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How do i stop advert popupseach time i get to a site? i have only got duckduckgo last week and it is a pain to keep deleting these popads.net crap

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I used it when I was on Vista OS it was simple to install with no hidden folders/files left on my system. Have no used it yet with windows 10. You want no popups go to the settings for yr browser itself.

By Thomas I.
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Display query suggestions in the search box. why doesn't duck display this?

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Wouldn't opera then enable their VPN solve the tracking issue from Google. That's what I do. Tried duck duck go search is often wrong.

By Chris N.
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If you have foxfire refresh it. Go to their sup[port sections and type in refresh and then go thru all of the foxfire settings. As for Google make sure you check all of yr privacy settings. And double check yr addons in both foxfire and google

By Thomas I.
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I use duck duckgo on several computers and love it. on all win 7 and 8 systems i cannot save selected themes and region settings. after save settings and a restart all is erased and back to default. please help. thank you in advance.

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I found the site very lacking in it's responses in comparison to Goggle and no longer use it. Even Yahoo is better.

By Joe C.
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I noticed that if i do a search and go to a page, i can't navigate back to the original search page. i have to start search again. not so with google

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Stroke downward anywhere on the screen to open up controls bar at the bottom, take it from there

By Jo S.
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If i use duck duck go on foxfire what keeps foxfire from my web history and cookies and will this site keep me safe

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Yes it's a search engine you're not using Firefox's search engine anymore.

By Nikolai M.
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I didn't ask for it. it came with an update of seamonkey. how do you uninstall it?

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Use the help feature in the program you want to change it in. It will explain how to change your personal choice for search engine.

By Bill P.
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Is it possible to install duckduckgo provisionally whilst keeping google

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Yes you can have several search engines but one will be designated as a default Add a search engine Many websites offer search engines that you can add to your Firefox Search bar. This allows you to search that specific website directly from your Search bar. To add the site-specific engine, visit the website for your desired search engine. (We'll use youtube.com as an example.) Click the magnifying glass on the Search bar on your toolbar addsearch

By Thomas I.
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Always gets superceded by yahoo even tho i try to make it my default search engine.any suggestions?

Answer:

Get rid of yahoo all together. Do a complete check of all programs install on yr PC, Check for any files on yr computer that you don; t recognize and be careful what you delete. Last check all of yr setting especially privacy setting and don't trust just any add on.

By Thomas I.
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Can this be used on google chromebooks? thanks-john.

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Just install Firefox and set DuckDuckGo.com as default browser, I wound not use anything with Google if I was you

By re Z.

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