# Firefox doesn't "Grey Out" previously visited links......

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-doesnt-grey-out-previously-visited-links/424530>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 30, 2007, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-doesnt-grey-out-previously-visited-links/424530 "2007-10-30T03:18:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-doesnt-grey-out-previously-visited-links/424530/1 "2007-10-30T03:18:16Z")

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…is there a setting for that?

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**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 3:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-doesnt-grey-out-previously-visited-links/424530/2 "2007-10-30T03:44:29Z")

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I’ve found in Firefox that, if I am on a given page, and click on a certain link, when I go back to that page, yeah the link is now grey, but if I go to a different page which also has that link, the link isn’t greyed out there even though the URL is identical.

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**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\
**Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-doesnt-grey-out-previously-visited-links/424530/3 "2007-10-30T03:58:58Z")

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[QUOTE=John DiFool]  
I’ve found in Firefox that, if I am on a given page, and click on a certain link, when I go back to that page, yeah the link is now grey, but if I go to a different page which also has that link, the link isn’t greyed out there even though the URL is identical.  
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Well, none of my previously visited links are suitably identified by “grey outs,” or otherwise: are yours?

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**Post date:** [October 30, 2007, 4:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-doesnt-grey-out-previously-visited-links/424530/4 "2007-10-30T04:33:59Z")

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Go to preferences and be sure it is storing your history.

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**Author:** ![Schnitte](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/schnitte/32/9033_2.png) [@Schnitte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schnitte)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/firefox-doesnt-grey-out-previously-visited-links/424530/6 "2019-11-01T08:56:47Z")

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> [@im\_cute\_and\_leaffan\_is\_racist](#):
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> racist cunt

Reported.