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Remove history from location bar

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mfreeman
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I am attempting to clear the information in the location drop down. I've clear history data and have attempted to delete the information directly but I still find the websites listed.

How can I get rid of the information?

I am attempting to clear the information in the location drop down. I've clear history data and have attempted to delete the information directly but I still find the websites listed. How can I get rid of the information?

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You can choose what to show:
Tools > Options > Privacy > Location Bar: When using the location bar, suggest: History, Bookmarks, History and Bookmarks, Nothing

See also Smart Location Bar

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cor-el
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Chosen Solution

You can choose what to show:
Tools > Options > Privacy > Location Bar: When using the location bar, suggest: History, Bookmarks, History and Bookmarks, Nothing

See also Smart Location Bar

mfreeman
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Yes - I can see that "hides" things but doesn't remove the history.

A little more investigation and I've discovered it is offing me items that are in my bookmarks, not just history.

fedesanp
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Hello mfreeman,

I had the same problem and got rid of it deleting the "places.sqlite" file. Make a backup of bookmarks before doing that. I use Vista and this file is located at "C:\Users\yourusername\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\name.default". Hope this work for you too.

Regards