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Firefox: Start private mode

Firefox: Start private mode

Start private browsing in Firefox and browse your computer without any logging. The option is integrated into the browser.

Firefox: Surf anonymously with private mode

In private Firefox mode, visited pages, search entries, form data, cookies, temporary Internet files and your download history not saved. You use it as follows:

  1. Open the browser and navigate with your mouse to the Application menuYou can recognize this by the three horizontal lines.
  2. Open it with a click. From the dropdown menu, select the option New private window It will open immediately, recognizable by the Firefox anonymous symbol.
  3. It is also possible to use the key combination (Ctrl)+(Shift)+(P) to open a new private window. You can run this directly in the browser.
  4. Alternatively, you can open a hyperlink directly in private mode by right-clicking it. To do this, select Open link in new private window out of.
  5. Danger: Bookmarks you have created and files you have downloaded will remain even after you exit private mode. This also applies to the cache.

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