How to get rid of urlbar dropdown items?

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ZCY8T
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How to get rid of urlbar dropdown items?

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See those about:c items listed in the dropdown window? They appear whenever I type about:c in the urlbar. How do I get rid of them? I do NOT want them to appear when I type about:c in the urlbar. Is there an about:config setting to stop this?
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Re: How to get rid of urlbar dropdown items?

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You can cursor down the list and press the Delete key to get rid of them. You can go to about:preferences#privacy and uncheck what the address bar will suggest but doing so will remove everything else that matches the category.
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Re: How to get rid of urlbar dropdown items?

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Hi,
or...
You can do the following to be rid of all the "suggestions."

Open a new, blank tab.
Type or copy 'n' paste "about:config" in the address bar and press the Enter key.
Accept the silly risk.

Type "urlbar" into the Search box at the top. (NOTE: NO quotes anywhere.)

Right click the "browser.urlbar.maxRichResults" preference
& you can MODIFY it to suit your needs.
The default is 10....so select 0 (zero) to remove all & click OK.
The change is instant.
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(Always choose the "Custom" Install.)
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Re: How to get rid of urlbar dropdown items?

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LIMPET235 wrote: Open a new, blank tab.
Type or copy 'n' paste "about:config" in the address bar and press the Enter key.
Accept the silly risk.

Type "urlbar" into the Search box at the top. (NOTE: NO quotes anywhere.)

Right click the "browser.urlbar.maxRichResults" preference
& you can MODIFY it to suit your needs.
The default is 10....so select 0 (zero) to remove all & click OK.
The change is instant.
Thank you! This is exactly what I was looking for.
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Re: How to get rid of urlbar dropdown items?

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You're welcome...

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(Always choose the "Custom" Install.)
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