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Private Browsing allows you surf the web without saving any information about the sites you visit - things like passwords, what you search for or enter into forms. '''TRY IT:''' To open a private window, click the {button Firefox} button and choose {menu New Private Window}. [[Video:http://youtu.be/7EQHYcs8sl0]] __TOC__ = What does Private Browsing not save? = {warning}'''Warning:''' Private Browsing doesn't make you anonymous on the Internet. Your Internet service provider, employer, or the sites themselves can still track what pages you visit. Private Browsing also doesn't protect you from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keylogger keyloggers] or [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spyware spyware] that may be installed on your computer.{/warning} * '''Visited pages''': No pages will be added to the list of sites in the History menu, the Library window's history list, or the [[Search your bookmarks, history and tabs with the Awesome Bar|Awesome Bar]] address list. * '''Form and Search Bar entries''': Nothing you enter into text boxes on web pages or the [[Search bar - Easily choose your favorite search engine|Search bar]] will be saved for [[Control whether Firefox automatically fills in forms with your information|Form autocomplete]]. * '''Passwords''': No new passwords will be saved. * '''Download List entries''': No files you download will be listed in the [[Use the Downloads window to manage downloaded files|Downloads Window]] after you turn off Private Browsing. * '''Cookies''': [[Cookies - Information that websites store on your computer|Cookies]] store information about websites you visit such as site preferences, login status, and data used by plugins like Adobe Flash. Cookies can also be used by third parties to track you across websites. For more info about tracking, see [[How do I turn on the Do-not-track feature?]] * '''Cached Web Content''' and '''Offline Web Content and User Data''': No temporary Internet files ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cache cached] files) or files that websites save for offline use will be saved. {note} '''Note''': * If you create new [[How to use bookmarks to save and organize your favorite websites|Bookmarks]] while using Private Browsing, they will not be removed when you stop Private Browsing. * If you save files to your computer while using Private Browsing, they will not be deleted when you stop Private Browsing. However, any files you open in an external application will be cleared from the system's temporary folder, and none of the files you download will appear in the [[Find and manage downloaded files|Downloads]] list. {/note} = How do I open a new Private Window? = There are two ways to open a new Private Window. ==Open a new, blank Private Window== *At the top of the Firefox window, click the {button Firefox} button and select {menu New Private Window}. A new Private Window will open.<br>[[Image:New Private Window Fx20 Win7]] ==Open a link in a new Private Window== *Right-click on any link and choose {menu Open Link in New Private Window} from the context menu. A new Private Window will open with the link you selected.<br>[[Image:Link in Private Window Fx20 Win7]] {warning}'''Important:''' When in Private Browsing mode, the {button Firefox} button will be purple. You may also have other windows open that are not Private Browsing windows.{/warning} [[Image:Normal - Private Fx20 Win7]] = How do I always start Firefox in Private Browsing? = There is a setting in the [[Settings for privacy, browsing history and do-not-track|{for win}Options{/for}{for mac,linux}Preferences{/for} window]] that automatically enables Private Browsing whenever you start Firefox. {note}'''Note:''' If you enter Private Browsing this way, the {button Firefox} button won't turn purple but Firefox will still not retain your history as described above.{/note} #At the top of the Firefox window, click on the {button Firefox} button and then select {menu Options} #Select the {menu Privacy} panel. #Set '''Firefox will:''' to '''Never remember history'''.<br>[[Image:Never Remember History Win7]] #You will see a message that Firefox needs to restart to enable this feature. Click {button OK} and Firefox will restart in permanent Private Browsing mode. {/for} [[Template:ShareArticle|link=http://mzl.la/MNBtnG]]