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"History" is taking up 1.5" of my screen! How do I get rid of it? It won't let me delete/customize it or resize any smaller.

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When I upgraded Firefox it added a toolbar I don't want. I figured out how to get rid of it, but I can't get rid of the giant HISTORY bar on the left side that takes up 1.5" of my screen space.

I tried to use Customize to drag it off but it won't let me, and it won't resize any smaller than it is. I don't want this History on my screen. How do I get rid of this???????

When I upgraded Firefox it added a toolbar I don't want. I figured out how to get rid of it, but I can't get rid of the giant HISTORY bar on the left side that takes up 1.5" of my screen space. I tried to use Customize to drag it off but it won't let me, and it won't resize any smaller than it is. I don't want this History on my screen. How do I get rid of this???????

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{ Ctrl + h } will close the History Sidebar.

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Have your cursor hovering over the gray lined, marked in red on the screenshot below, and click it when the two arrows show, and drag it as you wish

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Thanks. I tried that. It won't go any smaller than 1.5", but it will go larger.

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{ Ctrl + h } will close the History Sidebar.

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You, sir, are a genius! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! You rock, and have no idea how much that history bar pissed me off.

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You're welcome.

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I clicked the SOLVED button and got an error message, but the "solved" disappeared so I hope it gave you credit for that resolution.