how to remove preference name(s) in about:config
there are preference names that reference chrome and google in the about:config. How do I edit this to REMOVE every reference or mention of chrome and google out of the config/set up?
Examples: loop.oauth.google.scope loop.oauth.google.redirect_uri extensions.wrc.SearchRules.google.com.url extensions.wrc.SearchRules.google.com.style
gecko.handlerService.schemes.ircs.3.name - chrome://browser-region/locale/region.properties (lot of these)
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Usually if you see chrome in Firefox, it refers to internal features of the program or an extension. This usage goes way back, long before another company decided they liked it so much they would name their browser after it.
You will find references to Google all over the place. In your examples:
- "loop" refers to the Firefox Hello feature, so that preference may not be relevant to you if you don't use Hello.
- preferences starting with extensions.wrc are for one of your current or past extensions, but I don't know what "wrc" refers to
- preferences starting with gecko.handlerService are for types of contents other than ordinary HTTP and HTTPS links
Is there some reason you want to clean house? Let me guess...
If you are having problems with unresponsive script errors that refer to a chrome:// URL, some common reasons would be:
(1) An extension that interacts with a lot of pages, such as Skype Click to Call, that is bogging down for some reason
(2) Incompatibility with the protected mode feature of the Flash player plugin. That feature has security benefits, but seems to have serious compatibility issues on some systems. You can see whether it helps to disable it. Open the Add-ons page using either:
- Ctrl+Shift+a
- "3-bar" menu button (or Tools menu) > Add-ons
In the left column, click Plugins. On the right side, find "Shockwave Flash" and click the More link. Then uncheck the box for "Enable Adobe Flash protected mode" and try that for a day to see whether it helps.
Firefox uses the "chrome://" protocol to access its own internal files and also access files from extensions (no relation with Google Chrome).
wrc refers to an Avast extension (wrc@avast.com).
You normally wouldn't see chrome://browser-region/locale/region.properties as those are complex (localized) prefs and resolve to a valid string. The gecko.handlerService.schemes.mailto.* prefs are an exception because only a few have value by default.
If a pref has the default value and doesn't show bold (user set) then you can't remove such a pref via Reset in the right-click context menu. Prefs that how user set (bold) and are added by an extension that is no longer installed can safely be removed via Reset. If the extension is still installed then best is to leave such a pref alone.