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Where do I find the Firefox setting to input my home page?

MysteryKam
MysteryKam

I have used Mozilla Firefox as my default browser, for years. Recently, I used a program to clean (what it said was) junk files from my computer. Unfortunately, I did not make a rescue point. After removal of the files, several of my programs, including Firefox, has no longer worked as it once did. I was always able to go into settings to select my browser, my search engine, my home page, etc. That is no longer possible. I was wondering if I should uninstall Firefox and reinstall - or is their another easier way to repair my problem?

Any help I can get is much appreciated.

I have used Mozilla Firefox as my default browser, for years. Recently, I used a program to clean (what it said was) junk files from my computer. Unfortunately, I did not make a rescue point. After removal of the files, several of my programs, including Firefox, has no longer worked as it once did. I was always able to go into settings to select my browser, my search engine, my home page, etc. That is no longer possible. I was wondering if I should uninstall Firefox and reinstall - or is their another easier way to repair my problem? Any help I can get is much appreciated.

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James
James
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https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-to-set-the-home-page https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/change-your-default-search-settings-firefox

Any program you use, you should make sure it does not touch anything Firefox related. CCleaner for example has been well known to potentially cause problems it you let it touch Firefox and profiles.

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MysteryKam
MysteryKam Question owner

Thank you for your information. I don't use Google; I prefer DuckDuckGo, and the info you sent would not allow me to change my search engine. So, I gave up. I think I need to be more tech savoy.

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