470856 - Cannot delete browsing history

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 423507

(Firefox :: Bookmarks & History, defect)

Description

[Steve]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-GB; rv:1.9.0.5) Gecko/2008120122 Firefox/3.0.5
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-GB; rv:1.9.0.5) Gecko/2008120122 Firefox/3.0.5

I am unale to delete browsing history using the clear private data option in the tools menu - even when related options in the privacy menu under tools\options and un-checked.


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
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Expected Results:  
I expected the browsing history would have been deleted but it was not.  When I click on the arrow on the right side of the URL window, every site I have visited is still visible.

Comment 1

[Tyler Downer [He/Him]]

Thank you for this report. However, in order to make it more useful, please follow the steps found at http://quality.mozilla.org/bug-writing-guidelines and report back with your results.

Comment 2

[Tom]

I also experience the same thing, Windows XP SP3. When clear all private data, the drop down menu from the URL address bar still displays previous websites. Further, when I manually delete them as described in your website, I can delete all but the last 12? I have the proper boxes checked or unchecked in the Privacy settings to delete them, to delete upon exiting Firefox, and even when manually clearing, but no go, they stay there. Only manually deleting each entry works, but only to the last twelve as mentioned.

Thanks