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Firefox Security and Privacy

Deleting browsing history

Like all browsers, Firefox keeps a record of every website you visit in your browsing history. You may want to remove some or all of your browsing history for the sake of privacy.

To remove specific sites from history:

  1. Click the Firefox menu in the top-left corner of the browser, hover the mouse over History, then select Show All History.
    Screenshot of FirefoxOpening the browsing history
  2. The Library will appear in a new window with your full browsing history.
  3. Click any link to select it, then press the Delete or Backspace key on your keyboard to remove it from the history. Press and hold the Ctrl key to select multiple items.
    Screenshot of FireFoxRemoving sites from the history

To clear all browsing data:

Firefox makes it easy to delete some or all of your history. For example, sometimes you might want to remove only your history from the past hour instead of removing your entire history. You might also want to remove all of your saved pages and cookies, but keep your saved passwords.

  1. Click the Firefox menu in the top-left corner of the browser, hover the mouse over History, then select Clear Recent History.
    Screenshot of FirefoxClicking Clear Recent History
  2. A dialog box will appear. Click the Details drop-down arrow, then choose the time range and browsing data you want to delete.
  3. When you're ready, click Clear Now.
    Screenshot of FirefoxClearing all browsing data
  4. The selected browsing history will be cleared.
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