How do I clear my search history in FireFox?

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Why do all these different browsers have to make it so difficult? How hard would it be to have a "clear private data" icon on the toolbar so one click would take you to the clear private data dialog box? Instead, the programmers make you jump through hoops, to try to find some obscure tutorial, that usually doesn't tell you what you need, to do something as necessary as clearing search history. Are they just a bunch of sadistic people who deliberately wreak as much havoc as humanly possible on us mortals?

"Are they just a bunch of sadistic people who deliberately wreak as much havoc as humanly possible on us mortals?"

Yes

"How hard would it be to have a "clear private data" icon on the toolbar so one click would take you to the clear private data dialog box?"

Mainly because you would have lot more complaints from people who did not want to remove all their personal history but just some. By making the job a something you have to explictly do you can at least make sure that it wasn't a matter of "I thought I was removing history but I need those cookies back."

Mr Ullman - That's why I specifically said, "...so one click would take you to the... dialog box", which is where people would decide what they wanted to remove. They'd see exactly what was scheduled to be removed and make changes accordingly. Seems that would be safer than clicking on Clear Private Data by mistake and not remembering (or knowing) what was selected for deletion.

I love your straight forward approach- however, after I go through all the steps you suggest, the history items in the google toolbar still remain - What further can I do? Many thanks.

Dave Perkins

Hi Leo,

I'm using the latest version of firefox, and there's no 'options' under the tools menu.

Do you know what I can do? Thanks,

Thanks for the super easy help. I don't know why microsoft and others don't have such good quality and easy to use help. Jared

I am using Netscape browser version 8.0.3.4 (based on the FireFox Engine) and am unable to erase all previous searches in engines Google, Alta Vista, etc. I have followed all of your instructions from previous reader's questions on this topic to no avail. I can clear I.E. per your suggestions, just not the Netscape browser searches. Any other suggestions would be appreciated?

i ove you man, uve helped me alot!!!

In what folder is FireFox private data kept? Temporary Internet Files is in ie so there must be an equivalent folder in FireFox but i can't find it!
Cheers and Beers

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