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my firefox default page whenever i search on it i get redirected with my question to ask.com i need to have this stop

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whenever i try to use the default search about:home before it always used to google which im sure everyones did as default after i installed the new update im now being switched over to ask.com this has happened to me before on firefox and i have been able 2 figure ways around this now im just stuck i need this to stop i absolutely hate ask.com worse search engine in my opinion and i feel like firefox is being taking over

whenever i try to use the default search about:home before it always used to google which im sure everyones did as default after i installed the new update im now being switched over to ask.com this has happened to me before on firefox and i have been able 2 figure ways around this now im just stuck i need this to stop i absolutely hate ask.com worse search engine in my opinion and i feel like firefox is being taking over

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cor-el
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You can try to delete the file chromeappsstore.sqlite in the Firefox Profile Folder.

  • Help > Troubleshooting Information > Profile Directory: Open Containing Folder

Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of the extensions is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox (Tools) > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).

You can open the about:config page via the location bar and do a search for ask.com via the Filter at the top of the about:config page.
You can reset all ask.com related prefs that appear bold (user set) via the right-click context menu to their default values.