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Am i able to retrieve deleted browsing history items? How?

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I have some items from my browsing history that i want to view but they were deleted I was just wondering if i can retrieve them.

I have some items from my browsing history that i want to view but they were deleted I was just wondering if i can retrieve them.

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he easy and quick way to restore file and activity History is the System Restore feature. Since much history is saved into the Windows Registry, restoring it to a previous state will restore file and program History. Revert your computer back to the desired date and enjoy restored History.

If a user has used eraser track programs such as Ad-aware or Spybot, this method will not work and you will need to access the lesser known log files that Windows keeps (the "index.dat" files). Search for "index.dat" on your computer, you will need to download Super WinSpy to view them.

If a user has used advanced tools to erase usage tracks, program logs, registry history and the index.dat files, restore is more difficult. Try using a disk editor to directly access hard disk sectors.

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History items that have been deleted from the history are gone and can't be retrieved.

You can try to check the cache on the about:cache page to see if that gives some clues aout the websites if you do not remember the links and can't find a (Google) search page that links to them.