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How do I expand the amount of days saved in the browsing history?

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I've always had problems with the amount of time the history saves my browsings. Since I installed Firefox, I've only been able to look back up to "Last week" browsing history, and it's become quite annoying as I don't seem to find a way to increase that amount.

So, I'd be grateful if someone could tell me how to increase the amount saved to at least about two months. I tend to do several-week searches, so I need quite a long history.

I've always had problems with the amount of time the history saves my browsings. Since I installed Firefox, I've only been able to look back up to "Last week" browsing history, and it's become quite annoying as I don't seem to find a way to increase that amount. So, I'd be grateful if someone could tell me how to increase the amount saved to at least about two months. I tend to do several-week searches, so I need quite a long history.

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There is also cleanup software like CCleaner that can remove Firefox data, so check that if you have such software.

You can look at these prefs on the about:config page.

Modified by cor-el

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Okay, that explains it. Both prefs were set to "5" by default, even if the KB says otherwise. Thank you very much.

Modified by Ilceren

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You're welcome