
Homepage troubles
I have restored my homepage to Firefox many times, but every time I restart Firefox, it changes back to Google. I even have my search engine set to DuckDuckGo, but it keeps Google as my search engine! I've emptied my cache and data too. How can I stop Google from hijacking my homepage? Thanks, Wally.
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Hi Wally, let's separate those two features:
(1) Home page
Normally, Firefox comes set to use the Firefox Home page, which has a search box for your default search engine. You can change this to a page on the web using the Custom URLs selection. That change should be retained between sessions. Some general references:
- Relevant section of the Settings page: How to set the home page
- Issue of add-ons modifying your setting: An extension changed my New Tab page or home page
- Issue of Firefox not starting up with the settings from your previous session: How to fix preferences that won't save
(2) Default search engine
While Firefox comes configured to use Google as the default search engine in most places, your change should stick. This is saved in a separate settings file from the home page address.
Users have observed that if they go to the Shortcuts box further down the Settings > Search panel and remove ALL search engines, then Firefox will restore them all later. You can un-check some search engines rather than removing them to work around this.
General reference: Manage Firefox search settings