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trying to search my history

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I want to find a Web page that I visited a few weeks ago and opened my history sidebar and tried to use the search feature. I did not clear my history, I KNOW I was doing a web search for a cactus that I saw on a hike, but when I type in what I had been looking for NO RESULTS. Also, I have found that when I view my history, a LOT of it just isn't there. Is there some way to thoroughly search every single website I've visited?

I want to find a Web page that I visited a few weeks ago and opened my history sidebar and tried to use the search feature. I did not clear my history, I KNOW I was doing a web search for a cactus that I saw on a hike, but when I type in what I had been looking for NO RESULTS. Also, I have found that when I view my history, a LOT of it just isn't there. Is there some way to thoroughly search every single website I've visited?

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You may be in Private Browsing mode or told Firefox not to remember.

Type about:preferences#privacy<enter> in the address bar. The button next to History, select Use Custom Settings.

Turn off Always Use Private Browsing Mode

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When you opened history did it give a history list of the sites you visited?

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Chosen Solution

You may be in Private Browsing mode or told Firefox not to remember.

Type about:preferences#privacy<enter> in the address bar. The button next to History, select Use Custom Settings.

Turn off Always Use Private Browsing Mode