• Control how the Location bar uses history to suggest matches for what you type. For more information, see Smart Location Bar.

The Firefox will setting controls how Firefox saves information about your web browsing.

Remember history

When Firefox will is set to Remember history:

• Your browsing history, which is the list of pages you've visited, will be kept for 90 days.
• A list of files you download will be kept in the Downloads window.
• The text you enter into form fields or the search bar will be remembered so you can use those entries again. For more information, see Form autocomplete.
• Firefox will accept cookies from sites until they expire. For more information on cookies, see Cookies.

Click on:

• clear your recent history to open the Clear Recent History window, which allows you to erase some or all of your history quickly. For more information, see Clear Recent History.
• remove individual cookies to display the Cookies window. For more information, see Deleting cookies.

Never remember history

When Firefox will is set to Never remember history:

• Firefox will keep no record of your browsing history.
• The files you download will not be listed in the Downloads window.
• The text you enter into form fields or the search bar will not be remembered.
• Firefox will accept cookies from sites and delete them when you close Firefox. For more information on cookies, see Cookies.

Using Never remember history is equivalent to always being in Firefox Private Browsing mode. For more information, see Private Browsing.

Click on clear all current history to open the Clear Recent History window, which allows you to erase some or all of your history quickly. For more information, see Clear Recent History.

Use custom settings for history

When Firefox will is set to Use custom settings for history, the following settings will be available:

• Automatically start Firefox in a private browsing session:
  If selected, Firefox will not remember any new history the next time it starts. For more information, see Private Browsing.
• Remember my browsing history for at least n days:
  If selected, Firefox will keep a list of the pages you've visited in the last n days (by default, n is 90).
• Remember download history:
  If selected, a list of files you download will be kept in the Downloads window.
• Remember search and form history:
  If selected, the text you enter into form fields or the search bar will be remembered so you can use those entries again. For more information, see Form autocomplete.
• Accept cookies from sites:
  If selected, Firefox will accept cookies from sites. Click Exceptions... to control whether some sites are not allowed to set cookies. For more information, see Blocking cookies.
  • Accept third-party cookies:
    If selected, Firefox will accept cookies from http://site2.com when you are visiting http://site1.com. For more information, see Third party cookies.
  • Keep until:
    • they expire: If selected, Firefox will allow the sites you visit to specify how long Firefox should keep its cookies.
    • I close Firefox: If selected, your cookies will be deleted when you close Firefox.
    • ask me every time: If selected, Firefox will prompt you each time a site tries to send you a cookie.
• Clear history when Firefox closes:
  Your history will be deleted when you close Firefox. Click Settings... to control what items are deleted.

Click Show Cookies... to display the Cookies window. For more information on the Cookies window, see Deleting cookies.

• Keep my history for at least n days:
  If selected, Firefox will keep a list of the pages you've visited in the last n days (by default, n is 90).
• Remember what I enter into forms and the search bar:
  If selected, the text you enter into form fields or the search bar will be remembered so you can use those entries again. For more information, see Form autocomplete.
• Remember what I've downloaded:
  If selected, a list of files you download will be kept in the Downloads window.

Cookies

• Accept cookies from sites:
  If selected, Firefox will accept cookies from sites. Click Exceptions... to control whether some sites are not allowed to set cookies. For more information, see Blocking cookies.
  • Accept third-party cookies:
    If selected, Firefox will accept cookies from http://site2.com when you are visiting http://site1.com. For more information, see Third-party cookies.
  • Keep until:
    • they expire: If selected, Firefox will allow the sites you visit to specify how long Firefox should keep its cookies.
    • I close Firefox: If selected, your cookies will be deleted when you close Firefox.
    • ask me every time: If selected, Firefox will prompt you each time a site tries to send you a cookie.

Private Data

• Always clear my private data when I close Firefox:
  Your history will be automatically deleted when you close Firefox. Click Settings... to control what items are deleted. If you have the next setting selected, you will be prompted to delete these items when you close Firefox.
• Ask me before clearing private data:
  If selected, Firefox will prompt you for what items to clear when the you select Clear Private Data from the Tools. Click Clear Now... to display the Clear Private Data window. For more information, see Clearing Private Data.

Location Bar

• When using the location bar, suggest:
  The Location Bar is the horizontal bar that displays a site's web address (URL). When you type in the location bar, Firefox can display results that match what you type:
  • History and Bookmarks: If selected, the Location bar will display results from the sites you've visited and the pages you've bookmarked.
  • History: If selected, the Location bar will display results from the sites you've visited.
  • Bookmarks: If selected, the Location bar will display results from the pages you've bookmarked.
  • Nothing: If selected, the Location bar will not display results that match what you type.