Clearing the Address Search Bar

How do I clear the Address Search Bar history?

Resetting Safari doesn't do anything to reset the Address Search.
The Reset is not designed to clear the URL prompts. As I mentioned, these prompts are fed from a number of sources. Short of eliminating your bookmarks, history etc. the prompts are here to stay. Clearing your history and cache ought to eliminate those prompts not associated with existing bookmarks, but that's only temporary. Also, there may be other sources feeding the prompts.
Space bar is by far the easiest (although not very convenient) way to avoid seeing the prompts.

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in other words I cannot log in to the site Mindbody, because when using Firefox when I start to type in my username the letters show up in the address bar above, and not in the username box. The same goes with the password box.

Hello wendysue, '''Try Firefox Safe Mode''' to see if the problem goes away. Safe Mode is a troubleshooting mode, which disables most add-ons.
''(If you're not using it, switch to the Default theme.)''
* You can open Firefox 4.0+ in Safe Mode by holding the '''Shift''' key when you open the Firefox desktop or Start menu shortcut.
* Or open the Help menu and click on the '''Restart with Add-ons Disabled...''' menu item while Firefox is running.
''Once you get the pop-up, just select "'Start in Safe Mode"''
'''''If the issue is not present in Firefox Safe Mode''''', your problem is probably caused by an extension, and you need to figure out which one. Please follow the [[Troubleshooting extensions and themes]] article for that.
''To exit the Firefox Safe Mode, just close Firefox and wait a few seconds before opening Firefox for normal use again.''
''When you figure out what's causing your issues, please let us know. It might help other users who have the same problem.''
Thank you.

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my address /search bar has suddenly disappeared. i've tried going to View-Customize Address Bar. The address/search bar is in the default set. I've even tried dragging a new one in there but nothing happens. Any suggestions? thanks

Hi bruinbluetooth, Welcome to Apple's Users Help Users Forums.
It would be nice if you came back and told readers about your solution.
Award yourself a Virtual Green Star. :~)

How do I get rid of the quicklink tips under the google search bar on the Firefox home page?

I want to lose the quicktips that appear under the Google search bar when I open Firefox

You can install the Stylish extension and add the above posted code.
*Stylish: https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/addon/stylish/
See also http://userstyles.org/help/stylish_firefox
About changing the above mentioned browser.aboutHomeSnippets.updateUrl pref:
Type about:config in the location (address) bar and press the "Enter" key to open the about:config page, just like you open a website by typing the URL in the location bar.
*If you see a warning message then you can confirm that you want to access the about:config page.
Use the search bar at the top of the about:config page to locate the browser.aboutHomeSnippets.updateUrl pref more easily.
Double click the line with this pref to modify the value and simply remove the URL that you see to leave an empty string field.
Click OK to confirm the new empty value.
This will disable loading new snippets from the server.
Steps 2-4 are about clearing already downloaded snippets, but you can skip this and only hide the snippets with the Stylish extension.

Updated Firefox, now when I open a new tab, there is two seperate google search bars; how do I get rid of the unnecessary search bar?

I updated Firefox, and after I restarted it, when I opened a new tab, I found that I now had two Google search bars: one next to where you type web addresses, and one right above my pinned sites (or my frequently visited sites). I'm just trying to:
1. Figure out why it is necessary to have two of the pretty much identically useful search bars when I really only need one (or can physically type Google in)
and
2. How do I get rid of the unnecessary second Google search bar above my frequently visited and therefore pinned sites.
If you have any ideas of how to remove this annoying addition, I would appreciate it.

I am guessing that you installed an extension, related to "new tab", which added the first search bar. Firefox 31 in includes a search bar for the "new tab" page; so now you have two.
Take a look at that extension (Options or Preferences) to see how to disable ones of those 2 search bars. Or see if an update has been released for that extension, specifically for Firefox 31, with an option to disable the search bar.

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Disabling "Remember search AND form history" is not the correct solution in my case, what I need is Firefox to offer to split the option and disable "Search Bar History" while keeping "Form History" enabled.
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I sthere any way to complete uninstall the "manage search bar" option from the right side?

I found this option very annoying. I want to uninstall the "manage search bar"utility completely from my Firefox.

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Mark
Message to Apple:
Mavericks reminds me of all the old problems I had with Windows before I moved to Mac. Prior to Mavericks upgrades would not change screen resolutions, Font sizes etc. The GMAIL issue has not been fixed.
It is inconceivable to me that you could release this product which does not support basic mail functionality for one of the largest email services on the internet ie. GMAIL and then take 3-4 months and still not fixed with the 10.9.2 upgrade. What are you guys doing. The loss of productivity for people is beyond comprehension.
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avjebs wrote:
I got this e-mail from WD a few days ago:
Dear WD Registered Customer,
UPDATE: November 1st, 2013
As a valued WD customer we want to make you aware of new reports of Western Digital and other external HDD products experiencing data loss when updating to Apple's OS X Mavericks (10.9). WD is urgently investigating these reports and the possible connection to the WD Drive Manager, WD Raid Manager and WD SmartWare software applications. Until the issue is understood and the cause identified, WD strongly urges our customers to uninstall these software applications before updating to OS X Mavericks (10.9), or delay upgrading. If you have already upgraded to Mavericks, WD recommends that you remove these applications and restart your computer. If you have already upgraded to Mavericks and are experiencing difficulty in accessing your external hard drive, please do not save anything to the drive, disconnect the drive from your computer, and contact Western Digital Customer Service at http://support.wd.com/country/ for further assistance.
The WD Drive Manager, WD Raid Manager, and WD SmartWare software applications are not new and have been available from WD for many years. However, solely as a precaution WD has removed these applications from our website as we investigate this issue.
Sincerely,
Western Digital
THIS is very disturbing news from WD.

What is the shortcut to delete search history in the Google search bar?

I did a google search for this question before, and VIOLA!
However, I have forgotten the simple procedure.
There was a way to highlight all the search history in the Google search bar (Large one in center of page)
Then press ???control and another key? I forget...please help.
Thanks for any and all help.
I much enjoy Firefox over Explorer, which was kicking my offline continually!
FIREFOX solved all issues.
Thanks,
CT

I saw your other post first: [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/952848]. Hope that helps.

How do I stop FireFox from starting to type in the web search bar when I open the browser, it does this even when I have not typed anything in the web search bar

When I open firefox it starts typing in the web search bar without me doing anything, how do I stop this. It looks like it is making suggestions even if I am not looking for anything.

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*http://kb.mozillazine.org/about:config

For some reason my google search bar which normally sits in the top right hand side of my screen has disappeared, but my normal search bar still remains. I want to get the google search bar back, but I'm not sure how

for some reason my google search bar which normally sits in the top right hand side of my screen has disappeared, but my normal search bar still remains. I want to get the google search bar back, but I'm not sure how

See Here...
https://discussions.apple.com/message/19334395#19334395

My Safari opens with a yahoo window. There used to be a search window above the yahoo search bar but it has vanished. How do I get it back?

My Safari opens with a yahoo window. There used to be a search window above the yahoo search bar but it has vanished. How do I get it back?

Adware is installed. Removing it will help.
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How to clear the Google search history

Does any one know how to clear the google search history, as you can clear your cache, history and cookies but not the google search history.

This has been asked and answered before. A forum search will turn up a few threads like this one:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8205045&#8205045

Get rid of the google search bar??

I want net neutrality. Google must go. I loaded Firefox on windows-xp and the Google search bar still comes up within Firefox. How do I GET RID OF GOOGLE??
I have used Firefox on Linux also on the same machine.

webgrunt, this thread posted about a year ago.
The Search bar is a not a Google search bar but rather it just had Google selected as the search engine at time.
https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Search+bar
http://kb.mozillazine.org/Search_Bar
https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/how-do-i-customize-toolbars

Why does my cursor keep disappearing in the Google search bar?

When using FF or Google Chrome, I've noticed that my cursor keeps disappearing when using the Google search bar. I've tried using all the about:config tips, I've downgraded to earlier versions, I've pressed F7, I've unchecked the "hide cursor while typing" option in my mouse properties, I've checked for driver updates, I've tried disabling all add-ons and plug-ins, and I've checked another computer in our home as well. Same thing there. This seems to have become a problem in the last few days. IE seems unaffected by it. Just FF and Chrome.

No sir, there are no other tabs open, when it happens. For now, I've found a workaround, and I invite you to test it yourself.
I've been working on this problem all day. I've noticed that the cursor blinks very slowly in the Google search bar. If you press a key while the cursor is blinking "off", it will stay off until you let go of what key you're pressing. Conversely, if you press a key while the cursor is blinking "on", the cursor will remain visible as you type.
In IE, the cursor blinks much more rapidly, and blinks more "on" than "off." As a result the cursor remains on, no matter what you type or when, or what key you press, including the spacebar. This is not the case in FF or Chrome.
It was suggested in the Google forums that disabling "autocomplete" has helped with this problem. I followed the instructions and successfully disabled the "auto-complete" feature on Google. When I did that, I immediately noticed that the cursor blink speed doubled, like what I'm used to seeing. Further, no matter what I did, the cursor did NOT disappear anymore.
The link for google with autocomplete disabled is http://www.google.com/webhp?complete=0
Go there and see if you notice a difference in the blink speed of the cursor. On my computer, the difference is drastic. While I do enjoy "auto-complete" and will miss this feature, I generally don't rely on it, and much prefer a consistent cursor.
I greatly look forward to your feedback on this. If you figure out a way to have Google work normally without this workaround, I will be forever in your debt.

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