Address bar suggestions not working
Hi I have for some time now had a really annoying problem with firefox. For some reason it stops suggesting/remembering new sites I visit, but it does remember some of the old sites I have visited before it stopped working. If I want to visit facebook, I will type f and it will suggest facebook.com. If I want to visit youtube, I have to write everything like I never visited the site, and the same thing happens next time I visit youtube.
So after a fresh install it works for some time, and then it suddenly stops working.
I have tried resetting firefox, completely unisntall/remove all data, not logging in to my firefox sync account, creating a new account, checked the setting that clears all data when I close the browser.
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This can be caused by a problem with the places.sqlite database that stores bookmarks and history.
If you use Sync then best is to disconnect Sync temporarily during troubleshooting.
This can be caused by a problem with the places.sqlite and favicons.sqlite databases in the Firefox profile folder.
- use "Verify Integrity" button on the "Help -> Troubleshooting Information" (about:support) page
If errors are reported with "Verify Integrity", close and restart Firefox and retry.
If "Verify Integrity" cannot repair places.sqlite, rename/remove all places.sqlite and favicons.sqlite files in the Firefox profile folder. Firefox will rebuild places.sqlite and restore the bookmarks from a recent JSON backup in the bookmarkbackups folder.
- keep a backup copy of places.sqlite in case a new places.sqlite database has to be created
See also:
- https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/Bookmarks+not+saved#w_fix-the-bookmarks-file
- https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/fix-bookmarks-and-history-will-not-be-functional
You can use the button on the "Help -> Troubleshooting Information" (about:support) page to go to the current Firefox profile folder or use the about:profiles page.
- Help -> Troubleshooting Information -> Profile Folder/Directory:
Windows: Open Folder; Linux: Open Directory; Mac: Show in Finder - https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/profiles-where-firefox-stores-user-data
Hello cor-el Thank you for the quick response.
I have tried the "Verify Integrity" button, and it did not report any errors. I still tried to remove the places.sqlite and favicons.sqlite just to be sure.
The history is now reset, and firefox is working again. I have however seen this before, after I completely removed firefox and reinstalled. I will wait a few days, and if the problem is gone, I will mark the problem as solved.
I now have the same problem again.
I attached a small GIF to illustrate the problem.
Firefox suggests I visit facebook.com when I type "f", youtube.com when i type "y", but when I go to a new site "smart.dk" it will not suggest/remember the site when i type "s"
