted one or more of these default "Smart Bookmarks" folders, you can restore them by doing the following:
# [[T:aboutconfig]]
# Search for the preference {pref browser.places.smartBookmarksVersion}.
# Double-click on {pref browser.places.smartBookmarksVersion} and change the value to {pref 0} (zero).
# [[T:closeFirefox]]
The next time you start Firefox, the default Smart Bookmarks folders will be re-created.