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Troubleshooting

Raymond Hill edited this page Jul 28, 2026 · 16 revisions

Self-diagnose the proper functioning of uBO Lite (uBOL).


Default filtering mode

The default filtering mode of uBOL is meant to be optimal:

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When the filtering mode is optimal, it is possible that some ad placeholders are left behind on a given site. If this happens and you want to get rid of the placeholders, set the filtering mode to complete for that site:

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When the default mode is basic, uBOL will still filter network requests, but will not apply cosmetic- or scriptlet-based filters.


The default filtering mode automatically switches back to basic

This happens if you do not give uBOL the permissions to "read and change" data on all websites by default:

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Safari (macOS) Safari ⇒ "Settings..."
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Safari (iOS) Settings ⇒ Apps ⇒ Safari ⇒ Extensions ⇒ uBlock Origin Lite
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