Firefox includes a Search bar on the [[About the New Tab page|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 the Web on Firefox|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, see [[Remove websites from the Awesome Bar suggestions]]. * If you want to clear search terms on websites, see [[Control whether Firefox automatically fills in forms]]. __TOC__ = Clearing all search items = #Click the Library button [[Image:57 library icon]], click {button History} and select {button Clear Recent History…}. #*Make sure that {menu Form & Search History} has a check mark next to it and remove the check marks for any items you don't want to clear. #In the dialog box that opens, choose {menu Everything} in the ''Time range to clear'' field. #;{for not fx63}[[Image:clear all history]]{/for}{for fx63}[[Image:Fx63ClearRecentHistory-Search]]{/for} #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 bar input field. Press the {key ↓} and {key ↑} keys to scroll the list of items. To delete the highlighted item, press {for mac}{key Shift}+{/for}{key Delete}.

Firefox includes a Search bar on the New Tab page and an optional Search bar located to the right of the address bar. When you 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, 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

1. Click the Library button , click History and select Clear Recent History….
   • Make sure that Form & Search History has a check mark next to it and remove the check marks for any items you don't want to clear.
2. In the dialog box that opens, choose Everything in the Time range to clear field.

   

3. Click the Clear Now button to finish.

Clearing individual search items

To clear individual items from the Search bar history, click on the Search bar input field. Press the ↓ and ↑ keys to scroll the list of items. To delete the highlighted item, press Shift+Delete.