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Where Does Firefox Keep My Browsing History?

Firefox Sync failure
amoun replied
typhon.null
typhon.null

Hello

I've installed Firefox Standard Stable on Windows 11, signed in to my Firefox account, and browsed for about 3–4 days.

I decided to use it on my phone too. After installing it and signing in with the same account on my Android device, about 2,200 browsing history items appeared on the phone.

I don't know why. Before browsing, I always cleared my history on my PC using the following options:

CTRL+SHIFT+DEL and selected Everything, with all 5 options selected.

The browsing history data only appeared on the phone.

My concern is: the data must have been downloaded from somewhere since it was cleared on my PC. So, where are those 2,200 history items stored in the cloud, and how can I delete them?

I don't care about my browsing data. If it were sensitive, I would have deleted my Firefox account by now and used the app without an account.

I love Firefox, and this is a big concern that should be addressed ASAP.

Thank you for looking into this.

Hello I've installed Firefox Standard Stable on Windows 11, signed in to my Firefox account, and browsed for about 3–4 days. I decided to use it on my phone too. After installing it and signing in with the same account on my Android device, about 2,200 browsing history items appeared on the phone. I don't know why. Before browsing, I always cleared my history on my PC using the following options: CTRL+SHIFT+DEL and selected Everything, with all 5 options selected. The browsing history data only appeared on the phone. My concern is: the data must have been downloaded from somewhere since it was cleared on my PC. So, where are those 2,200 history items stored in the cloud, and how can I delete them? I don't care about my browsing data. If it were sensitive, I would have deleted my Firefox account by now and used the app without an account. I love Firefox, and this is a big concern that should be addressed ASAP. Thank you for looking into this.

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amoun
amoun
  • Top 10 Contributor

So, where are those 2,200 history items stored in the cloud, and how can I delete them?

Given it is on a Fx controlled cloud, you would have to delete them from each device you have synced. You clearly can't access the Fx cloud

typhon.null
typhon.null Question owner

amoun said
So, where are those 2,200 history items stored in the cloud, and how can I delete them? Given it is on a Fx controlled cloud, you would have to delete them from each device you have synced. You clearly can't access the Fx cloud

i mean they should not exist in the first place, since i have cleard my history data before browsing each time i used firefox on win11, now i sign in to firefox android and they show up?

if sync was off and i deleted browsing data, how did they exit my device in the first place?

amoun
amoun
  • Top 10 Contributor

Can you not now delete them from the Android device and see what happens.

Maybe the cloud keeps a memory of each device so they can be synced but doesn't sync all when one changes as an option for an accidental delete on one device.

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