BleepingComputer.com: Clear Key Word Search In Firefox

Hi!

For the life of me I cannot figure out how to clear the Search Word Box in FireFox (upper right corner--near the magnifying glass). If I place my curser in the search bar and right click I get a drop down menu with "Clear Search History" grayed out. I have gone to Tools--->Options--->Privacy and I have selected "Clear." I have also tried checking and unchecking various boxes trying to get it to clear without any success. I'm using the latest version of Firefox if that is any help.

Any info would be appreciated!

Thanks,

Lauren

try un-checking the the selection in the Privacy section that says "Remember what I enter in forms and the search bar"

Hi!

Thanks for the reply. I tried that and it is still not clearing it out.....

Hmmm?

Lauren

Also try clearing browser cache and cookies, and restart your system.

OK...

I went into Tools, Options, Privacy. I made sure the box for "Remeber what I enter in forms and search bar" was unchecked. I also went into "Settings" and I made sure "Cache and Cookies" were checked. Clicked OK and then went to clear all. Rebooted. and all my search words are still appearing. This is so bizarre because I know in the past I cleared it out, I dont know why its not working now. I also tried uninstalling firefox from Add/Remove programs and then I reinstalled it and the words are still appearing....

Lauren

Rougehott, on Dec 25 2006, 07:53 AM, said:

That usually means that there is nothing there for it to clear out, in other words it is actually cleared. Try entering any term & see if it is still greyed out. Also do understand that when you are entering search terms,the searchbar is "guessing" what you are typing & is merely offering you suggestions. It has nothing to do with your specific history of words that you have entered. This feature was introduced in the latest version of the Google Toolbar. If desired, it can be switched off by right clicking in the toolbar & unchecking show suggestions. You will then only see your history of search terms until you close the browser out.

Hi!

Thanks for the reply! This afternoon I finally realized what was going on.... and my hunch was as you explained it!!

Thanks again for helping me out!

Lauren

Rougehott wrote:

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Make sure to reboot.

This post has been edited by Walkman: 26 December 2006 - 12:29 PM

Walkman, on Dec 25 2006, 10:54 PM, said:

Why? If the idea is to clear out the cache and cookies when closing Firefox, you want those options checked, otherwise they are not cleared out.

Orange Blossom

Orange Blossom, on Dec 26 2006, 08:14 AM, said:

My bad. I meant to say to make sure to reboot afterwards. Thanks for that correction.