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As you type into the address bar, Firefox displays a drop-down list of suggested sites. Learn how to remove some or all of these suggestions.

When you start typing into the address bar, Firefox displays a drop-down list of suggested sites. This article describes how to clear single items or all items from the address bar history. *To control what suggestions are shown when you type into the address bar, see [[Address bar autocomplete suggestions in Firefox]] and [[Search suggestions in Firefox]]. {note}'''Note:''' Clicking on the address bar displays a drop-down of {for not fx89}Top Sites{/for}{for fx89}Shortcuts (most visited sites){/for} by default. See {for not fx89}[[Customize items on your Firefox New Tab page#w_customize-your-top-sites|Customize your Top Sites]]{/for}{for fx89}[[Customize items on your Firefox New Tab page#w_customize-your-shortcuts|Customize your Shortcuts]]{/for} to learn more. {/note} __TOC__ = Clearing a single item from the address bar history = # To clear a single item in the address bar history, type or paste enough text for Firefox to show the item in the drop-down. # Press the {key ↓} down arrow key or move the mouse, to highlight the browsing or Search history entry to delete. # To clear the highlighted item, hold down the {key Shift} key and press {key Delete} on your keyboard. = Clearing all items for a single site = # [[T:OpenHistoryLibrary]] # At the top right corner, type the name of the website you wish to forget in the ''Search History'' field, and press {for win,linux}{key Enter}{/for}{for mac}{key Return}{/for}. #[[T:contextmenu]] on the site you wish to forget in the resulting list and select {menu Forget About This Site}. #;{for win}[[Image:History Win6]]{/for}{for mac}[[Image:History Mac6]]{/for}{for linux}[[Image:History Lin6]]{/for}{note}'''Note:''' Using {menu Forget About This Site} will remove all traces of that site from your History. For more information, see [[Delete browsing, search and download history on Firefox]].{/note} # Close the Library window. = Clearing all items in the address bar history = {note}'''Note:''' If you see items with a star, those are [[Bookmarks in Firefox|bookmarks]] and not part of your browsing history. This is part of the Firefox [[Address bar autocomplete suggestions in Firefox|address bar autocomplete]] feature. If you don't want bookmarks or other content to appear in address bar suggestions, see [[Address bar autocomplete suggestions in Firefox#w_how-can-i-control-what-results-the-address-bar-shows-me|Changing your address bar settings]].{/note} #{for not fx89}Click on the menu button [[Image:Fx57Menu]], click {menu Library} and then click {menu History}.{/for}{for fx89}Click on the menu button [[Image:Fx89menuButton]] and then click {menu History}{/for}. #Click {menu Clear Recent History...} to open the dialog window. # In the Clear Recent History window, set '''Time range to clear:''' to '''Everything'''. # To remove browsing history, make sure '''Browsing & Download History''' has a check mark next to it. To remove Search history, check the box next to '''Form & Search History'''. #;{note}'''Tip''': Be sure to remove the check mark next to any other items that you do not want to be cleared. See [[Delete browsing, search and download history on Firefox]] for more information.{/note} #;{for win}[[Image:Clear Recent History - Everything - Browsing and Download History]]{/for} # To clear all items in the address bar history, click {button OK}.