Privacy Options

Privacy Options

History

Remember visited pages for the last ... days

Here you can specify how long you want Firefox to remember what pages you have visited. The default is 9 days.

Remember what I enter in forms and the search bar

When you enter information in web forms or the search bar in Firefox, that information is saved so that Firefox can give suggestions when you enter information in forms in the future. To stop this behavior, uncheck this Option.

Remember what I've downloaded

This option controls whether or not past downloads show up in the Downloads window. The Downloads window (accessible from Tools or by pressing Ctrl+J) displays a list of your recent downloads. Downloads Options are available in the Main panel.

Cookies

A cookie is a file created by a web site that stores information on your computer, such as site-specific preferences when visiting that site.

Accept cookies from sites

By default cookies are enabled. Uncheck this Option to disable the use of cookies. Note that some sites may not work properly when cookies are disabled.

Keep until:

* they expire

This is the default Option. When set, this allows websites to specify how long a cookie will be stored by Firefox. This makes it possible for a site to remember your preferences and login information across browser sessions.

* I close Firefox

With this Option selected, Firefox will remove all stored cookies when closed.

* ask me every time

With this Option enabled, Firefox will ask you how long you would like to keep a cookie (or refuse it entirely) every time a web site attempts to set one.

To control which sites may or may not set cookies, click the Exceptions... button.

To display the Cookie Manager click Show Cookies....

Learn more about cookies, the individual Options, and how you can gain control over what sites are allowed to store cookies on your computer by reading about Managing Cookies.

Private Data

Always clear my private data when I close Firefox

You can choose to have Firefox clear your private data when you close it. To configure what data is cleared, click the Settings...button.

Ask me before clearing private data

With this Option selected, Firefox will ask you before automatically clearing the data specified by clicking Settings....

If you wish to clear your private data right now, you can click the Clear Now... button to do so. To clear your private data from outside the preferences dialog, either press Ctrl+Shift+Del or select Tools > Clear Private Data....