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Keep or save the setting for never saving a history?

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bernd1-1
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When I select in Settings>Privacy & Security>History, that a history should never be saved and close the Settings tab, the next time I go to Settings, the option is replaced by the setting, that saves a history according to customisation and there's a check mark to always use the Private Mode. Apparently Firefox doesn't keep or save the setting. I learned from https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/privater-modus that saving a history according to customisation with the option to always use the Private Mode enabled, is the same as never saving a history, nevertheless it should be possible to keep the setting (as the setting exists). How can I solve the problem?

When I select in Settings>Privacy & Security>History, that a history should never be saved and close the Settings tab, the next time I go to Settings, the option is replaced by the setting, that saves a history according to customisation and there's a check mark to always use the Private Mode. Apparently Firefox doesn't keep or save the setting. I learned from https://support.mozilla.org/de/kb/privater-modus that saving a history according to customisation with the option to always use the Private Mode enabled, is the same as never saving a history, nevertheless it should be possible to keep the setting (as the setting exists). How can I solve the problem?

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There is no difference between "Never remember history" and "Always use private browsing mode". If one of the checkboxes in custom mode is non-default, it will prefer "Always use private browsing mode". You can reset them by switching from "Always use private browsing mode" to "Remember history" and then to "Never remember history".

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zeroknight
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There is no difference between "Never remember history" and "Always use private browsing mode". If one of the checkboxes in custom mode is non-default, it will prefer "Always use private browsing mode". You can reset them by switching from "Always use private browsing mode" to "Remember history" and then to "Never remember history".

bernd1-1
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Quite tricky if someone doesn't know. It would be great if it was changed so that subordinate settings (displayed when it's selected that Firefox remembers a history according to customisation) cannot block superior ones (never remember a history).

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