Try this...
Copy the old profile folder ~/.mozilla/firefox/xyz.default in its entirety to the same location with a new name - for example, ~/.mozilla/firefox/xyz.newdefault.
Edit the profiles.ini file (located in ~/.mozilla/firefox) and replace the old profile folder name with the new one.
When you run Firefox again, the bookmarks, address bar, etc should all be working again.
(If you re-edit the profiles.ini file and put the name of the old profile folder back into it, the problem will come back.)
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