Location bar or address bar is the place where you type the URL of a website. Whenever you start typing something, it automatically displays a drop down list with some results matching with what you have typed. This drop down list displays some related matches by comparing the typed letters with your bookmarks and previously browsed history. However, some may not feel comfortable with this if they are typing something before few people as they can see your previously browsing history.
Do note that clearing your Firefox browsing history might remove previously browsed websites from the location bar, but it will still show the bookmarks. By default, the Firefox location bar has been configured to display the possible matches from history and bookmarks and once you delete all previously history, it will still show matches from your bookmarks. However, you can follow the below tutorial to clear Firefox location bar history completely.
Clearing Firefox Location Bar (Address Bar) History
- Navigate to Tools >> Options >> Privacy
- From the Location Bar menu, beside When using the location bar, suggest, you will get few options :
- History and Bookmarks – It will display history and bookmarks
- History – Address bar will display matches from history only
- Bookmarks – Address bar will display matches from Firefox bookmarks only
- Nothing – Firefox address bar will display nothing whenever you type something
- Select your preferred option and click OK to save the settings
- You are done.
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