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How to restore backspace button function?

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tnd772
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Hello,

Is there a way to restore backspace button function in the newest version of Firefox, so when pressing it the previous page opened? This function was very helpful for me!

Hello, Is there a way to restore backspace button function in the newest version of Firefox, so when pressing it the previous page opened? This function was very helpful for me!

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You can set browser.backspace_action = 0 on the about:config page to enable the history backspace action.

You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can click the button to "Accept the Risk and Continue".

See "Changed" in the release notes.

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cor-el
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Chosen Solution

You can set browser.backspace_action = 0 on the about:config page to enable the history backspace action.

You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can click the button to "Accept the Risk and Continue".

See "Changed" in the release notes.

tnd772
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It solved. Thank you.