(B) In the Windows "Run" dialog or in the system search box, paste the following and press Enter to load it: (A) Type or paste about:config in the address bar and press Enter to load the page. (1) Open Firefox's about:config page, using either: Keep this post/message handy for copy/pasting. There is a way to do this "blind" and there is a way to reset Firefox settings externally if that method doesn't work. Read this answer in context 👍 3 All Replies (3) Mac: hold down the option/alt key when starting FirefoxĪ small dialog should appear. Windows: hold down the Shift key when starting Firefox To access Refresh when you can't see in Firefox, you can completely exit all Firefox windows, and then: This article describes it in more detail: Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings. Or you can use Firefox's Refresh feature, although this also will remove all your add-ons. Then start Firefox to see whether it worked. Right-click prefs.js and choose Rename, and insert the word OLD, so you getĪnd that way you'll hide it from Firefox but have it for future reference in case you discover a critical need for it. If the edit failed or you decided you didn't want to try it, you can reset all of the settings in the file by renaming it. Note: #000000 is pure black, so if you used a charcoal or other shade, that part will be different.ĭelete that line completely so there is no break between the previous and next lines and save your change and close the file. (Do not double-click because that will submit the script to the Windows Script Runtime to run against the system. If you are not intimidated by strange script codes, you can right-click > Edit this file to open it in Notepad. js file extension and indicates it has a file type of JScript.
Click into the one folder or into the folder that was most recently updated.įind a file named prefs.js - by default, Windows hides the.
Here you may find one or more folders that have semi-random names. In the Windows "Run" dialog or in the system search box, type or paste the following shortcut and press Enter to load the folder: Exit out of Firefox, since you don't want to change settings file while Firefox is still using them.
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