Important Firefox Settings And Options

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If you are facing issues with your Firefox browser or any of the websites that you are trying to access, or if you are trying to customize your Firefox browser settings then in this article you can find all the important settings and options.

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How To Access Firefox Settings?

For Windows And MAC

  • Tap the Three horizontal lines from the top right corner.
  • Select Settings.

How To Update Firefox?

For Windows

  • Tap the Three horizontal lines from the top right corner.
  • Select Help.
  • Select About Firefox.
  • If there is a new update available for your browser you will see the option “Restart to Update Firefox”.
  • If there is no new update then you will see the message that your browser is up to date.

On MAC

  • From the top menu tap on Firefox.
  • Select About Firefox.
  • If there is a new update available for your browser you will see the option “Restart to Update Firefox”.
  • If there is no new update then you will see the message that your browser is up to date.

How To Clear Firefox Cookies And Site Data?

For Windows

  • Tap the Three horizontal lines from the top right corner.
  • Select History.
  • Select Clear recent history.
  • Now depending on your preference, you can delete choice of your data for your preferred time range.

For MAC

  • Tap the Three horizontal lines from the top right corner.
  • Select Settings.
  • Select Privacy & Security.
    • Under the Cookies and Site Data section, you can select Clear Data and manage data to delete with cookies and site data.
    • Under History select Clear History.

How To Access Firefox Private Window?

For Windows & MAC

  • Tap the Three horizontal lines from the top right corner.
  • Select New Private Window.

How To Find Downloads On Firefox?

For Windows & MAC

  • Tap the Three horizontal lines from the top right corner.
  • Select Downloads.

How To Find Your Bookmarks On Firefox?

For Windows & MAC

  • Tap the Three horizontal lines from the top right corner.
  • Select Bookmarks.

How To Add Extensions On Firefox?

For Windows & MAC

  • Tap the Three horizontal lines from the top right corner.
  • Select Settings.
  • From the left side Select Extensions & Themes.
  • On the Extensions and Theme page make sure Extensions is selected on the left side.
  • Then on the right side scroll down to the bottom and select Find More Addons.
  • Then look for your Extension and Select it.
  • Then select Add To Firefox.
  • Then select Add when the windows pop up.

How To Remove Extensions On Firefox?

For Windows & MAC

  • Select Settings.
  • From the left side Select Extensions & Themes.
  • On the Extensions and Theme page make sure Extensions is selected on the left side.
  • You can see your added extension under the Enabled.
  • If you want to remove the extension just tap the three-dot icon next to the extension which you want to remove.
  • Then Select Remove.

How To Use Extensions Under Firefox Private Mode?

For Windows & MAC

  • Select Settings.
  • From the left side Select Extensions & Themes.
  • On the Extensions and Theme page make sure Extensions is selected on the left side.
  • You can see your added extension under the Enabled.
  • Then tap the Three-dot icon next to the extension that you want to use under the private window.
  • Then select Manage.
  • Then make sure Allow is selected for Run in Private Windows.