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How to stop Search Box from displaying Bookmarks

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The moment I begin typing in Firefox's search box, a drop-down menu appears directly beneath it displaying the names of bookmarks I created whose names begin with the same search letter(s) being typed. How can I make it STOP doing this?

The moment I begin typing in Firefox's search box, a drop-down menu appears directly beneath it displaying the names of bookmarks I created whose names begin with the same search letter(s) being typed. How can I make it STOP doing this?

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You can look at the location bar settings:

Note that bookmarked sites that you have visited will become history items and you need to clear that history.

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Try to send all the bookmarks to unsorted bookmarks they will not appear in the search menu.

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Thanks, but bookmarks I have on file still appear as I begin typing in the search box.

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Hello,

  1. Go to Menu Bar(Press F10 or Alt to show).
  2. Go to Tools >> Options >> Privacy.
  3. At the bottom of the window, change the value of the option When using the loacation bar, suggest.
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You can look at the location bar settings:

Note that bookmarked sites that you have visited will become history items and you need to clear that history.