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i wan to save my websites history but my computer does not save. i go to tools>options>privacy & try to set "save history" but it goes back to "use custom settings for history".. i have all the top ones checked off so it should save but it doesn't.

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i wan to save my websites history but my computer does not save. i go to tools>options>privacy & try to set "save history" but it goes back to "use custom settings for history".. i have all the top ones checked off so it should save but it doesn't.

i wan to save my websites history but my computer does not save. i go to tools>options>privacy & try to set "save history" but it goes back to "use custom settings for history".. i have all the top ones checked off so it should save but it doesn't.

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Hi emeca04,

You should look at the article Preferences not saved.


Hopefully this helps!

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The "Use custom settings for history" setting allows to see the current history and cookie settings, but selecting that setting doesn't make any changes to history and cookie settings.
Firefox shows the "Use custom settings for history" setting as an indication that at least one of the history and cookie settings is not the default to make you aware that changes were made.

Does Firefox keep history during a browsing session?
You can easily see that in the History sidebar (Ctrl+H) is you sort by "Last Visited".

Can you attach a screenshot of that window?

Use a compressed image type like PNG or JPG to save the screenshot and make sure that you do not exceed the maximum file size (1 MB).

A possible cause is a problem with the file places.sqlite that stores the bookmarks and the history.

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thank you for taking the time to help me!

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thank you for takint the time to help me!

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Did you manage to solve your problem as you've marked your own reply as the solution?

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hi.. i had an older version of firefox & when i went to apply some of the links i got messages saying "not for versio..." so i updated to the latest version & it fixed the problem... if i responded in the wrong spot, i apologize... this is my 1st time using this... thank you again for your time...