Forget button - quickly delete your browsing history on Firefox

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  • Creator: Joni
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Firefox gives you even more control over your own browsing information. The new version of Firefox comes with a Forget button, which lets you wipe out only your recent browsing history without affecting the rest.

Here's how to do it in just a few clicks:

  1. First, add the Forget button to your toolbar: click the menu button The image "new fx menu" does not exist., then +Customize. Drag the Forget button forget button from the Additional Tools and Features panel to your toolbar. You'll only need to do this once!
  2. When you're ready to clear your recent history, click on the Forget button forget button on your toolbar.
  3. Choose a time frame that you'd like to forget (five minutes, two hours or 24 hours) and click the red Forget button.
    forget controls
  4. Firefox will clear history and cookies from the specified time frame, close your open tabs and relaunch a new window.
To clear your long-term browsing history and passwords, see Delete browsing, search and download history on Firefox.