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In the latest versions of firefox I can't delete single items from the address bar drop down list. As it says here https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/remove-websites-address-bar-suggestions#w_clearing-a-single-item-from-the-address-bar-history I should press Shift+Delete, but it DOESN'T work anymore.

In the latest versions of firefox I can't delete single items from the address bar drop down list. As it says here https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/remove-websites-address-bar-suggestions#w_clearing-a-single-item-from-the-address-bar-history I should press Shift+Delete, but it DOESN'T work anymore.

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You can't delete it. These links are Top Sites. To remove it, you have to remove this page from Top Sites on a New Tab page.

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That shortcut should work in the most recent version of Firefox.

It's important to note that you can only delete items from the address bar if they are a browsing history or search history item. If they are something else (like a bookmark) they can't be deleted using this shortcut, they would need to be removed from the bookmarks in order for them not to appear in the address bar drop-down when you start typing.

Hope this helps.

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All items are browsing history. Does that shortcut work for you in the latest firefox version?

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Yes, that shortcut is working for me in the current version as well as the newer pre-release versions.

Are the items that you are trying to delete appear when you have typed something or when you have just clicked on the address bar?

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When I have just clicked on the address bar.

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You can't delete it. These links are Top Sites. To remove it, you have to remove this page from Top Sites on a New Tab page.