This site will have limited functionality while we undergo maintenance to improve your experience. If an article doesn't solve your issue and you want to ask a question, we have our support community waiting to help you at @FirefoxSupport on Twitter and/r/firefox on Reddit.

Avatar for Username

Search Support

Avoid support scams. We will never ask you to call or text a phone number or share personal information. Please report suspicious activity using the “Report Abuse” option.

Learn More

This thread was archived. Please ask a new question if you need help.

Address bar suggest function not working

  • 3 replies
  • 1 has this problem
  • 1 view
  • Last reply by cor-el

cookbooks
cookbooks
more options

Hi there! Recently all suggest functions on the search bar / awesome bar have stopped working on my computer.

I've checked the "about:config" setting for autocomplete URLs and it's set to true. I've also gone through all of the settings in Preferences and can't seem to get the functionality back.

Not sure if this is worth noting, but I use Firefox Sync across a few devices and this is the only machine having this problem.

Any ideas on how to fix?

Hi there! Recently all suggest functions on the search bar / awesome bar have stopped working on my computer. I've checked the "about:config" setting for autocomplete URLs and it's set to true. I've also gone through all of the settings in Preferences and can't seem to get the functionality back. Not sure if this is worth noting, but I use Firefox Sync across a few devices and this is the only machine having this problem. Any ideas on how to fix?

All Replies (3)

cor-el
cor-el
  • Moderator
  • Top 10 Contributor
more options

You can check for problems with the places.sqlite database (bookmarks and history) in the Firefox profile folder.

  • use "Verify Integrity" button on the "Help -> Troubleshooting Information" (about:support) page
    in case errors are reported close and restart Firefox and retry

See also:

cookbooks
cookbooks Question owner
more options

Hey!

The verify integrity button gave me this:

> Task: checkIntegrity - Unable to check places.sqlite integrity: Error: Error(s) encountered during statement execution: > Task: invalidateCaches - The task queue was cleared by an error in another task. > Task: checkCoherence - The task queue was cleared by an error in another task. > Task: expire - The task queue was cleared by an error in another task. > Task: originFrecencyStats - The task queue was cleared by an error in another task. > Task: vacuum - The task queue was cleared by an error in another task. > Task: stats - The task queue was cleared by an error in another task. > Task: _refreshUI - The task queue was cleared by an error in another task.

cor-el
cor-el
  • Moderator
  • Top 10 Contributor
more options

It looks that there is a problem with the places.sqlite database (bookmarks and history).

If you use Sync then best is to disconnect Sync temporarily during troubleshooting.

You can check for problems with the places.sqlite database (bookmarks and history) in the Firefox profile folder.

  • use "Verify Integrity" button on the "Help -> Troubleshooting Information" (about:support) page
    in case errors are reported close and restart Firefox and retry

If "Verify Integrity" button on the "Help -> Troubleshooting Information" (about:support) page cannot repair places.sqlite then remove all places.sqlite files in the Firefox profile folder. Firefox will rebuild places.sqlite and restore the bookmarks from a recent JSON backup in the bookmarkbackups folder.

  • keep a backup copy of places.sqlite in case a new places.sqlite database has to be created

See also:

You can use the button on the "Help -> Troubleshooting Information" (about:support) page to go to the current Firefox profile folder or use the about:profiles page.