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Firefox deleting history when Remember History chosen

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shanahanabanana
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When I close Firefox, it is deleting the history of recently closed tabs, windows, and sessions. It does not delete search and website history. In Options, I have Remember History selected.

When I close Firefox, it is deleting the history of recently closed tabs, windows, and sessions. It does not delete search and website history. In Options, I have Remember History selected.

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cor-el
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In case you use "Clear history when Firefox closes" or otherwise clear history.

  • do not clear the Browsing History
  • do not clear the Cookies
  • do not clear the Site Preferences
  • clearing "Site Preferences" clears exceptions for cookies, images, pop-up windows, and software installation and exceptions for passwords and other website specific data
  • clearing "Cookies" will remove all selected cookies including cookies with an allow exception you may want to keep