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Stop URL autocomplete auto append address when I start typing

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AnonymousUser
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when I start typing the address, firefox automatically completes it by using the most visited address from history. When I delete a part of URL, it then again autocompletes the URL on it's own so I have to do the work twice. How do I stop this?

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Every time Firefox opened

when I start typing the address, firefox automatically completes it by using the most visited address from history. When I delete a part of URL, it then again autocompletes the URL on it's own so I have to do the work twice. How do I stop this? == This happened == Every time Firefox opened

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cor-el
cor-el
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Is the pref browser.urlbar.autoFill set to false?

See http://kb.mozillazine.org/about%3Aconfig

AnonymousUser
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It was true - switched it to false and it solved it! Thank you.

cor-el
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You're welcome

AnonymousUser
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Mozilla should have an easier way to stop these features without having to edit arcane code. It's a very annoying feature. The auto-search feature is also very annoying and both should be set to "Off" by default. Most people don't need a browser's help to fix a typo.