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Why is my address bar no longer retaining past sites that I have visited?

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  • Last reply by cor-el

My address bar used to save frequently used web addresses in a dropdown menu accessed by clicking on the down arrow at the very right of the address bar. Without warning, it now only retains the addresses I visit during a specific session. At the end of each session, the Dropdown memory is wiped clean. Why did this happen and how do I repair this huge inconvenience???

My address bar used to save frequently used web addresses in a dropdown menu accessed by clicking on the down arrow at the very right of the address bar. Without warning, it now only retains the addresses I visit during a specific session. At the end of each session, the Dropdown memory is wiped clean. Why did this happen and how do I repair this huge inconvenience???

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-> click Firefox button and click Options -> Privacy -> History section -> Firefox will: select "Use Custom Settings for History" -> REMOVE Checkmark from Permanent Private Browsing mode -> place Checkmarks on:

1) Remember my Browsing History 2) Remember Download History 3) Remember Search and Form History 4) Accept Cookies from sites 4a) Accept Third-party Cookies under Keep Until : select They Expire

-> REMOVE CHECKMARK from CLEAR HISTORY WHEN FIREFOX CLOSES

-> Click OK on Options window -> Restart Firefox

Check and tell if its working.

-> If you use Privacy Cleanup softwares like CCleaner, DON'T SELECT FIREFOX IN ITS SETTINGS. These softwares can be responsible for Deleting your Firefox Settings.

Hasan மூலமாக திருத்தப்பட்டது

mha007: The steps mentioned above are the default firefox settings. I have the same settings and still the address bar is not retaining the previously browsed sites. This problem has started after upgrading to 6.0.2 I am currently on Windows 7 Starter for my netbook

-> Troubleshooting extensions and themes

-> Do you use Privacy Cleanup softwares like CCleaner ??

  • IF Yes, then DON'T SELECT FIREFOX IN ITS SETTINGS. These softwares can be responsible for Deleting your Firefox History & Settings.

Check and tell if its working.

Hasan மூலமாக திருத்தப்பட்டது

FF in safe mode also has the same problem.

Also, I don't use any privacy cleanup softwares on my computer

Create a New Profile as a test to check if your current profile is causing the problems.

-> Basic Troubleshooting: Make a New Profile

-> If that New Profile works then you can recover your Bookmarks and Passwords from the Old Profile.

-> Recovering important data from an old profile

Check and tell if its working.

Hasan மூலமாக திருத்தப்பட்டது

A possible cause is a problem with the file places.sqlite that stores the bookmarks and the history.

Also make sure that you do not use Clear Recent History to clear the browsing history.

cor-el மூலமாக திருத்தப்பட்டது