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I Cannot delete a link from the dropdown list on the awesome bar!

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dr_honest
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I often go to my bank, First Tech Fed CU but there is a website being sold named very similar and though I never go to it on purpose and I have tried to delete it using your suggested routine, your suggestion does not work. I hit delete with it highlighted and all that is deleted is a letter on the Awesome Line. I am a donor to Mozilla because I love what you stand for. I do NOT want to accidentally go to any of these false sites. Please show a way to delete this from ever showing up again.

Thank you, David

I often go to my bank, First Tech Fed CU but there is a website being sold named very similar and though I never go to it on purpose and I have tried to delete it using your suggested routine, your suggestion does not work. I hit delete with it highlighted and all that is deleted is a letter on the Awesome Line. I am a donor to Mozilla because I love what you stand for. I do NOT want to accidentally go to any of these false sites. Please show a way to delete this from ever showing up again. Thank you, David

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philipp
philipp
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hi david, please be sure to press the dedicated delete key (should be labelled "del" or "delete") on your keyboard, and not the backspace button...

cor-el
cor-el
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If you can't remove that item with the Delete key then check for problems with the places.sqlite database (bookmarks and history) in the Firefox profile folder.

See also:

Modified by cor-el

philipp
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hi david, i've received your PM. could you try to press ctrl+shift+h in order to bring up the history section of your library, search for this mistaken domain & right-click on a search result and then "forget" about the wrong site? maybe this can help as well...