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How To Run Our Scratchpad Cleanup Scripts in FF72+

earthlng 2019-11-01 15:59:57 +00:00
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The REMOVED script is the ONLY single point of reference for everything we once tinkered with, but is now gone. It's a short list, but highly recommended that you manually check them or run the script.
**How To Run A Scratchpad Script**
<details><summary><b>How To Run Our Scratchpad Cleanup Scripts prior to FF72</b></summary><p>
* Close Firefox and [backup](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/1.2-Backing-Up) your profile
* (Optional) Disable the network connection <sup>1</sup>
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* Re-enable the network connection
<sup>1</sup> Blocking Firefox from the internet ensures it cannot act on your reset preferences in the period before you restart it, such as app and extension auto-updating, or downloading unwanted components (system addons, GMP etc). It depends on what you're resetting and how long before you restart.
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<details><summary><b>How To Run Our Scratchpad Cleanup Scripts in FF72+</b></summary><p>
* Close Firefox and [backup](https://github.com/ghacksuserjs/ghacks-user.js/wiki/1.2-Backing-Up) your profile
* (Optional) Disable the network connection <sup>1</sup>
* Start Firefox
* Load `about:config` and press Ctrl+Shift+K to open the Web Console for about:config
* Switch to multi-line editor mode (Ctrl+B toggles between single- and multi-line editor mode)
* Load **your** script (`.js` file) or paste it
* If you edited the list of prefs in the script, make sure the last pref does **not** have a trailing comma
* Run it
* Check the output on the left to see which prefs were reset
* if you see something you want to keep, add it to your user.js (or your overrides)
* Restart Firefox
* Some prefs require a restart
* A restart will reapply your `user.js`
* Re-enable the network connection
<sup>1</sup> Blocking Firefox from the internet ensures it cannot act on your reset preferences in the period before you restart it, such as app and extension auto-updating, or downloading unwanted components (system addons, GMP etc). It depends on what you're resetting and how long before you restart.
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