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Whenever i open Firefox i cant type anything because the "find" bar at the bottom alwayse pops up. How can i remove that or fix this issue?

Bhoff
Bhoff
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So like I said, Everytime I open firefox as soon as I open a tab the "find" bar automatically pops up and I cant type. It wont let me close it at all. Ive searched everywhere to see if I can disable it from automatically coming up but came up empty. Ive reset everything back to is "original" settings but that didn't work either.

So like I said, Everytime I open firefox as soon as I open a tab the "find" bar automatically pops up and I cant type. It wont let me close it at all. Ive searched everywhere to see if I can disable it from automatically coming up but came up empty. Ive reset everything back to is "original" settings but that didn't work either.

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jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
jscher2000 - Support Volunteer
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Have you had this problem for some time or did it just start recently?

This occurs with an empty new tab (Ctrl+t) or with any new tab (e.g., including clicking a link)?

Is the bar labeled Find or Quick Find?

Find: This bar can be opened using Ctrl+f, but obviously you are not typing Ctrl+f.

Quick Find: The shortcut to open this bar is a / character. Firefox also has an option to open the Quick Find bar as soon as you type any character. (See: Accessibility options) But this is turned off by default, and it doesn't sound as though you are typing a character when this happens.

Hmmm... by default, if the cursor is in either bar, it can be closed by pressing the Esc key. But I suppose that isn't working either (or it reopens very quickly).

If you view the Add-ons page, do you have any extensions?

orange Firefox button (or Tools menu) > Add-ons > Extensions category