Why is my address bar no longer retaining past sites that I have visited?
My address bar used to save frequently used web addresses in a dropdown menu accessed by clicking on the down arrow at the very right of the address bar. Without warning, it now only retains the addresses I visit during a specific session. At the end of each session, the Dropdown memory is wiped clean. Why did this happen and how do I repair this huge inconvenience???
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-> click Firefox button and click Options -> Privacy -> History section -> Firefox will: select "Use Custom Settings for History" -> REMOVE Checkmark from Permanent Private Browsing mode -> place Checkmarks on:
1) Remember my Browsing History 2) Remember Download History 3) Remember Search and Form History 4) Accept Cookies from sites 4a) Accept Third-party Cookies under Keep Until : select They Expire
-> REMOVE CHECKMARK from CLEAR HISTORY WHEN FIREFOX CLOSES
-> Click OK on Options window -> Restart Firefox
Check and tell if its working.
-> If you use Privacy Cleanup softwares like CCleaner, DON'T SELECT FIREFOX IN ITS SETTINGS. These softwares can be responsible for Deleting your Firefox Settings.
Modified by Hasan
mha007: The steps mentioned above are the default firefox settings. I have the same settings and still the address bar is not retaining the previously browsed sites. This problem has started after upgrading to 6.0.2 I am currently on Windows 7 Starter for my netbook
-> Troubleshooting extensions and themes
-> Do you use Privacy Cleanup softwares like CCleaner ??
- IF Yes, then DON'T SELECT FIREFOX IN ITS SETTINGS. These softwares can be responsible for Deleting your Firefox History & Settings.
Check and tell if its working.
Modified by Hasan
FF in safe mode also has the same problem.
Also, I don't use any privacy cleanup softwares on my computer
Create a New Profile as a test to check if your current profile is causing the problems.
-> Basic Troubleshooting: Make a New Profile
-> If that New Profile works then you can recover your Bookmarks and Passwords from the Old Profile.
-> Recovering important data from an old profile
Check and tell if its working.
Modified by Hasan
A possible cause is a problem with the file places.sqlite that stores the bookmarks and the history.
Also make sure that you do not use Clear Recent History to clear the browsing history.
Modified by cor-el