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How to Clear Saved Searches and Form Data History in Firefox 3
Many internet users get annoyed when they start typing in a Google search and the text box drops down with a list of everything they’ve ever typed in. If you ever want to get rid of that clutter that you’ve typed in days gone by, here’s how you can do it in Firefox 3:
Step 1
Open Firefox and click on Options, located under the Tools menu.
Step 2
The following window will open up:
At the top of this window, click on the Privacy tab (The fifth one from the left).
Step 3
You should see the following now:
Click on the Clear Now button, located in the bottom right corner of this window.
Step 4
A smaller window, entitled Clear Private Data will now pop up.
You can go ahead and uncheck everything here except for Saved Form and Search History. Then click, Clear Private Data Now.
Finished
Now, all of your saved search and form history is gone.
Making This Easier
There are two ways to make this process easier. One of them is to check the box next to Always clear my private data when I close Firefox in the options dialog, as shown below.
This does have a drawback, however. This means that every time you close Firefox, you will lose all of your private data. If you don’t want this to happen, you can leave the box unchecked. If you just want to delete your search history every time you close Firefox, you can click on the Settings button and you will see the following window:
If you only check Saved Form and Search History, and leave the box checked to clear the data every time you close Firefox, then you will only clear out the saved form data and search history every time you close Firefox.
Also, by only having this box checked, when you click on the Clear Now button, only the Saved Form and Search History will be checked which will save you the time of having to uncheck all of the other options you don’t want to be cleared each time you clear your private data.
If you have any questions, please post them below.
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