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Can't get Firefox to not remember my browsing history.

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mhoffman
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My Firefox browser settings (under tools and options) are that it should never remember my browsing history.

Nevertheless, every time I open Firefox (even after the browser has been closed and the computer shut down) and open a new tab, there is a grid of tiles showing sites that I have previously visited. Also, if I click on history I can see my browsing history.

If I go to options and clear history, these things disappear. But after a period of browsing, they are back, even with the setting "never remember history."

How can I get Firefox to respect this setting and not remember my browsing history?

(I have tried creating a new profile, but this hasn't changed anything.)

Thanks for any advice, Matthew

My Firefox browser settings (under tools and options) are that it should never remember my browsing history. Nevertheless, every time I open Firefox (even after the browser has been closed and the computer shut down) and open a new tab, there is a grid of tiles showing sites that I have previously visited. Also, if I click on history I can see my browsing history. If I go to options and clear history, these things disappear. But after a period of browsing, they are back, even with the setting "never remember history." How can I get Firefox to respect this setting and not remember my browsing history? (I have tried creating a new profile, but this hasn't changed anything.) Thanks for any advice, Matthew

Gekose oplossing

You can set another page as the new tab page by modifying the browser.newtab.url pref om the about:config page.

See this article about the New Tab page (about:newtab):

Do you have any software installed on your computer like Advanced SystemCare that might be causing this?

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Mauricio Navarro Miranda
Mauricio Navarro Miranda
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Hello there!

Please show a screenshot of that settings. :)

cor-el
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Gekose oplossing

You can set another page as the new tab page by modifying the browser.newtab.url pref om the about:config page.

See this article about the New Tab page (about:newtab):

Do you have any software installed on your computer like Advanced SystemCare that might be causing this?