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How can i get rid of the (new ?) searchbar in de Bookmarks Sidebar ?

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How can i get rid of the (new ?) searchbar in de Bookmarks Sidebar ?

How can i get rid of the (new ?) searchbar in de Bookmarks Sidebar ?

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You can add code to the userChrome.css file below the default @namespace line.


@namespace url("http://www.mozilla.org/keymaster/gatekeeper/there.is.only.xul"); /* only needed once */

/* hide sidebar selector */
#sidebar-header {display:none!important;}
/* hide sidebar search container */
#sidebar-search-container {display:none!important;}

You can use the button on the "Help -> Troubleshooting Information" (about:support) page to go to the current Firefox profile folder or use the about:profiles page.

  • create the chrome folder (lowercase) in the <xxxxxxxx>.default profile folder if this folder doesn't exist
  • use a plain text editor like Notepad to create a (new) userChrome.css file in the chrome folder (file name is case sensitive)
  • paste the code in the userChrome.css file in the editor window
  • make sure that the userChrome.css file starts with the default @namespace line
  • make sure that you select "All files" and not "Text files" when you save the file via "Save file as" in the text editor as userChrome.css.
    otherwise Windows may add a hidden .txt file extension and you end up with a not working userChrome.css.txt file
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After 30 minutes of reading & re-reading i finally figured it out. Somehow it was like learning another language ... ;-) I am grateful for your help: thank you so much master cor-el !!!