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Problem importing browsing history from Safari & Chrome

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I used the ‘import data from another browser’ to import my browsing history from Safari & Chrome, but only some (and not all of it) showed up. Any tips would be welcome. Thank you!

I used the ‘import data from another browser’ to import my browsing history from Safari & Chrome, but only some (and not all of it) showed up. Any tips would be welcome. Thank you!

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Maybe you have been modifying your Firefox History, & or are modifying the files you are trying to import.

  • a previous thread of yours Simple guide for using SQLite Manager with Mac Firefox browsing history /questions/953912
  1. Create a new additional Firefox profile. Ensure it has only the default bookmarks, and a clean History.
    Profile Manager - Create, remove or switch Firefox profiles
  2. Try importing into that, to reassure yourself Firefox normally works with imports.
    Import data from another browser

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