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How do I remove side bar and go back to tabbed browsing across the top of the screen?

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I update firefox and was asked how I wanted tabs displayed. I orignally had new tabs opening across the top of the screen but changed a setting so they came up on the sidebar. I want to go back to tabs across the top of the screen but can't find how to do this.

I update firefox and was asked how I wanted tabs displayed. I orignally had new tabs opening across the top of the screen but changed a setting so they came up on the sidebar. I want to go back to tabs across the top of the screen but can't find how to do this.

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Having the tab bar displayed in the sidebar is not a built-in feature for Firefox. Check you list of extensions for one that adds that feature.

You may have the Tree Style Tab extension.

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Thank you this has allowed me to change this. Appreciate your quick reply and easy instructions :-) Cheers!

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Your above posted system details show outdated plugin(s) with known security and stability risks.

  1. Shockwave Flash 10.1 r82
  2. Next Generation Java Plug-in 1.6.0_14 for Mozilla browsers

Update the Java plugin to the latest version.

Update the Flash plugin to the latest version.