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Why clearing history does not clear the Location bar and how to fix it

When you start typing in Firefox's Location bar, a drop-down list of pages from your history and bookmarks that match what you've typed will be shown. For more information on the autocomplete feature of the Location bar, also known as the "Awesome Bar", see the [[Location bar autocomplete]] article. = Why clearing history does not clear the Location bar = Items that appear with a star along the right edge are part of your [[Bookmarks|bookmarks]] and not your browsing history. {for win}<br/>[[Image:bookmarksinslb-en-win.png]]<br/>{/for} = Removing bookmarks results from the list = {for fx35} # [[T:optionspreferences]] # Select the {menu Privacy} panel. {for win}<br/> [[Image:c089345e1089b5be0054f98b8b44cf6f-1249100183-346-1.png]] <br/>{/for} # Beside '''When using the location bar, suggest''', set the drop-down menu to either '''History''' or '''Nothing'''. #* '''History''' will make the [[Location bar autocomplete|Location bar autocomplete]] list only display results found in your browsing history, not bookmarks. #* '''Nothing''' will turn off autocomplete. # [[T:closeOptionsPreferences]]. {/for} {for fx3} Firefox 3.5 and Firefox 3.6 include a setting to choose if you want the [[Location bar autocomplete|Location bar autocomplete]] list to display "History and Bookmarks," "History," "Bookmarks," or "Nothing". To use this setting, [[Updating Firefox|upgrade to the latest version]]. {/for}