"Collections" button in Microsoft Edge has disappeared

Jessy 25

The "Collections" button has disappeared from the toolbar on Microsoft Edge, even though it is turned on in the "Appearance" menu in Settings. I tried repairing Microsft Edge with no sucess. I don't know how to access my Collections, apart from going on the Edge Android app.

Is there something I can try to get the Collection button back ? Thanks!

I am using Microsft Edge Version 109.0.1518.61 on WIndows 11.

bananattttx 0 Reputation points

2023-07-08T07:11:59.7633333+00:00

ive got the same problem, i cannot find the collections button anywhere not even in more tools. when i try ctrl+shift+y it doesnt show. ive tried everything. how can i fix this?
David Goben 40 Reputation points

2023-07-14T00:06:18.9866667+00:00

This is a repeat of what I posted on answers.microsoft.com:

Got tired of the Collections not showing, so took a deeper drive into Edge settings and found an E-Z solution!

First, just to beat a poor, totally exhausted horse, in Edge Settings, under Appearances / Collections button, make sure this is turned on. I assume everyone already has done this part.

Then, again in Edge Setting, select "Privacy Search and Services". Scroll [way] down to the Services section, find the entry "Show Collections and follow content creators in Microsoft Edge", and turn it on.

The Collections button should now appear in the banner. We can also bring up collections with Cntrl+Shift+Y.

In the back of my mind, I suspected I would find it blocked here. Finally had time to take a look. Too bad this option is not linked to the Collections option under Appearance, as I think it should be.
Josh Thornton 0 Reputation points

2023-08-03T20:31:27.6933333+00:00

This works! Thank you!
Elaine H 0 Reputation points

2023-08-17T21:37:47.23+00:00

It worked. Thanks so much
alex simek 0 Reputation points

2024-01-18T01:46:01.06+00:00

The collections button is till there, it's just been moved over. click on the 3 dots in upper right side corner. When menu opens scroll down to " more tools" click on more tools and another menu will appear on the left. There you will see collections.
a stav 0 Reputation points

2024-02-15T23:10:29.86+00:00

My problem with collection button is little different, suddenly i cant find my collections i save, the button is here but not my saves, when i click is loading forever

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Yu Zhou-MSFT 12,936 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2023-01-24T05:42:41.2433333+00:00

Hi @Jessy

You can try to use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + Y to see if it can open Collections.

You can also try to toggle the Collections button in Appearance and restart Edge browser to see if it works.

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Jessy 25 Reputation points

2023-01-25T11:03:07.3666667+00:00

Hi @Yu Zhou-MSFT ,

thank you for your reply. Ctrl + Shift + Y did open the Collections feature, so that partially solved the problem. However the button is still missing on the bar (even though Collections are open, and the Collections button is turned on in Appearance).

I have downloaded the beta version of edge (110.0.1587.2), which brings back the collections button on the toolbar, so I'll stick with the beta version for now.

Regards,

Jessy

Yu Zhou-MSFT 12,936 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor

2023-01-26T06:10:32.3166667+00:00

Hi @Jessy

I have Collections button in Edge stable version 109.0.1518.69. I think there might be something wrong with your Edge browser. If repair doesn't work, you can try to download Edge from this site and reinstall Edge to see if it can fix the issue.

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David Goben 40 Reputation points

2023-02-07T15:29:32.8066667+00:00

I have version 109.0.1518.78 64-bit. As soon as it updated to this version, the Collections bar button took a hike. Collections is a GREAT research tool, except I just wish we could Alpha-Sort, multi-select, and drag items to new positions in list (we always want more...). Being a software engineer, I am all too familiar with fixing one thing, just to break something else.

David Goben 40 Reputation points

2023-05-18T23:04:28.32+00:00

Collections is a researcher's dream. Sure, make it more difficult to open by requiring keyboard gymnastics. If MS is going to dump it, just let us know. Don't just auto-update Edge so we find it gone one day. Otherwise, put it back on the toolbar, because in the meantime, if another browser puts a collections button in their toolbar, Edge will find itself with a lot fewer users.

GraniteStateColin 146 Reputation points

2023-06-01T19:17:55.87+00:00

For me, it's tied to profile. For my profile with the problem, there's no way to show the Collections button on the toolbar in Edge stable or Edge Dev. My other profiles work in both versions of Edge, so it's definitely attached to the Profile, not the Edge version for me.

David Goben 40 Reputation points

2023-07-14T00:11:53.5633333+00:00

This I to let you folks know that there is a privacy option turned off that prevents the Collections button from showing in the banner. Look for my post on this page. The solution is very easy, and it immediately brings back the Collection button.
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MA Darren 5 Reputation points

2023-03-03T03:48:01.4533333+00:00

my laptop has the same question. only the shortcut ctrl+shift+y can call out the collections. no button in setting and appearance.

the question is, after calling out collections by shortcut, I could not right-click on the item, nor can I drag selected words& images to collections. in a word, it does not work well even if I pull it out by the only shortcut way.
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GraniteStateColin 146 Reputation points

2023-06-01T19:15:54.4866667+00:00

And when you open it by pressing Ctrl+Shift+Y, are the pin and 3-dots menus (Share and Sort) missing from the upper right?

When you say "no button in setting and appearance," you just mean that if you turn on the option under Settings -> Appearance, the button doesn't appear on the toolbar, right? You don't mean that the option is missing from Settings -> Appearance, do you? Because if that's your problem, that's a completely different and probably unrelated problem.
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HHC 5 Reputation points

2023-06-01T14:44:55.9933333+00:00

The Collections "button" has moved in the Settings area to a new area within the "More Tools" selection: Settings/More Tools/Collections. This is frustrating for those who utilize this great feature since it is now buried within another menu that is near the bottom of the Settings menu. Other answers are correct that the shortcut "Ctrl/Shift/Y" still calls it up directly.

If your Collections tab seems unresponsive it may be synching in the background. It seems that the latest upgrade to Edge which moved the Collections menu to the "More Tools" area also forced a refresh of your Collections data to Microsoft servers. If you see a "blue update bar" at the bottom of the Collections tab then this is happening. Let it complete and your original Collection functionality should return. Hope this helps.
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David Goben 40 Reputation points

2023-06-01T18:52:13.84+00:00

Dang, If I did not skip over it when I looked in More Tools! I Guess I did not see it because I did not expect to find it there. It is like looking for your glasses and never checking them for being propped above your brow.

David Goben 40 Reputation points

2023-06-01T18:57:35.8133333+00:00

This is interesting. I did not find it in the MoreTools menu on my main desktop that has the latest updates. Hmmm... Guess I'll have to rely on Ctrl-Shift-Y. No wonder I did not see it before.

GraniteStateColin 146 Reputation points

2023-06-01T19:04:25.09+00:00

This is not related to my issue. The actual button cannot be added to the toolbar. Putting it under More Tools is fine with me, because Ctrl+Shift+Y opens it and, if it's not broken for you like it is for my main profile, you can just add the button to the toolbar from Settings -> Appearance. Just turn on the button for Collections. Then, there's never a need to click on the three dots menu to get to Collections -- just click the toolbar button.

If turning on that switch in Settings doesn't cause the Collections button to appear on the toolbar, than you might have the same problem I do. It's either corruption with my Profile, which MS doesn't seem to know how to fix, or a bug with Edge.
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GraniteStateColin 146 Reputation points

2023-05-18T16:40:35.16+00:00

I have the same problem. It seems to be profile specific. I don't have the problem in other profile, just my main profile. In that profile, the Collections button won't appear in either the general Release version of Edge or Edge Dev, but in other profiles it appears and disappears properly based on the Settings -> Appearance -> Collections toggle. That does nothing in my main profile on either version of Edge.
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GraniteStateColin 146 Reputation points

2023-06-01T19:10:25.12+00:00

To provide more data on this, I have now found a few other people with the same problem. It's definitely a defect and appears to be tied to the Profile (not the version of Edge or even the computer). Please be sure to report it to MS through Edge Feedback.

The new problem that seems to be common to all of us is that the Share, Sort, and Pin options are missing for Collections for Profiles that can't turn add the button to the toolbar. Normally, these are in the upper right when the Collections window is opened, whether using the button or pressing Ctrl+Shift+Y

But for profiles with the problem, these are missing (note the missing three dots and Pin icons to the left of the X):
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"Collections" button in Microsoft Edge has disappeared

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