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How do I enable my adress bar to show the past history of sites I frequently visit?

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My auto complete wont work. or show any past history in the address bar. I have checked that auto complete in on in my privacy tabs however it still doesn't work?

I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling and it does not fix the problem

My auto complete wont work. or show any past history in the address bar. I have checked that auto complete in on in my privacy tabs however it still doesn't work? I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling and it does not fix the problem

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A possible cause is a problem with the file places.sqlite that stores the bookmarks and the history.

You can also try to repair the places database with this extension:


Start Firefox in Diagnose Firefox issues using Troubleshoot Mode to check if one of the extensions or if hardware acceleration is causing the problem (switch to the DEFAULT theme: Firefox/Tools > Add-ons > Appearance/Themes).