Difference between revisions of "Firefox Private Data"
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#Click on the '''Privacy''' tab | #Click on the '''Privacy''' tab | ||
#Click on the '''Clear all current history''' option | #Click on the '''Clear all current history''' option | ||
| − | #Set the time frame to '''Everything''' and choose the | + | #Set the time frame to '''Everything''' and choose the <b>cookies</b>, <b>cache</b>, & <b>active logins</b> checkboxes |
#Click on '''clear now'''. Close Firefox, open it back and up and you're good to go. | #Click on '''clear now'''. Close Firefox, open it back and up and you're good to go. | ||
{{yellowbox|Hitting CTRL+SHIFT+DEL will sometimes take you right to step 5, but it does not always work.|}} | {{yellowbox|Hitting CTRL+SHIFT+DEL will sometimes take you right to step 5, but it does not always work.|}} | ||
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==Mac== | ==Mac== | ||
'''Firefox 3.5 and above for Mac''' | '''Firefox 3.5 and above for Mac''' | ||
Revision as of 17:16, 1 April 2013
Windows
This is how to reset current versions Firefox:
- Either click on the orange Firefox button on the top left, or click on Tools in the menu bar
- Click on Options
- Click on the Privacy tab
- Click on the Clear all current history option
- Set the time frame to Everything and choose the cookies, cache, & active logins checkboxes
- Click on clear now. Close Firefox, open it back and up and you're good to go.
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Hitting CTRL+SHIFT+DEL will sometimes take you right to step 5, but it does not always work. |
Mac
Firefox 3.5 and above for Mac
You can clear your Firefox cache, cookies, and history by:
- Pressing command+shift+delete at the same time.
- Here you can choose to delete cache, cookies, and history. Usually you will only need cache and cookies.
