I've got a whole bunch of search engines ("searchplugins" folder) installed. I copied the folder from my HD. However, nothing shows up in the pFF search bar. I have no icon and the drop down list is empty.
Is there some file somewhere I need to reset?
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Search Engines not showing
February 17, 2006 - 12:49am
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Search Engines not showing
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I'm having the same problem using PFF 1.5.0.1 on Windows 2000/XP.
E071460
I used this fix to repair my localstore.rdf file. It worked.
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Corrupt localstore.rdf file
A corrupt localstore.rdf file in the Firefox profile folder can cause various issues, including missing search engines from the Search Bar and inability to add new new engines. The solutions below will fix this problem (and possibly others, such as toolbar customizations being reset on startup, disappearing bookmarks and the "Add Bookmark" dialog not working) but any customized toolbar settings will be gone.
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Firefox 1.5
Exit Firefox completely and then start it in safe mode. A window called Firefox Safe Mode with some troubleshooting options will appear. Select the option "Reset toolbars and controls" and choose "Make Changes and Restart".
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Earlier Firefox versions
Exit Firefox completely and then open the profile folder and delete the file "localstore.rdf". Make sure to delete the "localstore.rdf" file in the profile folder and not the program files copy (in Windows, the profile folder may be hidden).
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Possible prevention
Firefox 1.5: "Tools -> Options -> Advanced -> Update tab". Under "Automatically check for updates to:" uncheck the "Search Engines" box.
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Related bug
e071460