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Browser history can both help you and harm you. If the computer is used by someone else besides you, then it makes sense not to leave traces of being on the network using the private browsing mode or simply delete the history in Mozilla Firefox... You will learn how to delete your browsing history and download history in Mozilla below.

V Mozilla browser Firefox can delete all history using the settings of one window, it is called "Delete all history". There are several ways to open it.
1. In the browser menu bar, click on the "History" item, if your menu bar is not displayed, press the Alt key and the menu bar will appear.

2 ... Press the key combination: Ctrl + Shift + Delete.

3. Go to your browser settings, to the "Privacy" section.
This can be done by typing the following address in the address bar:

about: preferences # privacy

It is difficult to remember and takes a long time to enter, so it will be easier if you add this address to your bookmarks or make a shortcut in the browser control panel.
Or go to the browser settings using one of the two menus:

Menu bar - Tools - Options

Menu button on the right upper corner browser - Settings

And already in the browser settings, select the Privacy tab.

In the “Privacy” tab, in the “History” section, there are settings that tell the browser what to do with its history. Choose one so that the browser remembers the history and below you will see the link “Delete your recent history”, click on it.

As a result of performing any of these three actions, the Mozilla history deletion window will open, where you can delete the entire browser history and files that it saves when visiting web pages, such as cookies and cache, at once.

Select the period of time for which you want to delete the history. Below, click on the button with a corner to see which elements of the history need to be deleted. Check the box that you want to clear, then click on the “Delete Now” button.

You can delete history in Mozilla Firefox in another way, for example, configure the browser so that it clears it itself or does not remember it at all. To do this, in the "History" section, select the item:

will use your history storage settings

And there will be new settings to save or delete browser history.

If you don't want the browser to remember the history, uncheck the boxes or turn on private mode altogether. If you need the history of Mozilla Firefox in the process of work, then you can check the box next to “Delete history when closing Firefox”. Then you can always see your history in the process of work, and when you close the browser, it will be deleted.

Firefox also allows you to configure which elements of the history should be deleted automatically, to access these settings, click the "Options" button.

And check the boxes for the items that you want to remove automatically.

In addition to the methods described above for deleting history in Mozilla Firefox, you can delete the browsing history and download history separately.

How to delete browsing history in Mozilla Firefox.

Open the browser history window by pressing Ctrl + Shift + H or using the methods described.

Then select the period of time for which you want to delete the history. Then, in the right window, mark the pages that you want to delete and click on the right mouse button. In the menu that opens, select “Delete this page”.

Or click on the "Control" button at the top of the window and select the "Delete" item in the menu and the pages marked on the right will be deleted.
In order to delete all pages in the list, press the combination Ctrl keys+ A by highlighting the entire list and then deleting them.
The easiest way to delete pages in this window is to select them and just press the “Delete” key.
You can also delete history in Mozilla Firefox in the side window of the journal.

In today's article, you will find out the answer to the question of how to clear history in the Mozilla Firefox browser. Firefox browser history can be deleted in two ways: via Firefox settings and using keyboard shortcuts. Let's consider both methods.

Method 1. Through browser settings.

1. Open the Firefox menu. It is hidden in the toolbar behind the rightmost icon.

2. Click on the "Settings" button.

3. In the window that opens, go to the "Privacy" tab. In the window, you can see an active link to "Delete your recent history". Click on it.

4. A new window will open. Select the period for which you need to clear your browsing history.

5. Expand the Details button and select the items you want to clear. To erase the history, you need to put a tick in front of the "History of visits and downloads". Leave the rest of the items at your discretion.

Method 2. Using hot keys.

A quick way to use your keyboard.

1. Press the combination Ctrl + Shift + Delete

2. You will see a window for deleting recent history. Carry out further actions, following the 5th paragraph of the first method.

That's all! You have cleared your history in Mozilla Firefox!

Hello, friends. As promised in my previous articles, today I will tell you about how to clear history in Mozil, one of the most popular browsers when working on the Internet. There is nothing complicated in this procedure, you just need to carefully read this article and follow the steps described in it.

So let's get started.

Launch Mozilla Firefox browser, and in the top horizontal menu select Log - Show entire log.

If you do not have the top menu (depending on the browser settings) press the key combination:

Ctrl + Shift + H

to call the history log.

In a new window that appears, you will see completely all site visits from your browser.

A menu with a period for which you can clear history will be displayed in the left side column, and with right side the name of the site with its url.

For example, you want to remove a specific address from the history for today. To do this, on the left side, select the tab - Today (you can select for yesterday, the last 7 days, the entire period), and on the right side, select the address you need. Then right-click on it and select Delete this page. Everything, the page has been deleted.

To delete all addresses, press the key combination:

and by clicking the right mouse button, select the Delete this page item.

Also in this window you can sort by the specified address(deleting all addresses of a specific site) using the search bar.

To do this, in the upper right corner in the search bar, we indicate the address you need. For example, I'll take my blog address. As you enter the title, the search results will be displayed. On you can see the result.

Everything, after that, I can safely carry out the deletion, both of a separate address, and all together.

How to clear all browser history Mozilla Firefox

In the previous example, we looked at clearing history for a specific period. If you want to delete all the accumulated history of browsing sites, then in the running Firefox browser press the key combination:

Ctrl + Shift + Delete

and in the drop-down list select the period - All (you can select other periods as well). Then check the boxes:

- Log of visits and downloads;

- Journal of forms and search;

and click the Remove Now button.

Depending on the amount of accumulated history, after a while the window will automatically disappear, which means the completion of the operation to clear history.

After that, you can check the correctness of the actions performed. Press the key combination again:

Ctrl + Shift + H

and we see a completely empty history journal.

Now friends, you know how to clear history in Mozile in 2 100% ways. Subscribe to blog updates, there are many interesting things ahead.

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Saving visited pages is a must for every browser. Many users want to hide their browsing history from others, but they do not know the exact plan of action. If you are wondering how to delete history in Firefox, then check out the material below. In it you will surely find answers to all your questions.

Scheme of deleting history in the Mozilla Firefox browser

In order to completely clear the list of Internet pages you have visited, you need to open the menu item (the button with three stripes in the upper right part of the window at the top) and select "Journal". Then you should click on the command "Show entire log". Then you can do one of the following methods:

• Select commands in the following order " Control» -> « Select all» -> « Delete»;
• Full cleaning can be done by clicking in the menu " Magazine» -> « Delete History»;

In addition, you can immediately define for what time interval the data should be deleted. So, for example, options for deleting for the last hour, two, four, and so on are available. At the end, you should select "Delete now".

Alternative options for protecting history

For those who managed to download Firefox for a computer or phone, there is Alternative option protect such data - you can set a password for viewing history. Unfortunately, the browser does not have built-in tools, but in this case the Public Box extension and the like will help.

To install it, select successively the commands “ Menu» -> « Add-ons» -> « Get add-ons". In the search box, type the name of the add-on and install it. For final configuration, go to the address bar on "about: addons" and select "Configure" opposite the name of the extension.

A window will open in which you need to set the item next to "Lock Library (Downloads / History / Tags / Bookmarks / etc", and below enter the password twice. After these steps, no outsider will be able to find out what you were doing at the workplace.

As you browse the web, Firefox helpfully remembers lots of information for you - sites you "ve visited, files you" ve downloaded and more. All of this information is called your history. However, if you are using a public computer or share a computer with someone, you may not want others to see these kinds of things.

This article explains what information is stored in your Firefox history and gives you step-by-step ways to clear all or part of it.

• To temporarily stop Firefox from storing history, see Private Browsing - Use Firefox without saving history.

Table of Contents

What things are included in my history?

• Browsing & Download History: Browsing history is the list of sites you "ve visited that are shown in the History menu, the Library window" s History list and the address bar autocomplete list. Download history is the list of files you "ve downloaded that are shown in the.
• Form & Search History: Form history includes the items you "ve entered into web page forms for Form autocomplete. Search history includes items you" ve entered into the search field on the New Tab page or into Firefox "s Search bar.
• Cookies: Cookies store information about websites you visit, such as site preferences or login status. This includes information and site preferences stored by the Adobe flash plugin. Cookies can also be used by third parties to track you across sites. For more info about tracking, see How do I turn on the Do Not Track feature? ...

  Note: In order to clear cookies set by Flash you must be using the latest version. See Updating Flash for instructions.

• Cache: The cache stores temporary files, such as web pages and other online media, that Firefox downloaded from the Internet to speed up loading of pages and sites you "ve already seen.
• Active Logins: If you have logged in to a website that uses HTTP authentication since you most recently opened Firefox, that site is considered "active". Clearing this logs you out of those sites.
• Offline Website Data: If you "ve allowed it, a website can store files on your computer so that you can continue to use it when you are not connected to the Internet.
• Site Preferences: Site-specific preferences, including the saved zoom level for sites, character encoding, and the permissions for sites (like pop-up blocker exceptions) described in the Page Info window.

How do I clear my history?

How do I make Firefox clear my history automatically?

If you need to clear your history every time you use Firefox, you can set it to happen automatically on exit so you don’t forget.

Note: Under certain circumstances, this function will not run:

• Firefox did not shut down normally. If Firefox crashes, you will need to start Firefox and exit / quit normally to ensure that this function runs.
• Firefox is set to use automatic private browsing. History retained from regular sessions can only be cleared from a regular window. To change between regular mode and automatic private browsing, see: