How to permanently disable group tabs?

[Firefox23]

Every night I accidentally add these infuriating groupings over and over again. Then I lose the tab trying to quickly get rid of it in anger. Why on earth can't I disable them??

I get that for people who want them they may be the best feature ever added but this has been forced on me and I don't want it

[Agentvirtuel]

Hello

For information purposes https://connect.mozilla.org/t5/discussions/help-shape-the-future-of-tab-groups-in-firefox/m-p/95970/... with Firefox 138.0.3, the preference, browser.tabs.groups.enabled is true, by default.

For information purposes.
1 - Go to Configuration Editor for Firefox
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/about-config-editor-firefox
2 - Enter a search term browser.tabs.groups.enabled
To change a boolean (true-false) preference's value, double-click on the preference.

[computermusic]

I turned off 'browser.tabs.groups.enabled' and now I have a policy in Settings: {"browser.tabs.groups.enabled":{"Value":false,"Status":"locked"}}

[Agentvirtuel]

Hello

For information purposes
Firefox policies https://mozilla.github.io/policy-templates
Preferences https://mozilla.github.io/policy-templates/#preferences

The Enterprise Policy Generator https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/enterprise-policy-generator helps to create the configuration file.

{
  "policies": {
    "Preferences": {
      "browser.tabs.groups.enabled": {
        "Status": "locked",
        "Type": "boolean",
        "Value": false
      }
    }
  }
}

Your browser is being managed by your organization, that's normal.

Use the Troubleshooting Information page to help fix Firefox issues
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/use-troubleshooting-information-page-fix-firefox

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Enterprise Policies: This shows you if your browser is being managed by Windows Group Policy or a policies.json file. If enterprise policies are managing Firefox, clicking Active will show you a list of the policies that are currently active on Firefox.

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[computermusic]

I should have specified that I have no idea why I have a Firefox policy. I am not working for a company, I am an individual user. How do I get rid of this policy?

I'm running Bitdefender Total Security (but not Bitdefender VPN). I don't know if that has anything to do with it.

[Agentvirtuel]

Hello

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@computermusic wrote:

I turned off 'browser.tabs.groups.enabled' and now I have a policy in Settings: {"browser.tabs.groups.enabled":{"Value":false,"Status":"locked"}}

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For your information

{
  "policies": {
    "Preferences": {
      "browser.tabs.groups.enabled": {
        "Status": "locked",
        "Value": "false"
      }
    }
  }
}

It doesn't work
"Type": "boolean" is missing

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@computermusic wrote:

I should have specified that I have no idea why I have a Firefox policy. I am not working for a company, I am an individual user. How do I get rid of this policy?

I'm running Bitdefender Total Security (but not Bitdefender VPN). I don't know if that has anything to do with it.

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Firefox policies can be specified using the Group Policy templates on Windows, Intune on Windows, configuration profiles on macOS, or by creating a file called policies.json. On Windows, create a directory called distribution where the EXE is located and place the file there. On Mac, the file goes into Firefox.app/Contents/Resources/distribution. On Linux, the file goes into firefox/distribution, where firefox is the installation directory for firefox, which varies by distribution or you can specify system-wide policy by placing the file in /etc/firefox/policies.

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Have you take a look at
Use the Troubleshooting Information page to help fix Firefox issues
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/use-troubleshooting-information-page-fix-firefox

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Application Binary: Shows where Firefox is installed.

[computermusic]

The entry for the policy is exactly what is specified in Settings. At this point all I want to know is how to get rid of the policy. I didn't have one to begin with and don't know how it got there.

[Agentvirtuel]

Use the Troubleshooting Information page to help fix Firefox issues
https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/use-troubleshooting-information-page-fix-firefox

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Application Binary: Shows where Firefox is installed.

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Go to your where Firefox is installed

Do you see a directory called distribution

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[computermusic]

 Yes. It contains the file 'policies.json'.

[Agentvirtuel]

To see, you can move your policies.json file, to your office, then, restart Firefox.

[computermusic]

AgentVirtuel, I need to apologize for my manners in responding to you. There was much that I didn't understand, plus I was worried about the possibility of having to do a Firefox refresh, so my responses were short and abrupt. Thanks again for helping me with the problem.