My "Awesome Bar" is no longer using Google for search. It is using Yahoo. I want to switch it to Google, again.

The Firefox URL address bar defaults to a search feature if the browser does not recognize the entry as a valid http, https, ftp etc URL.
Until recently, it used Google. It is now using Yahoo search and I want to switch it back.
Efforts to use Time Machine backups of my library files have not fixed the problem.

Hey Shewmaker,
You should take a look at [https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Location%20bar%20search?s=location+bar&r=2&as=s#w_changing-the-internet-keyword-service this article] on the Location Bar. It will show you how to change the provider for the location bar search.
Hopefully this helps!

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