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Fireforx is still remembering history no matter what setting I use. This has only started recently. I have tried private browsing, remember nothing and custom

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I have always had firefox set to "Never remember anything." Now though it always remembers everything. I have also tried custom settings and set it to delete everything when firefox closes. This does not work either. What is going on? Is there some add-on that is keeping everything in memory?

I have always had firefox set to "Never remember anything." Now though it always remembers everything. I have also tried custom settings and set it to delete everything when firefox closes. This does not work either. What is going on? Is there some add-on that is keeping everything in memory?

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Have you tried to Reset Firefox? Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings

What exact settings do you have if that doesn't work, and where you are seeing history showing up?

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Have you tried to Reset Firefox? Refresh Firefox - reset add-ons and settings

What exact settings do you have if that doesn't work, and where you are seeing history showing up?

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Resetting Firefox seems to have solved the problem. I will also have to do this on my other machines.

Thank you!

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Problems with bookmarks and history not working properly can be caused by a corrupted places.sqlite database file.

You can check for problems with the places.sqlite database file in the Firefox Profile Folder.

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