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can I recover an add on recently uninstalled by mistake?

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useful add on mistakenly uninstalled - removed because I didn't recognize the name, and now I can't remember it. is there a way to recover it? the add on recorded downloads at the bottom of the screen.

useful add on mistakenly uninstalled - removed because I didn't recognize the name, and now I can't remember it. is there a way to recover it? the add on recorded downloads at the bottom of the screen.

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Is it the Download Statusbar?

Alternatively you can open Tools (Alt + T) > Add-ons and on the top right search for the add-on by typing in a part of the name or words that match the meaning eg. status, downloads etc. or you can search for it here.

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Useful links:

All about Tools > Options

Going beyond Tools > Options - about:config

about:config Entries

What's That Preference? add-on - Quickly decode about:config entries - After installation, go inside about:config, right-click any preference, enable (tick) MozillaZine Results to Panel and again right-click a pref and choose MozillaZine Reference to begin with.

Keyboard Shortcuts

Firefox Profile Folder & Files

Safe Mode

Problematic Extensions/Add-ons

Troubleshooting Extensions and Themes