Doesn't the bookmarks star (Bookmark this page) get highlighted blue to indicate that you have bookmarked the current tab? Problems with bookmarks and history not working properly can be caused by a corrupted places.sqlite database file. You can check for problems with the <b>places.sqlite</b> database file in the Firefox profile folder. *http://kb.mozillazine.org/Bookmarks_history_and_toolbar_buttons_not_working_-_Firefox *https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Bookmarks+not+saved#w_fix-the-bookmarks-file *Places Maintenance: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/places-maintenance/ ----