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How to clear or disable recently closed tab section in Firefox

Firefox displays the recently closed tabs under History menu –> Recently Closed Tabs.

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If you want to clear or disable the recently closed tabs section then you can do the following

  • In the Firefox address bar type about:config
  • If you get the below warning message then click on the I’ll be careful, I promise button

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  • Type browser.sessionstore.max_tabs_undo in Filter text box

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  • Set the value for browser.sessionstore.max_tabs_undo to 0 and click OK to confirm the changes

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Now if you navigate to History menu –> Recently Closed tabs section will be disabled as shown below.

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Questions? Corrections? Issues and pull requests are always welcome.

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