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How to get rid of the absolutely HUGE Search bar that takes all the space so I only have a tiny Address bar (which is also where you search anyway)?

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Huge, overlong "search bar", takes up all the room of the "address bar." I want to remove the "search bar." The "address bar" IS where I search from so the "search bar" is superfluous anyway. Very annoying.

Huge, overlong "search bar", takes up all the room of the "address bar." I want to remove the "search bar." The "address bar" IS where I search from so the "search bar" is superfluous anyway. Very annoying.

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The Reset Firefox feature can fix many issues by restoring Firefox to its factory default state while saving your essential information. Note: This will cause you to lose any Extensions, Open websites, and some Preferences.

To Reset Firefox do the following:

  1. Go to Firefox > Help > Troubleshooting Information.
  2. Click the "Reset Firefox" button.
  3. Firefox will close and reset. After Firefox is done, it will show a window with the information that is imported. Click Finish.
  4. Firefox will open with all factory defaults applied.


Further information can be found in the Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings article.

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The location bar and the search bar have a flex property and take up all available space.

If you place the mouse pointer between the location bar and the search bar then the mouse pointer will change to a resize pointer that allows to change the width both the location and search bar by moving the mouse left or right.

You can check for problems with the localstore.rdf file.