QA/Firefox3.5/TestPlan/BetaPreview/MocoTestday/ClearRecentHistory

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Word to the Wise

Clearing recent history will remove items of importance. The complexity of this area does require that you test with a robust profile. So, it is highly recommended that you create a duplicate of your working profile and test with it. Then restore your working profile on completion of this testing. It is also possible to test this area with a fresh profile. In that case, however, you'll have to build up enough data to make the testing worthwhile. To do that, I recommend going through the Daily Browsing area first.

The following information is just a guide. Hammer away on the feature in any way you see fit. If you're interested in regimented testing, visit litmus.mozilla.org

Items Clear Recent History Can Affect

Go to Tools > Clear Recent History... to access this feature. Items selected can be cleared by time ranges of:

  • Last Hour
  • Last Two Hours
  • Last Four Hours
  • Today
  • Everything

Browsing & Download History

To verify items have been removed from these areas check in:
History > Show All History and Tools > Downloads

Form & Search History

To verify items have been removed from these areas: click in an affected text field and arrow down. (note: some search fields have their own "search suggest" which will not be removed)

Cookies

Clearing cookies will clear all cookies set in the time range selected. This is a little difficult to verify as our cookie manager doesn't sort by date. So it helps to pay attention to the time frame of sites visited. Check results in > Options (Preferences) > Privacy > History > remove individual cookies

Cache

Active Logins

Site Preferences

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