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eppur_se_muova

(37,563 posts) Fri Jan 18, 2019, 12:09 PM Jan 2019

Firefox has suddenly forgotten what links I have already visited.

This has happened before, and seems to have happened in the middle of a session when I was just switching between pages, not fiddling with any kind of settings. Super-annoying, since I can't tell which links in google searches I've visited previously.

Is there any kind of key shortcut that can delete browsing history ?? If so, sounds super-dangerous.

ETA: Firefox is up-to-date, OS is OSX 10.9.

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Firefox has suddenly forgotten what links I have already visited. (Original Post) eppur_se_muova Jan 2019 OP

Maybe it's getting old RAB910 Jan 2019 #1

... RKP5637 Jan 2019 #3

Ctrl-Shift-Delete, but it pops up an option window first. Dr Hobbitstein Jan 2019 #2

Thanks. Don't think I could have typed that combination accidentally ! nt eppur_se_muova Jan 2019 #4

Would've been Command-Shift-Delete on Mac. Dr Hobbitstein Jan 2019 #7

It could be an Apple thing now, but older versions of FF... TreasonousBastard Jan 2019 #5

AHA !! That fixed it ! All I did was open "Show all history" and they were restored ! eppur_se_muova Jan 2019 #6

Glad I could help. TreasonousBastard Jan 2019 #8

RAB910

(3,954 posts)

1. Maybe it's getting old

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 12:14 PM

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RKP5637

(67,112 posts)

3. ...

Reply to RAB910 (Reply #1)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 12:16 PM

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Dr Hobbitstein

(6,568 posts)

2. Ctrl-Shift-Delete, but it pops up an option window first.

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 12:16 PM

Jan 2019

Have you considered switching to Chrome? I find it far superior to Firefox for Windows users. Much quicker, less buggy.

eppur_se_muova

(37,563 posts)

4. Thanks. Don't think I could have typed that combination accidentally ! nt

Reply to Dr Hobbitstein (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 12:18 PM

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Dr Hobbitstein

(6,568 posts)

7. Would've been Command-Shift-Delete on Mac.

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #4)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 12:28 PM

Jan 2019

FF on OS X is far inferior to Safari. Once again, quicker and less buggy.

TreasonousBastard

(43,049 posts)

5. It could be an Apple thing now, but older versions of FF...

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Original post)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 12:23 PM

Jan 2019

occasionally lost its way in Windows. Drove me nuts when it happened.

Did you try digging through the History? Sometimes it lost that, too, but sometimes that helped.

eppur_se_muova

(37,563 posts)

6. AHA !! That fixed it ! All I did was open "Show all history" and they were restored !

Reply to TreasonousBastard (Reply #5)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 12:28 PM

Jan 2019

Thanks so much, TreasonousBastard ! (I love how that sounds. )

TreasonousBastard

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8. Glad I could help.

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #6)

Fri Jan 18, 2019, 12:31 PM

Jan 2019

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