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Settings for privacy, browsing history and do-not-track
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This article explains all of the options available in the Privacy panel of the Options window (Preferences window for Mac and Linux) of Mozilla Firefox.
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This article describes the settings that are available in the '''Privacy''' panel of the Firefox [[Options Window|{for win}Options{/for}{for mac,linux}Preferences{/for} window]].
The Privacy panel allows you to:
* Control how Firefox handles your history, which includes what pages you've visited, what files you've downloaded, what you've entered into forms, and what [[cookies]] sites have sent you.
* Control what sites can send you cookies and remove cookies that sites have sent you.
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* Control how the Location bar uses history to suggest matches for what you type. For more information, see [[Location bar autocomplete]].
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= History =
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The '''Firefox will''' setting controls how Firefox saves information about your web browsing.
== Remember history ==
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When '''Firefox will''' is set to '''Remember history''':
* Your browsing history, which is the list of pages you've visited, will be kept for 90 days.
* A list of files you download will be kept in the [[Downloads window]].
* The text you enter into form fields or the search bar will be remembered so you can use those entries again. For more information, see [[Form autocomplete]].
* Firefox will accept cookies from sites until they expire. For more information on cookies, see [[Cookies]].
Click on:
* '''clear your recent history''' to open the Clear Recent History window, which allows you to erase some or all of your history quickly. For more information, see [[Clear Recent History]].
* '''remove individual cookies''' to display the Cookies window. For more information, see [[Deleting cookies]].
== Never remember history ==
When '''Firefox will''' is set to '''Never remember history''':
* Firefox will keep no record of your browsing history.
* The files you download will not be listed in the [[Downloads window]].
* The text you enter into form fields or the search bar will not be remembered.
* Firefox will accept cookies from sites and delete them when you close Firefox. For more information on cookies, see [[Cookies]].
Using '''Never remember history''' is equivalent to always being in Firefox Private Browsing mode. For more information, see [[Private Browsing]].
Click on '''clear all current history''' to open the Clear Recent History window, which allows you to erase some or all of your history quickly. For more information, see [[Clear Recent History]].
== Use custom settings for history ==
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When '''Firefox will''' is set to '''Use custom settings for history''', the following settings will be available:
* '''Automatically start Firefox in a private browsing session''': <br/> If selected, Firefox will not remember any new history the next time it starts. For more information, see [[Private Browsing]].
* '''Remember my browsing history for at least ''n'' days''': <br/> If selected, Firefox will keep a list of the pages you've visited in the last ''n'' days (by default, ''n'' is 90).
* '''Remember download history''': <br/> If selected, a list of files you download will be kept in the [[Downloads window]].
* '''Remember search and form history''': <br/> If selected, the text you enter into form fields or the search bar will be remembered so you can use those entries again. For more information, see [[Form autocomplete]].
* '''Accept cookies from sites''': <br/> If selected, Firefox will accept [[cookies]] from sites. Click {button Exceptions...} to control whether some sites are not allowed to set cookies. For more information, see [[Blocking cookies]].
** '''Accept third-party cookies''': <br/> If selected, Firefox will accept cookies from ''http://site2.com'' when you are visiting ''http://site1.com''. For more information, see [[Disabling third party cookies|Third party cookies]].
** '''Keep until''':
*** '''they expire''': If selected, Firefox will allow the sites you visit to specify how long Firefox should keep its cookies.
*** '''I close Firefox''': If selected, your cookies will be deleted when you close Firefox.
*** '''ask me every time''': If selected, Firefox will prompt you each time a site tries to send you a cookie.
* '''Clear history when Firefox closes''': <br/> Your history will be deleted when you close Firefox. Click {button Settings...} to control what items are deleted.
Click {button Show Cookies...} to display the Cookies window. For more information on the Cookies window, see [[Deleting cookies]].
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* '''Keep my history for at least ''n'' days''': <br/> If selected, Firefox will keep a list of the pages you've visited in the last ''n'' days (by default, ''n'' is 90).
* '''Remember what I enter into forms and the search bar''': <br/> If selected, the text you enter into form fields or the search bar will be remembered so you can use those entries again. For more information, see [[Form autocomplete]].
* '''Remember what I've downloaded''': <br/> If selected, a list of files you download will be kept in the [[Downloads window]].
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= Cookies =
* '''Accept cookies from sites''': <br/> If selected, Firefox will accept [[cookies]] from sites. Click {button Exceptions...} to control whether some sites are not allowed to set cookies. For more information, see [[Blocking cookies]].
** '''Accept third-party cookies''': <br/> If selected, Firefox will accept cookies from ''http://site2.com'' when you are visiting ''http://site1.com''. For more information, see [[Disabling third party cookies|Third-party cookies]].
** '''Keep until''':
*** '''they expire''': If selected, Firefox will allow the sites you visit to specify how long Firefox should keep its cookies.
*** '''I close Firefox''': If selected, your cookies will be deleted when you close Firefox.
*** '''ask me every time''': If selected, Firefox will prompt you each time a site tries to send you a cookie.
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= Private Data =
* '''Always clear my private data when I close Firefox''': <br/> Your history will be automatically deleted when you close Firefox. Click {button Settings...} to control what items are deleted. If you have the next setting selected, you will be prompted to delete these items when you close Firefox.
* '''Ask me before clearing private data:''' <br/> If selected, Firefox will prompt you for what items to clear when the you select '''Clear Private Data''' from the {menu Tools}. Click {button Clear Now...} to display the Clear Private Data window. For more information, see [[Clearing Private Data]].
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= Location Bar =
* '''When using the location bar, suggest''': <br/> The Location Bar is the horizontal bar that displays a site's web address (UR<!---->L). When you type in the location bar, Firefox can display results that match what you type:
** '''History and Bookmarks''': If selected, the Location bar will display results from the sites you've visited and the pages you've [[Bookmarks|bookmarked]].
** '''History''': If selected, the Location bar will display results from the sites you've visited.
** '''Bookmarks''': If selected, the Location bar will display results from the pages you've [[Bookmarks|bookmarked]].
** '''Nothing''': If selected, the Location bar will not display results that match what you type.
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This article describes the settings that are available in the '''Privacy''' panel of the Firefox [[Options Window|{for win}Options{/for}{for mac,linux}Preferences{/for} window]].
The Privacy panel allows you to:
* Control how Firefox handles your history, which includes what pages you've visited, what files you've downloaded, what you've entered into forms, and what [[cookies]] sites have sent you.
* Control what sites can send you cookies and remove cookies that sites have sent you.
* Control how the Location bar uses history to suggest matches for what you type. For more information, see [[Location bar autocomplete]].
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= History =
The '''Firefox will''' setting controls how Firefox saves information about your web browsing.
== Remember history ==
{for win,fx35}[[Image:c429d2de8abb3a0c9ba3bdc67b5b7f5f-1258875743-327-6.png]]{/for}{for mac,fx35}[[Image:c429d2de8abb3a0c9ba3bdc67b5b7f5f-1260031568-484-2.png]]{/for}{for linux,fx35}[[Image:c429d2de8abb3a0c9ba3bdc67b5b7f5f-1258875743-327-1.png]]{/for}{for win,fx4}[[Image:Options - Privacy - Win1]]{/for}{for mac,fx4}[[Image:Prefs - Privacy - Mac1]]{/for}{for linux,fx4}[[Image:Prefs - Privacy - Lin1]]{/for}
When '''Firefox will''' is set to '''Remember history''':
* Your browsing history, which is the list of pages you've visited, will be kept for 90 days.
* A list of files you download will be kept in the [[Downloads window]].
* The text you enter into form fields or the search bar will be remembered so you can use those entries again. For more information, see [[Form autocomplete]].
* Firefox will accept cookies from sites until they expire. For more information on cookies, see [[Cookies]].
Click on:
* '''clear your recent history''' to open the Clear Recent History window, which allows you to erase some or all of your history quickly. For more information, see [[Clear Recent History]].
* '''remove individual cookies''' to display the Cookies window. For more information, see [[Deleting cookies]].
== Never remember history ==
When '''Firefox will''' is set to '''Never remember history''':
* Firefox will keep no record of your browsing history.
* The files you download will not be listed in the [[Downloads window]].
* The text you enter into form fields or the search bar will not be remembered.
* Firefox will accept cookies from sites and delete them when you close Firefox. For more information on cookies, see [[Cookies]].
Using '''Never remember history''' is equivalent to always being in Firefox Private Browsing mode. For more information, see [[Private Browsing]].
Click on '''clear all current history''' to open the Clear Recent History window, which allows you to erase some or all of your history quickly. For more information, see [[Clear Recent History]].
== Use custom settings for history ==
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When '''Firefox will''' is set to '''Use custom settings for history''', the following settings will be available:
* '''{for fx35}Automatically start Firefox in a private browsing session{/for}{for fx4}Permanent Private Browsing mode{/for}''': <br/> If selected, Firefox will not remember any new history the next time it starts. For more information, see [[Private Browsing]].
* '''Remember my browsing history{for fx35} for at least ''n'' days{/for}''': <br/> If selected, Firefox will keep a list of the pages you've visited{for fx35} in the last ''n'' days (by default, ''n'' is 90){/for}.
* '''Remember download history''': <br/> If selected, a list of files you download will be kept in the [[Downloads window]].
* '''Remember search and form history''': <br/> If selected, the text you enter into form fields or the search bar will be remembered so you can use those entries again. For more information, see [[Form autocomplete]].
* '''Accept cookies from sites''': <br/> If selected, Firefox will accept [[cookies]] from sites. Click {button Exceptions...} to control whether some sites are not allowed to set cookies. For more information, see [[Blocking cookies]].
** '''Accept third-party cookies''': <br/> If selected, Firefox will accept cookies from ''http://site2.com'' when you are visiting ''http://site1.com''. For more information, see [[Disabling third party cookies|Third party cookies]].
** '''Keep until''':
*** '''they expire''': If selected, Firefox will allow the sites you visit to specify how long Firefox should keep their cookies.
*** '''I close Firefox''': If selected, your cookies will be deleted when you close Firefox.
*** '''ask me every time''': If selected, Firefox will ask you how long to keep a cookie each time a site tries to set one.
* '''Clear history when Firefox closes''': <br/> Certain saved items will be deleted when you close Firefox. Click {button Settings...} to control what items are deleted.
Click {button Show Cookies...} to display the Cookies window. For more information on the Cookies window, see [[Deleting cookies]].
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* '''Keep my history for at least ''n'' days''': <br/> If selected, Firefox will keep a list of the pages you've visited in the last ''n'' days (by default, ''n'' is 90).
* '''Remember what I enter into forms and the search bar''': <br/> If selected, the text you enter into form fields or the search bar will be remembered so you can use those entries again. For more information, see [[Form autocomplete]].
* '''Remember what I've downloaded''': <br/> If selected, a list of files you download will be kept in the [[Downloads window]].
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= Cookies =
* '''Accept cookies from sites''': <br/> If selected, Firefox will accept [[cookies]] from sites. Click {button Exceptions...} to control whether some sites are not allowed to set cookies. For more information, see [[Blocking cookies]].
** '''Accept third-party cookies''': <br/> If selected, Firefox will accept cookies from ''http://site2.com'' when you are visiting ''http://site1.com''. For more information, see [[Disabling third party cookies|Third-party cookies]].
** '''Keep until''':
*** '''they expire''': If selected, Firefox will allow the sites you visit to specify how long Firefox should keep its cookies.
*** '''I close Firefox''': If selected, your cookies will be deleted when you close Firefox.
*** '''ask me every time''': If selected, Firefox will prompt you each time a site tries to send you a cookie.
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= Private Data =
* '''Always clear my private data when I close Firefox''': <br/> Your history will be automatically deleted when you close Firefox. Click {button Settings...} to control what items are deleted. If you have the next setting selected, you will be prompted to delete these items when you close Firefox.
* '''Ask me before clearing private data:''' <br/> If selected, Firefox will prompt you for what items to clear when the you select '''Clear Private Data''' from the {menu Tools}. Click {button Clear Now...} to display the Clear Private Data window. For more information, see [[Clearing Private Data]].
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= Location Bar =
* '''When using the location bar, suggest''': <br/> The Location Bar is the horizontal bar that displays a site's web address (URL). When you type in the location bar, Firefox can display results that match what you type:
** '''History and Bookmarks''': If selected, the Location bar will display results from the list of sites you've visited and the pages you've [[Bookmarks|bookmarked]].
** '''History''': If selected, the Location bar will display results from the list of sites you've visited. Sites you've bookmarked but haven't visited will not show up.
** '''Bookmarks''': If selected, the Location bar will display results from the list of pages you've [[Bookmarks|bookmarked]].
** '''Nothing''': If selected, the Location bar will not display results that match what you type.
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