Izimpendulo zakamuva ze-Why when using the Private window, does it show the last site visited after I type in only the first letter of that site? I thought it was not suppose to remembhttps://support.mozilla.org/zu/questions/11530692017-01-12T14:28:50-08:00Hi Bob, cor-el's other suggestion is to remove the existing places.sqlite database file, and certain2017-01-12T14:28:50-08:00jscher2000https://support.mozilla.org/zu/questions/1153069?page=2#answer-952622<p>Hi Bob, cor-el's other suggestion is to remove the existing places.sqlite database file, and certain temporary files Firefox uses (but which are usually removed when you exit Firefox and let it finish its shutdown cleanup). The full steps are:
</p><p><strong>Open Your Current Profile folder in Windows Explorer</strong>
</p><p>Open the Troubleshooting Information page using either:
</p>
<ul><li> "3-bar" menu button &gt; "?" button &gt; Troubleshooting Information
</li><li> Help menu &gt; Troubleshooting Information
</li><li> type or paste <strong>about:support</strong> in the address bar and press Enter
</li></ul>
<p>In the first table, click the "Show Folder" button. Firefox will launch your current profile folder in Windows Explorer.
</p><p>Leaving that folder open, switch back to Firefox, and Exit using either:
</p>
<ul><li> "3-bar" menu button &gt; "power" button
</li><li> (menu bar) File &gt; Exit
</li></ul>
<p>When Firefox closes, the profile folder should be front and center, or you can activate it using the Task bar. Allow 30 seconds to ensure Firefox is fully unloaded and done updating files.
</p><p><strong>Remove The Places Database</strong>
</p><p>In your current profile folder that you just popped open, refresh the display (F5) and then scroll down and find these files:
</p>
<ul><li> <strong>places.sqlite</strong> - right-click &gt; Rename to places.old "just in case"
</li><li> <strong>places.sqlite-shm</strong> - delete this if you see it
</li><li> <strong>places.sqlite-wal</strong> - delete this if you see it
</li></ul>
<p><strong>Start Firefox</strong>
</p><p>Firefox should build a new places.sqlite database and import your last bookmark backup. Success?
</p>I downloaded the Places Maintenance link and that did not help. I have no idea what you are talking 2017-01-12T13:54:09-08:00bob.pipercoltyahoo.comhttps://support.mozilla.org/zu/questions/1153069?page=2#answer-952615<p>I downloaded the Places Maintenance link and that did not help. I have no idea what you are talking about in the nest sentence
</p>First of all I want to thank you for sticking with me to try and fix this problem. I really apprecia2017-01-12T13:50:22-08:00bob.pipercoltyahoo.comhttps://support.mozilla.org/zu/questions/1153069#answer-952614<p>First of all I want to thank you for sticking with me to try and fix this problem. I really appreciate it. I am not very computer literate. I don't have any idea what you meant in your last reply. As soon as I send this reply I will try the Places Maintenance link.
</p>Did you try to use the Places Maintenance extension to see if that could fix the places.sqlite datab2017-01-12T08:40:57-08:00cor-elhttps://support.mozilla.org/zu/questions/1153069#answer-952525<p>Did you try to use the Places Maintenance extension to see if that could fix the places.sqlite database?
</p>
<ul><li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/places-maintenance/" rel="nofollow">https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/places-maintenance/</a>
</li></ul>
<p>If that didn't help then you need to rename/move all places.sqlite files, including places.sqlite-shm and places.sqlite-wal, to make Firefox rebuild the database like I wrote above.
</p>I tried using the same method that has worked in the past. I select "history" then "clear recent his2017-01-12T01:17:12-08:00bob.pipercoltyahoo.comhttps://support.mozilla.org/zu/questions/1153069#answer-952409<p>I tried using the same method that has worked in the past. I select "history" then "clear recent history" then "clear now" and it does not work. It use to work until about a month ago. I tried your last suggestions and that did not work either. I tried shutting down the computer and that did not help either. I am lost as to what to try next.
</p>Hi bob.pipercoltyahoo.com, what method are you using to delete history entries in the regular window2017-01-12T00:11:41-08:00jscher2000https://support.mozilla.org/zu/questions/1153069#answer-952398<p>Hi bob.pipercoltyahoo<em>.</em>com, what method are you using to delete history entries in the regular window? You could try using the Library dialog, either Ctrl+Shift+h or "Show All History".
</p>Yes I am trying to use the delete function in the normal window.
2017-01-11T21:36:24-08:00bob.pipercoltyahoo.comhttps://support.mozilla.org/zu/questions/1153069#answer-952375<p>Yes I am trying to use the delete function in the normal window.
</p>bob.pipercoltyahoo.com said
It is getting worse. Now I can't delete anything from my normal histor2017-01-11T13:27:48-08:00jscher2000https://support.mozilla.org/zu/questions/1153069#answer-952298<p><em><a href="http://bob.pipercoltyahoo.com" rel="nofollow">bob.pipercoltyahoo.com</a> <a href="#answer-952289" rel="nofollow">said</a></em>
</p>
<blockquote>
It is getting worse. Now I can't delete anything from my normal history. What should I try now?
</blockquote>
<p>I don't think you can delete normal history from a private window. Are you doing the deletion in a regular window?
</p>You can check for problems with the places.sqlite database (bookmarks and history) in the Firefox pr2017-01-11T13:24:08-08:00cor-elhttps://support.mozilla.org/zu/questions/1153069#answer-952295<p>You can check for problems with the <b>places.sqlite</b> database (bookmarks and history) in the Firefox profile folder.
</p>
<ul><li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/places-maintenance/" rel="nofollow">https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/places-maintenance/</a>
</li></ul>
<p>See also:
</p>
<ul><li><a href="http://kb.mozillazine.org/Bookmarks_history_and_toolbar_buttons_not_working_-_Firefox" rel="nofollow">http://kb.mozillazine.org/Bookmarks_history_and_toolbar_buttons_not_working_-_Firefox</a>
</li><li><a href="https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Bookmarks+not+saved#w_fix-the-bookmarks-file" rel="nofollow">https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Bookmarks+not+saved#w_fix-the-bookmarks-file</a>
</li></ul>
<p>If the Places Maintenance extension can't repair the places.sqlite database then remove all places.sqlite file(s) in the Firefox profile folder to make Firefox rebuild the places.sqlite database from the most recent JSON backup in the bookmarkbackups folder.
</p>
<ul><li>keep a backup copy of places.sqlite in case a new places.sqlite database has to be created
</li></ul>It is getting worse. Now I can't delete anything from my normal history. What should I try now?
2017-01-11T12:53:09-08:00bob.pipercoltyahoo.comhttps://support.mozilla.org/zu/questions/1153069#answer-952289<p>It is getting worse. Now I can't delete anything from my normal history. What should I try now?
</p>Thanks for all your help, time for some sleep. TTYL
2017-01-09T13:33:41-08:00bob.pipercoltyahoo.comhttps://support.mozilla.org/zu/questions/1153069#answer-951605<p>Thanks for all your help, time for some sleep. TTYL
</p>bob.pipercoltyahoo.com said
no, it will show addresses that I have visited in the regular window a2017-01-09T12:49:33-08:00jscher2000https://support.mozilla.org/zu/questions/1153069#answer-951594<p><em><a href="http://bob.pipercoltyahoo.com" rel="nofollow">bob.pipercoltyahoo.com</a> <a href="#answer-951589" rel="nofollow">said</a></em>
</p>
<blockquote>
no, it will show addresses that I have visited in the regular window also
</blockquote>
<p>Right, it's normal to see regular window visits in all windows. But you should not see private window history in any window.
</p>no, it will show addresses that I have visited in the regular window also
2017-01-09T12:33:35-08:00bob.pipercoltyahoo.comhttps://support.mozilla.org/zu/questions/1153069#answer-951589<p>no, it will show addresses that I have visited in the regular window also
</p>bob.pipercoltyahoo.com said
I just cleared the history in my regular Firefox history page and then2017-01-09T12:04:18-08:00jscher2000https://support.mozilla.org/zu/questions/1153069#answer-951583<p><em><a href="http://bob.pipercoltyahoo.com" rel="nofollow">bob.pipercoltyahoo.com</a> <a href="#answer-951573" rel="nofollow">said</a></em>
</p>
<blockquote>
I just cleared the history in my regular Firefox history page and then I started to type an address in the Private window that i have used only in the regular Firefox and after only 2 letters the entire address domain showed up
</blockquote>
<p>Yes, the in-URL-bar autofill feature remembers server names even if you deleted the history of specific URLs visited on that server. It's actually somewhat difficult to clear that. (See: <a href="https://support.mozilla.org/questions/1130771" rel="nofollow">I cannot delete browsing history that is 5+ years old</a>)
</p><p>But the issue here is private-to-private: does the address bar of the private window show servers that you only visited in a private window?
</p>I just cleared the history in my regular Firefox history page and then I started to type an address 2017-01-09T11:30:49-08:00bob.pipercoltyahoo.comhttps://support.mozilla.org/zu/questions/1153069#answer-951573<p>I just cleared the history in my regular Firefox history page and then I started to type an address in the Private window that i have used only in the regular Firefox and after only 2 letters the entire address domain showed up
</p>bob.pipercoltyahoo.com said
Good Evening
I responded to your first comments but never saw a respon2017-01-09T11:08:08-08:00jscher2000https://support.mozilla.org/zu/questions/1153069#answer-951564<p><em><a href="http://bob.pipercoltyahoo.com" rel="nofollow">bob.pipercoltyahoo.com</a> <a href="#answer-951541" rel="nofollow">said</a></em>
</p>
<blockquote>
Good Evening
I responded to your first comments but never saw a response.
</blockquote>
<p>I meant this part:
</p>
<blockquote>The address bar should only show history accumulated in non-private windows. If you visited a site in a non-private window, then type part of its address in a private window, you will see that non-private history suggested.
<br><br>
If you visit a site you've never seen before in a private window (for example, my site: <a href="https://www.jeffersonscher.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.jeffersonscher.com/</a>) then navigate away from that page (open a different page in the same tab), when you start typing part of that domain in the address bar, Firefox should NOT suggest it as a match.
<br><br>
Is yours not working as intended?</blockquote>Are any of the pages still open in a tab in case switch to tab is active?
Start Firefox in Safe Mode2017-01-09T10:44:51-08:00cor-elhttps://support.mozilla.org/zu/questions/1153069#answer-951550<p>Are any of the pages still open in a tab in case switch to tab is active?
</p><p>Start Firefox in <u><a href="/en-US/kb/diagnose-firefox-issues-using-troubleshoot-mode" rel="nofollow">Safe Mode</a></u> to check if one of the extensions ("3-bar" menu button or Tools -&gt; Add-ons -&gt; Extensions) or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem.
</p>
<ul><li>Switch to the DEFAULT theme: "3-bar" menu button or Tools -&gt; Add-ons -&gt; Appearance
</li><li>Do NOT click the "Refresh Firefox" button on the Safe Mode start window
</li></ul>
<ul><li><a href="https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode" rel="nofollow">https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Safe+Mode</a>
</li><li><a href="https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes" rel="nofollow">https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Troubleshooting+extensions+and+themes</a>
</li></ul>Good Evening
I responded to your first comments but never saw a response.
2017-01-09T10:06:03-08:00bob.pipercoltyahoo.comhttps://support.mozilla.org/zu/questions/1153069#answer-951541<p>Good Evening
I responded to your first comments but never saw a response.
</p>Yes. Did you have any thoughts about my comments after that question?
2017-01-09T08:59:28-08:00jscher2000https://support.mozilla.org/zu/questions/1153069#answer-951527<p>Yes. Did you have any thoughts about my comments after that question?
</p>Did you get my reply?
2017-01-09T08:56:33-08:00bob.pipercoltyahoo.comhttps://support.mozilla.org/zu/questions/1153069#answer-951525<p>Did you get my reply?
</p>