Post by j***@myplace.comPost by 98 GuySo look for the file places.sqlite.
This is not solving the problem though.
The following is from here:
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Places.sqlite
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The file "places.sqlite" stores the annotations, bookmarks, favorite
icons, input history, keywords, and browsing history (a record of
visited pages).
Places.sqlite is used in Firefox 3 instead of the older bookmarks.html
and history.dat files (the older files are left in the profile folder
for backward compatibility). Starting in SeaMonkey 2, places.sqlite is
used to store browsing history (but not bookmarks)
If you suspect that the file is corrupted, deleting "places.sqlite" will
delete your browsing history, and a new, empty file will be created
automatically. In Firefox 3, places.sqlite will be rebuilt using the
latest dated JSON file from the bookmarkbackups folder; if no JSON
backup exists, bookmarks will be imported from bookmarks.html, if found.
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The use of an sql database format for storing browsing history and other
storable items related to web-surfing is just a stupid idea if you ask
me. Unfortunately, there are a lot of programmers out there that thing
that increased complexity is always a good thing, even if it results in
little or no benefit and even if it comes with some disadvantages - such
as ease of editing (as can be seen in this example).
What I suggest you do is this (with Firefox not running):
Rename all .JSON files you can find. This includes bookmarks*.json.
Delete (or rename) any or all occurances of the places.sqlite file.
Delete (or rename) any or all occurances of the history.dat file.
Find AND RENAME (not delete) any or all occurances of the bookmarks.html
file.
Then start Firefox 3 and see if your browsing history is cleared. If it
is, then Firefox will have re-created the places.sqlite file and it will
be an empty file.
Then close Firefox and restore your bookmarks.html and bookmarks*.json
files. This should restore your bookmarks without bringing back your
history (unless Firefox is determined to rebuild your history from your
bookmarks file).
Post by j***@myplace.comActually, I wish I could just disable that drop down entirely.
It's annoying. I just want to type in my url and be done with it.
I find that I can type just a few letters for the URL I want and then
hit the down-arrow once or twice to select the complete URL - much
faster and more accurate than typing in the entire URL.
In theory, this is how you clear your history in firefox 3:
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Click TOOLS
Then click OPTIONS
Then click PRIVACY
than click ask me before clearing private data (Clear now)
un-check everything except browsing history.
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Also, I came across the following:
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The above answers were correct when it comes to erasing the history.
However, the Mozilla Firefox 3 has a new feature called "RichResults",
which unfortunately is more of an annoyance than a useful one.
RichResults stores the pages you have visited and tries to give you
access fast to the results that you want. As a result, all your history
gets reviewed - even the unwanted pages.
Now, there is unfortunately no way to erase the "rich" history (sucks,
eh?). The only thing you can do is disable the RichResults feature by:
1. Type "about:config" to the address line
2. Go to line "browser.urlbar.maxRichResults". The default value is 12,
change that to 0.
However, by doing this you wont get you history to show up even if you
wanted it in the future.
I had to scrap the whole Firefox 3 because of this and go back to
version 2. Shame that they let this go into the release version as it
ruined the release for me. They even knew it in the beta phase but
argued that its a "feature". Heh, quite a feature, destroyes security
completely or renders the browser useless (as you cannot see history if
you disable RichResults).
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And:
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Assuming that you have already hit "Tools/Clear Private Data", you will
still see websites in the URL bar when you start typing an address. Now,
a) It is true that this is a Firefox 3 bug.
b) DO NOT delete these from the URL bar because they will also get
deleted from your bookmarks.
c) One way to trim the list is to limit the saved history to 0. That
will prevent new history from getting saved BUT that will NOT remove
what you already have in the bookmarks.
Your options are:
a) wait for Firefox to issue a patch
b) move back to Firefox 2/or a different browser
c) use a different computer for your private work that does not have
firefox 3.
d) delete the bookmarks you are worried about
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Which version of Firefox 3 did you install? I have no idea if indeed
this was acknowledged as a bug in early versions of FF-3, or if it was
corrected in any later (or perhaps) last version of FF-3.