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Google search option missing in 68.0.2

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When Firefox updated to 68.0.2 it removed google from my list of search options and the only option I am given for search engine is Yahoo. When searching for google in the add ons all it gives me is google translate and google images. How to I get google back?

When Firefox updated to 68.0.2 it removed google from my list of search options and the only option I am given for search engine is Yahoo. When searching for google in the add ons all it gives me is google translate and google images. How to I get google back?

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Chinese: 您好,我是来自中国大陆的志愿者。 你在地址栏输入“about:preferences#search”,然后点击“恢复默认搜索引擎”试试? English: Hello, I am a volunteer from mainland China. You type "about:preferences#search" in the address bar, then click "Restore default search engine" to try?

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This did not work. The option to choose google still doesn't show up.

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Your System Details list shows all default search engines as you can see on the "Help -> Troubleshooting Information" (about:support) page, so if you only have Yahoo available then you either have an extension that hides the other search engines or you have malware or there is a problem with the file that stores the search engine configuration

See:

Start Firefox in Safe Mode to check if one of the extensions ("3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.

  • switch to the DEFAULT theme: "3-bar" menu button or Tools -> Add-ons -> Themes
  • do NOT click the "Refresh Firefox" button on the Safe Mode start window

You can rename/remove search.json.mozlz4 (and possible search.json, search-metadata.json, search.sqlite) in the Firefox profile folder with Firefox closed to rebuild the search engines registry.

You can use the button on the "Help -> Troubleshooting Information" (about:support) page to go to the current Firefox profile folder or use the about:profiles page.

Firefox will rebuild the search.json.mozlz4 file from the builtin search engines.

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I wonder whether this could be a side effect of the "Norton Safe Search" extension? Hopefully cor-el's reply will help you determine that. Shame on them if they are hiding all the built-in search engines.

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Thanks cor-el. That suggestion of removing search.json.mozlz4 worked for me