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06-18-09, 09:40 AM

Thanks a lot for your help guys.......

panchabhut · 06-18-09, 12:01 PM

before reinstalling forefox, try creating a new profile and make this the default profile and then use the "import and backup">Restore option in the "organise bookmarks" to get your bookmarks.
you will need to install your add-ons again though.

to start profile manager,
RUN > CMD > firefox.exe -ProfileManager
you can go through this also
http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Managing+Profiles

essbebe · 06-18-09, 12:12 PM

@siddharth

Quote:

FireFox is storing all my browsing history even when I have not asked to.

Not sure what is the present situation status!

======
No need to reinstall FF.
Any number of versions can be installed
and remain separate.
compatible Addons only selected.
For instance I use Minefiled now (as well as latest FF 3.5.10)
Gecko/2008032505 Minefield/3.0b5pre .
Add ons IETAB IELITE not available.

To avoid showing details in History
about the websites
In FF menu on top
Click
History
Again
Show ALL History
History
VIEWS
Show columns
Uncheck all except Name
"Name" is what you enter in brief.

mickey · 06-18-09, 12:29 PM

^thats what he cant do.
Yesternight i was talking to friends on mozilla through irc.and they told to use ccleaner for this. But i think it would be a terrible option.

06-18-09, 06:09 PM

Basically , The history is not being stored in the history menu....Its just in the address bar where all the clutter has gathered......When I try to check History from menu....its absolutely blank.....!!!

panchabhut · 06-18-09, 06:46 PM

as I said in post #22, try creating a new profile

06-18-09, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by panchabhut

as I said in post #22, try creating a new profile

Well right now I have shifted to Ubuntu....So no problems here....Will try the newer suggestions later and post the result.....

essbebe · 06-20-09, 10:26 AM

@siddarth
Thanks.

As I understand , when you type an URL in the address bar,
many old entries also appear.
This has to be avoided.
The following may be useful. Please give feedback.

SOURCE:
Delete The URL History From Mozilla Firefox Address Bar | Team Nirvana's Query

EXTRACT:

Quote:

..............................
So, the best method would be, rather than to clear the address bar each and everytime, it’s better to config the browser to
not even store the URLs in the first place. Ok, how do we do it?

A few steps :

1. Type ‘about:config’ in the Mozilla Firefox Address bar and Hit Enter. You will be presented the below screen.

Firefox config address bar
2. Yeah, give the Promise and click the above button to be presented with the Configuration Options of your favorite browser, Firefox.
3. From the options, move down until you reach ‘browser:urlbar.maxRichResults’. The value at the end of this would be by default ‘12’ and this is the number of URLs being displayed in the address bar and which we are planning to reduce or remove permanently.
4. So, at last you can double click on it or else right-click and choose ‘Modify’ from the context menu.
5. Place 0 or else your required number based on your will and wish.
6. Restart browser.

There, we are done with it now.

Try it.

Google Search term:
firefox address bar old urls delete.

Para two : Addons also listed but not tested.

06-20-09, 04:51 PM

Quote:

Firefox will not clear browsing history
Bug #2 after my recent Firefox update: I noticed while I was playing around with the "clear private data" settings trying to figure out the issue from my previous blog (Firefox not remembering passwords) that Firefox was also not clearing my history when I asked it to. After doing some searching, I discovered a similar problem as the previous one: a corrupt sqlite file. The following steps solved the problem (most of this is an exact repeat from the previous blog, as the steps are very similar):

1. Backup all Firefox bookmarks. In my research, this seemed the safe thing to do, though I will say that after completing the steps below my Bookmarks were preserved, so it was just a precaution. Close all Firefox sessions. If you are reading this in a Firefox browser and want to have it handy for reference while you complete these steps, either paste the URL into another browser (like Internet Explorer) and access from within this alternate browser for the time being, or paste the text of this blog into notepad.
2. Locate on your computer Firefox's profile folder. On Vista, find it by doing the following:
Go to Start, Run, type in (or better yet, paste) %APPDATA%\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ and then hit enter or OK. Then click on the folder displayed (there may be more than one if you share this computer with someone else or have multiple usernames/profiles). You have now found the profile folder. On my Vista computer, the path was as follows:
C:\Users\Lance E Riley\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\scs nghy9.default
3. Inside this folder, locate the file places.sqlite and either rename it to something like places.tmp or simply delete it. I also placed a copy of the original file on my desktop just in case I screwed everything up and wanted to put the pieces back together, but that's just me being cautious, it's not necessary to achieve success.

Note that this file and much (or perhaps all) of the rest of the Profile folder may be hidden by default (at least on Vista), so if you decide to SEARCH for these items versus the method described in Step 2 (which is totally a viable alternative method), you will need to tweak your search settings to find non-indexed, hidden items.
4. Restart Firefox. A new places.sqlite file should be created, and with this fresh version, it is highly likely that you will have fixed the bug and will now be able to clear the history when you wish without Firefox ignoring you.

To review: If, after an update, Firefox will not keep you logged into websites, and it will also not clear History when asked, deleting two sqlite files in the Profile folder and letting them be "re-created" should solve the problem. For the logging in issue, the file is cookies.sqlite. For the History issue, the file is places.sqlite.

Of course, now that I've discovered TWO corrupt files after an update, it makes me wonder what other sqlite (or other) files are corrupt and what little bugs they are causing that I may not yet be aware of. If problems persist, the overall solution (as mentioned in my previous blog) may be to simply uninstall Firefox and start over. We'll see.

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machbio · 06-22-09, 10:54 AM

my adivce reinstall the firefox and keep updating mozilla.. then the clear data will work.. as the installation of several extensions and a old firefox acts wierd the ways u are telling..
keep firefox rocking.. its the browser..

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Sid Guest Posts: n/a	Thanks a lot for your help guys.......

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panchabhut Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Delhi Posts: 2,215 Rep Power: 9	before reinstalling forefox, try creating a new profile and make this the default profile and then use the "import and backup">Restore option in the "organise bookmarks" to get your bookmarks. you will need to install your add-ons again though. to start profile manager, RUN > CMD > firefox.exe -ProfileManager you can go through this also http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Managing+Profiles

06-18-09, 12:29 PM	#24
mickey Senior Member & Mod Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Delhi Posts: 3,303 Blog Entries: 3 Rep Power: 8	^thats what he cant do. Yesternight i was talking to friends on mozilla through irc.and they told to use ccleaner for this. But i think it would be a terrible option.

06-18-09, 06:09 PM	#25
Sid Guest Posts: n/a	Basically , The history is not being stored in the history menu....Its just in the address bar where all the clutter has gathered......When I try to check History from menu....its absolutely blank.....!!!

06-18-09, 06:46 PM	#26
panchabhut Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: New Delhi Posts: 2,215 Rep Power: 9	as I said in post #22, try creating a new profile

06-22-09, 10:54 AM	#30
machbio Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Age: 21 Posts: 24 Rep Power: 1	my adivce reinstall the firefox and keep updating mozilla.. then the clear data will work.. as the installation of several extensions and a old firefox acts wierd the ways u are telling.. keep firefox rocking.. its the browser..