What’s in Your Firefox History?
Firefox remembers a lot of information to make your browsing experience pleasant and productive. This information is called your history, and it consists of several items:
Cookies store information about the websites you visit. Browsing history is a list of sites you visited. Download history is a list of the files you downloaded. Form history contains information you entered into online forms. Search history includes all the terms you entered into the Firefox search bar. Cache stores temporary files that Firefox downloads from the internet to speed up your browsing experience. Offline Website Data consists of the files that a website stores on your computer that allow you to use it even when you aren’t connected to the internet. Site Preferences are site-specific preferences, including permissions for a site such as a pop-up blocker exception. Active Logins occur when you log in at a website that uses HTTP authentication.
How to Clear Your Firefox History
Here’s how to clear the Firefox history, including all or some of the items listed above:
How to Set Firefox to Clear the History Automatically
Firefox can automatically clear your browser history when you exit the application, so you don’t have to do it manually. Here’s how:
