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Can we opt out of the new New Tab button?

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mimbrava
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I don't like the new New Tab button because when you click on it, it overrides the tab you're on unless you remember to right-click it so it can open as a new tab next to the one you're on. It is also too close to the back arrow button. Is there a way to disable the New Tab button?

I don't like the new New Tab button because when you click on it, it overrides the tab you're on unless you remember to right-click it so it can open as a new tab next to the one you're on. It is also too close to the back arrow button. Is there a way to disable the New Tab button?

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I don't know why the button installed itself when 70.0.1 installed, but I figured out how to get rid of it, by right clicking it to get this screen (see screenshot below) and then clicking on Delete.

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mimbrava
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I don't know why the button installed itself when 70.0.1 installed, but I figured out how to get rid of it, by right clicking it to get this screen (see screenshot below) and then clicking on Delete.

cor-el
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Looks that you had bookmarked the new tab page as this appears to be a bookmark on the Bookmarks Toolbar.

mimbrava
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Thanks. I appreciate your input, but I can't imagine that I would add New Tab to my toolbar, though it's something I might have done by accident. But I really think It is something that Firefox did by itself when it installed 70.0.1. Thankfully, I did figure out how to delete it, as mentioned above.

cor-el
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Firefox doesn't create new bookmarks by itself and especially not such a useless new tab bookmark. The screenshot clearly shows the context menu of a bookmark and the position on the screen leads to the Bookmarks Toolbar just below the Navigation Toolbar. It's good that you find how to remove this unwanted bookmark.

mimbrava
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Thanks very much.