Forget button - quickly delete your browsing history on Firefox

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  • Revision id: 80178
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  • Creator: Lan
  • Comment: Forget button is gray until it's clicked
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  • Reviewed by: heyjoni
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  • Ready for localization: Yes
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  • Readied for localization by: heyjoni
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Please update your version of Firefox for the latest features and security updates.

Firefox gives you even more control over your privacy. The new version of Firefox comes with a Forget button, which wipes out your recent browsing history without affecting the rest of your information.

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

  1. First, add the Forget button to your toolbar. You'll only need to do this step once!
    • Click the menu button The image "new fx menu" does not exist..
    • Click +Customize at the bottom of the menu panel.
    • Drag the Forget button forget button gray from the Additional Tools and Features panel to your toolbar, then click Exit Customize.
  2. When you're ready to clear your recent history, click the Forget button forget button gray 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, clean window.
To clear your long-term browsing history and passwords, see Delete browsing, search and download history on Firefox.