Where did you install Firefox from? Help Mozilla uncover 3rd party websites that offer problematic Firefox installation by taking part in our campaign. There will be swag, and you'll be featured in our blog if you manage to report at least 10 valid reports!

Avatar for Username

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

This thread was archived. Please ask a new question if you need help.

I want to remove suggested thumbnails

  • 2 replies
  • 1 has this problem
  • 1 view
  • Last reply by Scribe

raoul_de_cambrai
raoul_de_cambrai
more options

I love the thumbnails on newtabs in firefox, but recently there have been a bunch of suggested thumbnails from sites like Quartz and Insider which are really getting on my nerves. I don't want firefox to suggest any sites to me on my customized thumbnails list. How can I disable suggestions for thumbnails on my newtab pages?

I love the thumbnails on newtabs in firefox, but recently there have been a bunch of suggested thumbnails from sites like Quartz and Insider which are really getting on my nerves. I don't want firefox to suggest any sites to me on my customized thumbnails list. How can I disable suggestions for thumbnails on my newtab pages?

All Replies (2)

cor-el
cor-el
  • Moderator
  • Top 10 Contributor
more options

See:

Directory tiles that Firefox shows on the about:newtab page are saved in the directoryLinks.json file in the parent location of the disk cache. If you want to remove and disable the sponsored directory links on the about:newtab page then use these steps: You can set the browser.newtabpage.directory.source pref to an empty string on the about:config page.

  • browser.newtabpage.directory.source = <empty>
  • browser.newtabpage.directory.ping = <empty>

You can delete the directoryLinks.json file in the parent location of the disk cache to remove the currently stored directory links.

  • delete directoryLinks.json

See the about:cache page for the location of the disk cache and go one level up.

  • C:\Users\<user>\AppData\Local\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\<profile>\

"AppData" (XP: Application Data; Mac: ~/Library; Linux: ~/.mozilla) is a hidden folder.

Modified by cor-el

Scribe
Scribe
more options

Hi, if you pin your own sites to the New Tab page, they will eventually replace all the Firefox suggested ones - Customize your Firefox New Tab page.