Remove websites from the address bar suggestions
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This article describes how to clear single items or all items from the Location bar history.
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Clearing all items for a single site
- At the top of the Firefox windowOn the menu bar, click on the menu menu, and select button, go over to the menu (on Windows XP, click on the menu) to open the Library window.
- At the top right corner, type the name of the website you wish to forget in the Search History field, and press EnterReturn.
- In the resulting list, right-clickhold down the Ctrl key while you click on the site you wish to forget, and select . will remove all traces of that site from your History. For more information, see
- Close the Library window.
Clearing a single item from the Location bar history
- To clear a single item in the Location bar history, click the drop-down arrow in the Location bar.
- Press the Down arrow key, or move the mouse, to highlight the entry to delete.
- To clear the highlighted item, hold down the Shift key and press Delete on your keyboard.
The item is deleted.
Clearing all items in the Location bar history
- Note: If you see items with a star, those are Bookmarks and not part of your browsing history. This is part of the Firefox Awesome Bar feature. If you don't want bookmarks to appear in the Location bar, see Changing your location bar settings.
- At the top of the Firefox windowOn the menu bar, click on the menu menu, and select button, go over to the menu (on Windows XP, click on the menu) .
- In the Clear Recent History window, set Time range to clear: to Everything.
- Beside Details, click on the arrow button, then select Browsing & Download History.
- Note: Be sure to de-select any other items that you do not want to be cleared. See Delete browsing, search and download history on Firefox for more information.
- Note: Be sure to de-select any other items that you do not want to be cleared. See Delete browsing, search and download history on Firefox for more information.
- To clear all items in the Location bar history, press .
The Location bar history is cleared.
Troubleshooting
I still see items with a star in the Location bar
If you don't want bookmarks to appear in the Location bar, see Changing your location bar settings.