You can check the setting for the location bar: [http://kb.mozillazine.org/Menu_differences Firefox > Preferences] > Privacy > Location Bar: When using the location bar, suggest: See also: * [[Clearing Location bar history]] * [[Cannot clear Location bar history]] * [[Smart Location Bar]] ---- *"Most Visited" and "Recently Bookmarked" are examples of the so called [[Smart Bookmarks folders]] and are not real existing folders. *Such smart folders show a list created by a query of the places.sqlite database that stores the bookmarks and the history in Firefox 3. *The bookmarks that show up in such smart folder listing are stored elsewhere in another folder and any changes made are applied to the real bookmark or history item. *Such lists show a maximum of 10 entries by default and you add a new bookmark or visit a website then a new item is added at the top and the entry at the bottom disappears from that list. *The items that are removed from the list are not gone, but merely do not show up anymore in that list. *Any actions like copy & paste or delete that you perform on bookmarks in such a list are done on the original bookmark. *If you do not want a specific list then remove that query (right-click: Delete), but do not delete the content that is displayed in such a list.