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marysuepletcher
marysuepletcher

Whenever I try to use Firefox as a search engine, it goes to ebay. I have to go to chrome to get to the site. What gives? How can I fix it?

Whenever I try to use Firefox as a search engine, it goes to ebay. I have to go to chrome to get to the site. What gives? How can I fix it?

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Hi, when you start typing in the address bar, does the top line of the drop-down say "Search with Google" or "Search with eBay"? If yours says eBay, you can change that using the Options page. This article has the steps to change your default search engine: Change your default search settings in Firefox. Here's a screenshot illustrating that:

Does that work on your Firefox?

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Hi, when you start typing in the address bar, does the top line of the drop-down say "Search with Google" or "Search with eBay"? If yours says eBay, you can change that using the Options page. This article has the steps to change your default search engine: Change your default search settings in Firefox. Here's a screenshot illustrating that:

Does that work on your Firefox?

marysuepletcher
marysuepletcher Question owner

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!