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how do I get rid of the history search section on the left of my screen?

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All of a sudden there is a section on the left side of my Firefox online screen that has:

           Search:  [?]  [View ]

+ Yesterday + Last 7 days

I don't know how it got there, I've tried disabling plug-ins, personalizing tool bar, etc., and can't get rid of it. If I place my cursor on the line that separates this section from the regular Firefox screen, an arrow appears as if I could drag the right part of the screen to the left and "cover up" this search section, but the drag won't work.

All of a sudden there is a section on the left side of my Firefox online screen that has: Search: [?] [View ] + Yesterday + Last 7 days I don't know how it got there, I've tried disabling plug-ins, personalizing tool bar, etc., and can't get rid of it. If I place my cursor on the line that separates this section from the regular Firefox screen, an arrow appears as if I could drag the right part of the screen to the left and "cover up" this search section, but the drag won't work.

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Go to " View -> Sidebar->" and Click on "History" this will Deselect it and your Problem will be Solved.

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Try uninstalling Firefox and reinstalling it, incase you HAVE already tried the basic method of changing the toolbar settings. This may be some small bug in the browser. Hope i could help! Good Luck!

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Go to " View -> Sidebar->" and Click on "History" this will Deselect it and your Problem will be Solved.

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To open or close the History Sidebar, CTRL+H.


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Thank you, thank you, thank you! Sorry for being so dense.