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Firefox no longer autocompletes URL's as expected.

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rocketbooster
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Previously, when I typed for example "gl" it would autocomplete to; for example. "website.mozilla/glowingcactus" however now it will autocomplete to "gleefulhappysite.mozilla". How do I restore the original behavior? Gleefulhappysite.mozilla is not a site I've ever visited often, but it will no longer autocomplete anything other than the websites names themselves.

Previously, when I typed for example "gl" it would autocomplete to; for example. "website.mozilla/glowingcactus" however now it will autocomplete to "gleefulhappysite.mozilla". How do I restore the original behavior? Gleefulhappysite.mozilla is not a site I've ever visited often, but it will no longer autocomplete anything other than the websites names themselves.

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cor-el
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You can try to remove that entry if you do not use it.

Use these steps to remove saved (form) data from a drop-down list:

  1. click the (empty) input field on the web page to open the drop-down list
  2. highlight an entry in the drop-down list with the mouse or cursor Down key
    do not click the mouse or press the Enter key
  3. press the Delete key (on Mac: Shift+Delete) to delete the highlighted entry

You can also remove that page from the history to reset the visit count.