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How do I stop firefox adding "recent" to tasks

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How do I stop firefox adding "recent" to tasks - I've tried changing the "about:config" settings but this doesn't work.

There seems to be no halfway house where you loose All Tasks or have to continue to delete the annoying " recent documents.

Am I missing something?

How do I stop firefox adding "recent" to tasks - I've tried changing the "about:config" settings but this doesn't work. There seems to be no halfway house where you loose All Tasks or have to continue to delete the annoying " recent documents. Am I missing something?

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Where are you seeing this? Are you talking about a folder in the Bookmarks Manager? If so, that is not a real folder. It is created by the browser. Useful in some cases. Just move that to the bottom of the main bookmarks folder.

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I'm seeing it when I right click the Firefox Icon I have pinned to the Taskbar.

It is a folder in the Bookmarks Manager'

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You can set what to show there via browser.taskbar.lists prefs on the about:config page.

  • browser.taskbar.lists.recent.enabled

You can open the about:config page via the location/address bar. You can click the button to "Accept the Risk and Continue".

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This is the route I have been using. It has not worked.

I attach the settings I'm using, maybe someone can guide me to modify.

Note - I wish to keep the "New Private Window" setting