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Firefox (or some other process?) keeps deleting my browsing history (Windows 11)

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Recently I have noticed that my Firefox browsing keeps disappearing.

In my settings, I have configured Firefox to "Remember history" (see attached screen shot).

The history for my other browsers, e.g., Chrome are *not* disappearing, only for Firefox.

I have seen solution references to index.dat files, but I have found no *relevant* index.dat files on my computer's disk drives.

What steps can I carry out to retain my Firefox history?

Thank you

Recently I have noticed that my Firefox browsing keeps disappearing. In my settings, I have configured Firefox to "Remember history" (see attached screen shot). The history for my other browsers, e.g., Chrome are *not* disappearing, only for Firefox. I have seen solution references to index.dat files, but I have found no *relevant* index.dat files on my computer's disk drives. What steps can I carry out to retain my Firefox history? Thank you
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Firefox stores bookmarks and history in places.sqlite in the Firefox profile folder.

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

  • do not clear the "Browsing history"

See also the settings for "Clear history when Firefox closes".

  • using "Clear history when Firefox closes" in Firefox 102+ honors exceptions and keeps cookies with an allow exception, previous versions removed all cookies
  • clearing "Site settings" clears exceptions for cookies, images, pop-up windows, and software installation and exceptions for passwords and other website specific data