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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.
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.
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When you start typing into the Location bar (also called the address bar or "Awesome Bar"), Firefox displays a drop-down list of suggested sites. This article describes how to clear single items or all items from the Location bar history.
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= 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 a single item from the Location bar history =
# To clear a single item in the Location bar history, click the drop-down arrow in the Location bar.
#;[[Image:Remove Website Address Bar]]
# Press the {key ↓} down arrow key or move the mouse, to highlight the entry to delete.
# To clear the highlighted item,{for mac} hold down the {key Shift} key and{/for} press {key Delete} on your keyboard.
= Clearing all items in the Location bar history =
{note}'''Note:''' If you see items with a star, those are [[Create bookmarks to save your favorite webpages|bookmarks]] and not part of your browsing history. This is part of the Firefox [[Awesome Bar - Find your bookmarks, history and tabs when you type in the address bar|Awesome Bar]] feature. If you don't want bookmarks to appear in the Location bar, see [[Awesome Bar - Find your bookmarks, history and tabs when you type in the address bar#w_changing-your-location-bar-settings|Changing your location bar settings]].{/note}
{for not fx29}
# {for win7,win8}At the top of the Firefox window, click on the {button Firefox} button, go over to the {menu History} menu and select {menu Clear Recent History...}.{/for}{for mac}On the menu bar, click on the {menu History} menu and select {menu Clear Recent History...}.{/for}{for winxp,linux}At the top of the Firefox window, click on the {menu History} menu and select {menu Clear Recent History...}.{/for}
# In the Clear Recent History window, set '''Time range to clear:''' to '''Everything'''.
# Beside '''Details''', click on the arrow button, then select '''Browsing & Download History'''.
#* '''Note: Be sure to de-select any other items that you do not want to be cleared. See [[Delete browsing, search and download history on Firefox]] for more information'''.
#;{for win}[[Image:Clear Browsing Download History Win]]{/for}
# To clear all items in the Location bar history, press {button Clear Now}.
{/for}
{for fx29}
#Click on the menu button [[Image:new fx menu]], then click on {menu History}.
#Click {menu Clear Recent History...} to open the dialog window.
# In the Clear Recent History window, set '''Time range to clear:''' to '''Everything'''.
# Click on the arrow button next to ''Details'' to expand a list of items to clear. Make sure '''Browsing & Download History''' has a check mark next to it.
#;{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 Browsing Download History Win]]{/for}
# To clear all items in the Location bar history, press {button Clear Now}.
{/for}
= Troubleshooting =
== I still see items with a star in the Location bar ==
If you don't want bookmarks to appear in the Location bar, see [[Awesome Bar - Find your bookmarks, history and tabs when you type in the address bar#w_changing-your-location-bar-settings|Changing your location bar settings]].
When you start typing into the address bar (or "Awesome Bar"), Firefox displays a drop-down list of suggested sites. This article describes how to clear single items or all items from the Location bar history.
__TOC__
= 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 a single item from the address bar history =
# To clear a single item in the Location bar history, click the drop-down arrow in the address bar.
#;{for not fx57}[[Image:Remove Website Address Bar]]{/for}{for fx57}[[Image:show history address bar 57]]{/for}
# Press the {key ↓} down arrow key or move the mouse, to highlight the entry to delete.
# To clear the highlighted item,{for mac} hold down the {key Shift} key and{/for} press {key Delete} on your keyboard.
= Clearing all items in the address bar history =
{note}'''Note:''' If you see items with a star, those are [[Create bookmarks to save your favorite webpages|bookmarks]] and not part of your browsing history. This is part of the Firefox [[Awesome Bar - Find your bookmarks, history and tabs when you type in the address bar|Awesome Bar]] feature. If you don't want bookmarks to appear in the Location bar, see [[Awesome Bar - Find your bookmarks, history and tabs when you type in the address bar#w_changing-your-location-bar-settings|Changing your location bar settings]].{/note}
#Click on the menu button [[Image:new fx menu]], then click on {menu Library}.
#Click {menu History}.
#Click {menu Clear Recent History...} to open the dialog window.
# In the Clear Recent History window, set '''Time range to clear:''' to '''Everything'''.
# Click on the arrow button next to ''Details'' to expand a list of items to clear. Make sure '''Browsing & Download History''' has a check mark next to it.
#;{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 Browsing Download History Win]]{/for}
# To clear all items in the address bar history, press {button Clear Now}.
= Troubleshooting =
== I still see items with a star in the Location bar ==
If you don't want bookmarks to appear in the Location bar, see [[Awesome Bar - Find your bookmarks, history and tabs when you type in the address bar#w_changing-your-location-bar-settings|Changing your location bar settings]].