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Google.com set rather than .co.uk?

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I just cleared my history and everything and now everything is set to google.com rather than google.co.uk?

How do I change it

I just cleared my history and everything and now everything is set to google.com rather than google.co.uk? How do I change it

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jscher2000 said

I don't know whether the English (British) installer has a google.co.uk search plugin or uses the same google.com search plugin as the English (US) release. Perhaps it would be easiest to add another search plugin instead of fighting Google's scripts. There are some choices on this page: http://mycroftproject.com/google-search-plugins.html If you find one that works well, you can promote it to default.

Thank You!

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You should find a link at the bottom the that Google page to go to your local Google site in case Google detects your location.

Such a detail is stored in a cookie, so make sure to keep such a cookie.

  • Create a cookie 'allow' exception to keep such cookies, especially in case of secure websites and when cookies expire when Firefox is closed.
  • Tools > Options > Privacy > "Use custom settings for history" > Cookies: Exceptions

Clearing "Site Preferences" clears all exceptions for cookies, images, pop-up windows, software installation, passwords, and other website specific data.

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Ye it says Use Google.co.uk but when I click that and go back home and then search again in the search bar , it goes back to Google.com

And how do I create a cookie?

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Google should create those cookies automatically.

You can inspect and manage the cookies for the domain in the currently selected tab:

  • Click the "Site Identity Button" (globe/padlock) on the location/address bar
  • Click "More Information" to open "Tools > Page Info" with the Security tab selected
  • Click "View Cookies" to view the cookies for the domain in the currently selected tab
  • Go to the Permissions tab (Tools > Page Info > Permissions) to check the permissions for the domain in the currently selected tab
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cor-el said

Google should create those cookies automatically. You can inspect and manage the cookies for the domain in the currently selected tab:
  • Click the "Site Identity Button" (globe/padlock) on the location/address bar
  • Click "More Information" to open "Tools > Page Info" with the Security tab selected
  • Click "View Cookies" to view the cookies for the domain in the currently selected tab
  • Go to the Permissions tab (Tools > Page Info > Permissions) to check the permissions for the domain in the currently selected tab

Oh okay, I deleted the google.com cookies and it doesn't change? Do I have to do something else to get it to change to UK?

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I don't know whether the English (British) installer has a google.co.uk search plugin or uses the same google.com search plugin as the English (US) release. Perhaps it would be easiest to add another search plugin instead of fighting Google's scripts. There are some choices on this page: http://mycroftproject.com/google-search-plugins.html If you find one that works well, you can promote it to default.

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jscher2000 said

I don't know whether the English (British) installer has a google.co.uk search plugin or uses the same google.com search plugin as the English (US) release. Perhaps it would be easiest to add another search plugin instead of fighting Google's scripts. There are some choices on this page: http://mycroftproject.com/google-search-plugins.html If you find one that works well, you can promote it to default.

Thank You!