How to Delete AutoComplete Items From the Address Bar
The auto-complete history in Web browsers can be useful when it's working properly. Type two letters of a site you regularly visit and all you need to do is hit "Enter" to bring up the site you're looking for. Unfortunately, it can also be very annoying. Sometimes this feature can slow your browser to a halt, causing the simple typing of an email address to be a chore. If this is true for you, it's time to remove all data from that bar.
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Instructions
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Clear your history. This the main place the auto-complete function in both Firefox and Internet Explorer figure out which sites you visit regularly. If you remove your history, you remove most of the things that can pop up when you start typing.
In Internet Explorer click "Tools," then "Internet Options," then the "General" tab, then the "History" box. Click "Clear History" to get rid of your.
In Firefox click "Tools," then "Options." Click the "Clear Browsing History Now" button to remove all current history.
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Reduce the number of days your browser stores history to prevent buildup in the future. For both browsers this is done in the same window you used in Step 1 to delete your history.
In Internet Explorer you need to lower the number of "Days to Keep Pages in History." In Firefox the setting is called "Remember Visited Pages for the Last X Days," where "X" is the number you can input.
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Delete unnecessary bookmarks. The auto-complete bar in both Firefox and Internet Explorer uses your bookmarks in the auto-complete function. Delete shortcuts you never use to prevent them from popping up. In both browsers, right-click the shortcut you want to remove, then click "Delete."
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