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Gear Icon is new and I don't want it!

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Cindy DeLong
Cindy DeLong

Recently a "gear" icon has appeared on the bottom left of my screen while using Mozilla. It relates to moving the tabs. I don't want to do anything with my tabs. How can I get rid of the icon? The icon reduces the horizontal screen space available. I have a small laptop so this small amount of space is important.

Thanks for your help! Cindy

Recently a "gear" icon has appeared on the bottom left of my screen while using Mozilla. It relates to moving the tabs. I don't want to do anything with my tabs. How can I get rid of the icon? The icon reduces the horizontal screen space available. I have a small laptop so this small amount of space is important. Thanks for your help! Cindy
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Hi,

Those are settings for the sidebar. You can hide the sidebar by going to Firefox Settings, scrolling down to Browser Layout and unchecking "Show sidebar".

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Denys
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Hi,

Those are settings for the sidebar. You can hide the sidebar by going to Firefox Settings, scrolling down to Browser Layout and unchecking "Show sidebar".

Cindy DeLong
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I knew it had to be something simple.

Thank you so much!

Paul
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Hello,

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