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Firefox does not completely erase my browsing history

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Re: Firefox does not completely erase my browsing history

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Post by haitran »

haitran wrote: post #10

I'm sorry if anyone cannot access my blog. My host runs out of resource. I will post some screenshots here

Here are the screenshots https://www.mediafire.com/folder/mbb06f6ru4ovo/Firefox

I tried every possible way that I could think of: - Clean up history - Clear cache - Disable addons - Enter private mode - Disconnect Firefox account - I also tried turning off cookies

As you can see, Firefox still suggests a website that is not in my Bookmarks (I don't have reddit.com or any of its child page in my bookmarks). I also want to note that not only the address bar, but also the fields (username & password) of some sites that I bookmarked are still stored after I cleaned up everything.

p/s: I haven't tried creating a new profile. Let's see.

Re: Firefox does not completely erase my browsing history

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Post by kngspook »

haitran wrote: post #11
haitran wrote: post #10

I'm sorry if anyone cannot access my blog. My host runs out of resource. I will post some screenshots here

Here are the screenshots https://www.mediafire.com/folder/mbb06f6ru4ovo/Firefox I tried every possible way that I could think of: - Clean up history - Clear cache - Disable addons - Enter private mode - Disconnect Firefox account - I also tried turning off cookies As you can see, Firefox still suggests a website that is not in my Bookmarks (I don't have reddit.com or any of its child page in my bookmarks). I also wan…

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Re: Firefox does not completely erase my browsing history

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kngspook wrote: post #12
haitran wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Here are the screenshots https://www.mediafire.com/folder/mbb06f6ru4ovo/Firefox I tried every possible way that I could think of: - Clean up history - Clear cache - Disable addons - Enter private mode - Disconnect Firefox account - I also tried turning off cookies As you can see, Firefox still suggests a website that is not in my Bookmarks (I don't have reddit.com or any of its child page in my bookmarks). I also wan…

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It was turned off too

Re: Firefox does not completely erase my browsing history

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Post by pchan22 »

scott_karana wrote: post #4
jtokoph wrote: post #3

Doesn't the star next to each entry mean it is in your bookmarks somewhere?

Yes, but it's the "linkedin.com" autocomplete he's referring to, since it doesn't show up in any bookmarks (or nonexistent history) Admittedly it wasn't a very clear article, and probably took longer to write than the bug request would have taken to submit. :/

Everything screenshot I saw seems to have stars next to it (even the linkedin one he posted). These starred bookmarks need to be cleared by going to Bookmarks, Show all Bookmarks, then heading to the starred bookmark section and wiping them out from there.
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