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This article describes how to remove search engines from the Firefox [[Search Bar]] or  [[Mozilla Suite : FAQs : Status | Mozilla Suite / SeaMonkey]] Internet Search preferences.
This article describes how to remove search plugins from the [[Search Bar]].


==Manual removal==
==Manual removal==
With Mozilla Suite or Firefox closed, open the searchplugins folder in the following location.   
With the application closed, open the '''searchplugins''' folder in the following locations. Note that Firefox 1.5 and SeaMonkey place manually installed search engines ("custom" search plugins) in the [[profile folder]] so you may have search plugins in two locations.
* Firefox 1.5, default search plugins: [[Installation directory]].  
* Mozilla Suite:  [[Installation directory]].
* Firefox 1.5, custom search plugins: [[Profile folder]]
* SeaMonkey:  Default search plugins: [[Installation directory]] . Custom search plugins: [[profile folder]].
<u>Warning</u>. Removing any of the default search plugins in Firefox 1.5 may result in failure of the current Firefox 1.5.0.1 partial update ([https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=325561 (Bug 325561]) as reported [http://forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?t=375600 here].  It is recommended that you only remove custom search plugins in Firefox 1.5 until the issue is resolved.  
* Firefox 1.0.x: Installation directory.
* Firefox versions previous to 1.5: [[Installation directory]]
* Firefox 1.5:  Default search plugins*:  [[Installation directory]] .  Custom search plugins: [[profile folder]]. 
* Mozilla Suite: [[Installation directory]]
<u>*Note:</u>  Removing any of the Firefox 1.5 default search plugins  may result in failure of the Firefox 1.5.0.1 partial update due to [https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=325561 Bug 325561] (fixed in Firefox 1.5.0.2).
 
Delete both .src and .gif or .png search plugin files for the search engine you want to remove.  For example, to remove the Webster search engine,  you would delete the files "webster.src" and "webster.gif".  Restart the application and it will be gone.
Delete both .src and .gif or .png search plugin files for the search engine you want to remove.  For example, to remove the Webster search engine,  you would delete the files "webster.src" and "webster.gif".  Restart the application and it will be gone.


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Revision as of 14:00, 12 March 2006

This article describes how to remove search engines from the Firefox Search Bar or Mozilla Suite / SeaMonkey Internet Search preferences.

Manual removal

With the application closed, open the searchplugins folder in the following locations. Note that Firefox 1.5 and SeaMonkey place manually installed search engines ("custom" search plugins) in the profile folder so you may have search plugins in two locations.

*Note: Removing any of the Firefox 1.5 default search plugins may result in failure of the Firefox 1.5.0.1 partial update due to Bug 325561 (fixed in Firefox 1.5.0.2).

Delete both .src and .gif or .png search plugin files for the search engine you want to remove. For example, to remove the Webster search engine, you would delete the files "webster.src" and "webster.gif". Restart the application and it will be gone.

If you removed a search plugin because it was broken, please go to the Mycroft Homepage and "judge" this plugin.

Search plugin managers

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