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Learn how to clear the list of previous searches from the Firefox Search bar.

Firefox includes a Search bar on the [[New Tab page in Firefox|New Tab page]] and an optional [[Add the Search bar to your Firefox toolbar|Search bar]] located to the right of the address bar. When you [[Search with the Firefox address bar|search the Web with Firefox]], the Search history can grow quite large over time. This article explains how to clear items from your Firefox Search history. * If you want to clear address bar search suggestions (other than Search history entries indicated by a clock icon), see [[Remove websites from the address bar suggestions]]. * If you want to clear search terms on websites, see [[Control whether Firefox automatically fills in forms]]. = Clearing all search items = #Click the menu [[Image:Fx89menuButton]] button, click {menu History} and select {menu Clear recent history…} from the History menu. #;[[Image:Fx115History-ClearRecentHistory]] #In the dialog box that opens, choose {menu Everything} from the ''Time range to clear:'' drop-down menu. #;[[Image:Fx63ClearRecentHistory-Search]] #Make sure that {menu Form & Search History} has a check mark next to it and remove check marks for any items you don't want to clear. #Click the {button Clear Now} button to finish. = Clearing individual search items = To clear '''individual''' items from the Search bar history, click on the Search input field. Press the {key ↓} and {key ↑} keys to scroll the list of items. To delete the highlighted item, press{key Shift}+{key Delete}.