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How do i eliminate Firefox-installed open-starred bookmarks that I did NOT install?

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When I type a letter into the address box, several Firefox-installed suggestions pop up in the drop down window. I have put in Privacy Settings for the Location Bar that I only want bookmarked suggestions to show, yet these following open-starred addresses show up in addition to my own bookmarks.

I tried to delete them but they remain-

I want to permanently delete THESE "suggestions" >

https://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/desktop/customize/

https://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/about/

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/products/firefox

When I type a letter into the address box, several Firefox-installed suggestions pop up in the drop down window. I have put in Privacy Settings for the Location Bar that I only want bookmarked suggestions to show, yet these following open-starred addresses show up in addition to my own bookmarks. I tried to delete them but they remain- I want to permanently delete THESE "suggestions" > https://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/firefox/desktop/customize/ https://www.mozilla.org/en-GB/about/ https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/products/firefox

Modified by xlcrlee

Chosen solution

Problem solved! >

1. I clicked on the bookmarks icon in the top bar

2. the dropdown box had Bookmarks Toolbar, Other Bookmarks, Recent Tags ... and, surprise, surprise! --- a Firefox or Mozilla entry

I forget which now (Firefox or Mozilla), since I simply and easily DELETED it (the file or cache)

Now only MY "real" bookmarks are auto-suggested!

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Right-click each of those bookmarks and select Delete.

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When I rt click on each of those they immediately open (go to)

if I hover over them they turn blue, and if I then push "delete", they still remain the next time

if I hover and hold CTRL, or ALT or ALT GR and then push "delete", they still remain the next time

OF course i tried all of that many times before asking for help

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Does this mean that there is no answer?

Out of maybe one-half BILLION Firefox users (from Internet specs) that i am the ONLY person with this problem?

please, someone provide an actual working, functioning answer ....

p l e a s e

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Chosen Solution

Problem solved! >

1. I clicked on the bookmarks icon in the top bar

2. the dropdown box had Bookmarks Toolbar, Other Bookmarks, Recent Tags ... and, surprise, surprise! --- a Firefox or Mozilla entry

I forget which now (Firefox or Mozilla), since I simply and easily DELETED it (the file or cache)

Now only MY "real" bookmarks are auto-suggested!

Modified by xlcrlee