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By OSAf W on May. 09, 2008

If you are using Firefox 2.0...

Then follow these steps:

1. Click on the search dropdown list button in the toolbar

2. Click "Manage Search Engines" option

3. Select the search engine in the "Search Engine Management List" Window

4. Click "Remove"

5. Click OK to close the window.

The search engine will have been removed from the list now.

Please let me know if this worked for you.

By Anna Medlin on May. 09, 2008

Doh! I was looking under preferences, and would always access the drop-downs with they keyboard shortcut (command-K) and then (command - up/down)!

Perfect! Thanks!!

By an anonymous user on Oct. 14, 2008

How can i completely remove the search engine box in firefox?

By jianjun wu on Oct. 15, 2008

Firefox3 is similar as Firefox 2, just click the

'Manage Search Engines' and remove

By wadise wu on Oct. 15, 2008

yes, click the "Manage Search Engines"

By jack tm on Oct. 15, 2008

click the "Manage Search Engines"

By Neptune Chin on Oct. 15, 2008

Firefox3 is similar as Firefox 2, just click the

'Manage Search Engines' and remove

By an anonymous user on Nov. 15, 2008

is it possible to change the default text it shows in the box? For example, instead of it saying google, it could say french fries or something...

By an anonymous user on Dec. 15, 2008

how do you add one to it...like i have myspace as my main one but i can't get is back to google

By Randy Clark on Dec. 15, 2008

After you click "Manage", you can go and get more search engines. I'm not sure if you can easily add ones that are 'not supported', but Mozilla keeps a list of providers that you can then add in. If MySpace was there originally, you should be able to add it back in, assuming they are ready for the version you are using. HTH.

By an anonymous user on Jan. 01, 2009

Well how do you remove the search provider when you type something in the address bar?

By System Administrator on May. 29, 2009

In the search box at the far R of FF's window, just left- (not right-) click the little icon of the current search provider. A drop-down menu appears that lets you remove or add any search services ("engines") you wish.