How do I turn off backspace in Firefox?

When I am typing an blog or e-mail and hit backspace, instead of deleting the character, Firefox navigates backwards...which erases everything I type. Firefox does not cache or save anything so I have to start over.
I tried options, setting, preferences...I cannot find a way to turn this annoying 'feature' off.

Then use the solution that's been posted above your message.
# Type ''about:config'' in the address bar and press Enter.
# Press the big button to bypass the warning.
# In the search box, paste ''browser.backspace_action''
# In the search results, double-click ''browser.backspace_action'' and set its value to '''2'''

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