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When I insert a bookmark in the bar at the top it inserts but when I click the button it doesn't do anything. How do I fix this?

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confirmed that 's edit of the bookmark target fixed the immediate problem, so the toolbar item had no valid URL saved. That explains the symptom: a toolbar button with an empty or incorrect target will appear but do nothing when clicked.

For reliable bookmarking that captures the correct URL automatically, use the browser's bookmark tools instead of creating entries by hand. Typical, durable methods are: click the star (Ctrl+D) in the address bar; drag the page's site icon (padlock/favicon) from the address bar to the Bookmarks Toolbar; or drag the tab itself onto the toolbar. Make sure the Bookmarks Toolbar is visible (enable it from the toolbars/context menu) so items are placed where they are expected.

If a bookmark has a URL but still does not open, consider other causes: the toolbar item might actually be a separator or a folder label (these are non-clickable), the bookmark could be a bookmarklet (starts with "javascript:") that will not run if script execution is blocked, or an extension/profile problem could be interfering. A quick diagnostic is to open Firefox in Safe Mode (Restart with Add-ons Disabled) or run a fresh profile and test the same bookmark there.

For recovery and cleanup, export the bookmarks (Bookmarks Library > Import and Backup) before bulk edits, delete any broken entries, and recreate them using the star or drag methods. If multiple bookmarks behave incorrectly after those steps, rebuilding the Firefox profile or importing the saved HTML backup into a new profile typically resolves lingering corruption.

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If you right click onto the button in question, you will see the link that it is hopefully going to, if there is no link shown then add it in and press OK, that may solve your issue.

commented: Thanks for the help I was getting annoyed +2
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Yes thank you! That worked. I didn't realize I had to enter the link manually; I thought it inserted it automatically when I clicked new bookmark.

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It should enter the link automatically, in your case though it didn't work. Try entering them into the bookmark toolbar instead of into the bookmarks section, then place them onto the toolbar.

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