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A list of commands to disable the back gesture for Chrome, FireFox, Brave, and Safari
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When working with online editor, the back gesture on a Mac can become very frustrating. Here are some helpful commands disable the back gesture:

# Disable back gesture in specific apps

# Chrome
defaults write com.google.Chrome AppleEnableSwipeNavigateWithScrolls -bool FALSE
# FireFox
defaults write org.mozilla.firefox AppleEnableSwipeNavigateWithScrolls -bool FALSE
# Brave
defaults write com.brave.Browser AppleEnableSwipeNavigateWithScrolls -bool FALSE
# Safari
defaults write com.apple.Safari AppleEnableSwipeNavigateWithScrolls -bool FALSE

You'll have to restart your browser for the change to take effect. To turn back on, change FALSE to TRUE.

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Is there a way to disable the scrolling gesture (swipe with 2 fingers up/down) in the same way?

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