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Address bar, tab bar, and bookmarks toolbar disappear after exiting fullscreen on any HTML5 video, any known fix?

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They're there for a millisecond after I exit fullscreen, then they disappear. Awesome bar suggestions still drop down from the title bar, but there's no way to get the bars back without restarting firefox.

They're there for a millisecond after I exit fullscreen, then they disappear. Awesome bar suggestions still drop down from the title bar, but there's no way to get the bars back without restarting firefox.

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Try to rename (or delete) the xulstore.json file in the Firefox profile folder.

You can use this button to go to the currently used Firefox profile folder:

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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Try to rename (or delete) the xulstore.json file in the Firefox profile folder.

You can use this button to go to the currently used Firefox profile folder:

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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Thank you! That's been bugging me for weeks!

It seems it was this extension I was using because since a few versions ago, firefox forces tabs on top which I don't like, and moving them back to the bottom leaves the title bar empty, I'll find a way around that though.