Uninstall search plugins

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.

• Mozilla Suite: Installation directory.
• SeaMonkey: Default search plugins: Installation directory . Custom search plugins: profile folder.
• Firefox 1.0.x: Installation directory.
• Firefox 1.5: Default search plugins*: Installation directory . Custom search plugins: profile folder.

*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

• SearchPluginHacks extension
• Search Engine Ordering extension
• Search Plugin Manager utility for Windows