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Why does my default search engine chenge to yahoo even after I chenge it to google in the preferences area.

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The search engine will remain as google until I quit the firefox app, When I start firefox the search engine reverts to yahoo in the preferences. Why - I want google to be the default?

The search engine will remain as google until I quit the firefox app, When I start firefox the search engine reverts to yahoo in the preferences. Why - I want google to be the default?

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https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-to-fix-preferences-wont-save

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