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How do I recover deleted browser history?

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djmohr
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A user deleted the browsing history, I need to recover it. How do I do this?

A user deleted the browsing history, I need to recover it. How do I do this?

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TonyE
TonyE
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The only way to recover it is if you keep backups of your data, you cha then restore the backup (places.sqlite in the profile folder - the file also stores bookmarks).

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djmohr
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Thanks, will have a look.

djmohr
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You know of any programs I can use to export/extract the info from those .sqlite files?

TonyE
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If you have a backup of that file, rename the one in the current profile folder to places.sqlite.old, then copy the backup into the profile folder. If you do not have a backup then you can not get the history back.