New Tab Contains History Even after clearing history and Privacy setting is set to "Never remember history"
I am using Firefox 14.0.1
I currently have "Never remember history" selected in the Privacy section underneath Tools->Options. I have even used the clear all current history option.
When I click the plus sign to open a new tab a history of the sites that I have visited is appearing. This is after clearing the history and closing all instances of firefox and opening it again.
I'm guessing that the "new tab" is using something other than history because when I type in a website it is not suggesting my recently viewed websites...as expected history was cleared.
I'd really like to know how to clear my entire history including the one that is used on the new tab section.
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Hi,
Please try this: Tools (Alt + T) > Clear Recent History, choose Everything in Time range to clear + Browsing and download history in Details and Clear Now.
I have already cleared history. That option is greyed out under the menu because there is no history to be cleared.
I'm honestly starting to think that it is a security / privacy flaw with the new Firefox version.
Modified by JerryThackerOne
You can also try deleting the places.sqlite file in the Firefox Profile Folder after exiting Firefox, to the recycle bin. To open the profile folder via Firefox: Help (Alt + H) > Troubleshooting Information > Show Folder. If it is okay, you can later Restore the bookmarks via Bookmarks (Alt + B) > Show All Bookmarks > Import and Backup.
Did you drag a bookmark or history item to slots on the about:newtab page?
Changes manually made on the about:newtab page are stored in the chromeappsstore.sqlite file in the Firefox Profile Folder under the pinnedLinks key and blockedLinks key.
If you delete the chromeappsstore.sqlite file in the Firefox Profile Folder then you need to reset the browser.startup.homepage_override.mstone pref via the right-click context menu to the default on the about:config page and close and restart Firefox to assure that the chromeappsstore.sqlite file gets initialized properly.
Otherwise the about:home might not be working.