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I deleted my history by mistake. Can it be recovered?

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ral
ral
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I wanted to delete my cookies because Discover(card) said that might fix a problem with their logins.

I went to options/.../cookies and then found a page [which I cannot now find] that purported to list all my cookies and had a button labeled "remove all". I clicked it. I then found that all my history, except saved logins and I guess site data, had been deleted.

Options/.../cookies now tells me that "Your stored cookies, site data and cache are currently using 41.6 MB of disk space."

I have only 1 profile: C:\Users\ral\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\uzq1udcz.default\

Is there any way to recover my lost data?

Thank you.

I wanted to delete my cookies because Discover(card) said that might fix a problem with their logins. I went to options/.../cookies and then found a page [which I cannot now find] that purported to list all my cookies and had a button labeled "remove all". I clicked it. I then found that all my history, except saved logins and I guess site data, had been deleted. Options/.../cookies now tells me that "Your stored cookies, site data and cache are currently using 41.6 MB of disk space." I have only 1 profile: C:\Users\ral\Application Data\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\uzq1udcz.default\ Is there any way to recover my lost data? Thank you.

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guigs
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Hey there, I understand that you removed your history, I am sorry, I don't think there is an undo button for that in Firefox.

However in Windows, there may be a 'restore to previous version' in your profile folder. This describes the feature: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/msgulfcommunity/2013/04/29/restore-previous-versions-of-your-files-easily-in-windows-8/

The file that stores history is the places.sqlite file. I hope that helps, let us know if you need more specific steps.

FredMcD
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Separate Security Issue: Update your Flash Player or remove it using these links; http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/uninstall-flash-player-windows.html Uninstall Flash Player | Windows http://helpx.adobe.com/flash-player/kb/uninstall-flash-player-mac-os.html Uninstall Flash Player | Mac

Note: Windows users should download the ActiveX for Internet Explorer. and the plugin for Plugin-based browsers (like Firefox).

Note: Windows 8 and Windows 10 have built-in flash players and Adobe will cause a conflict. Install the plugin only. Not the ActiveX.

Flash Player Version: Version 29.0.0.171

https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/ Direct link scans current system and browser Note: Other software is offered in the download. <Windows Only>

https://get.adobe.com/flashplayer/otherversions/ Step 1: Select Operating System Step 2: Select A Version (Firefox, Win IE . . . .) Note: Other software is offered in the download. <Windows Only> +++++++++++++++++++ See if there are updates for your graphics drivers https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/upgrade-graphics-drivers-use-hardware-acceleration