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Mozilla Firefox Keeps Deleting History

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  • 19-04-2012 7:05pm
    #1
    Rothko
    Registered Users Posts: 12,842 ✭✭✭✭


    For the last couple of days, I've been having this problem. Firefox keeps deleting my entire internet history. It's done it about three times in the last week and just right now done it again.

    I haven't changed any settings at all in the Control Panel or in Tools so I'm wondering what could be causing this and how it can be solved.

    Any help would be appreciated, thanks.
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    chin_grin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 10,808 ✭✭✭✭chin_grin


    In your privacy settings do you have it to delete on a certain time or when you close your browser or do you have it running in permanent private browsing mode?


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    CaSCaDe711
    Registered Users Posts: 813 ✭✭✭CaSCaDe711


    I'm assuming the following is correct,

    Tools > Options > Privacy tab > Untick the Clear History when Firefox closes,

    Are you running any cleaners (eg. CCleaner, Glary Utilities etc) ?


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    Rothko
    Registered Users Posts: 12,842 ✭✭✭✭Rothko


    chin_grin wrote: »
    In your privacy settings do you have it to delete on a certain time or when you close your browser or do you have it running in permanent private browsing mode?

    No, I have it set at "Firefox Will Remember History" and I've never set it to delete after a certain period of time.


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    Rothko
    Registered Users Posts: 12,842 ✭✭✭✭Rothko


    CaSCaDe711 wrote: »
    I'm assuming the following is correct,

    Tools > Options > Privacy tab > Untick the Clear History when Firefox closes,

    Are you running any cleaners (eg. CCleaner, Glary Utilities etc) ?

    Nope, as far as I know, there aren't any cleaners running.


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    #6
    Rothko
    Registered Users Posts: 12,842 ✭✭✭✭Rothko


    I bumping this since I still have the same problem and Firefox has just again deleted my entire internet history.


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    CaSCaDe711
    Registered Users Posts: 813 ✭✭✭CaSCaDe711


    Have you tried uninstalling/reinstalling Firefox?


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    Rothko
    Registered Users Posts: 12,842 ✭✭✭✭Rothko


    CaSCaDe711 wrote: »
    Have you tried uninstalling/reinstalling Firefox?

    Yeah, I've uninstalled and reinstalled firefox and it's still happening.


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    Rabidlamb
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,202 ✭✭✭Rabidlamb


    Have a 3rd party piece of software designed to optimise speed & such running in the background.


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    FSL
    Registered Users Posts: 1,456 ✭✭✭FSL


    It's quite likely the software running in the background is periodically clearing the temporary internet files and your browsing history.


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    CaSCaDe711
    Registered Users Posts: 813 ✭✭✭CaSCaDe711


    Have you any Firefox Add-ons installed that may be clearing your data..?


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    Rothko
    Registered Users Posts: 12,842 ✭✭✭✭Rothko


    CaSCaDe711 wrote: »
    Have you any Firefox Add-ons installed that may be clearing your data..?

    I don't think so. I have them all disabled anyway.

    Earlier today, I uninstalled a program called PCSpeedUp which was used to help detect viruses. I'm just wondering if anyone here would be familiar with that program and if that might what would be causing my history to be deleted.


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    Rabidlamb
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 2,202 ✭✭✭Rabidlamb


    Suas11 wrote: »
    I don't think so. I have them all disabled anyway.

    Earlier today, I uninstalled a program called PCSpeedUp which was used to help detect viruses. I'm just wondering if anyone here would be familiar with that program and if that might what would be causing my history to be deleted.

    I believe that may be the issue, there was a similar product called PC Pitstop Optimise that used perform the same cleaning operations at startup unless you disabled it.


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