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Mulongo oyo etiyamaki na archive. Tuna motuna mosusu soki osengeli na lisalisi

History not saved in the .json file - need help saving history

AnonymousUser
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The backup of the bookmarks AND history does not save the HISTORY. Help me here, why does the bookmarks get backed up, but not the History ?

The experience of clicking on the History menu, then SHOW ALL HISTORY pulls up a Library applet that IMPLIES that the History will be preserved in the backup.

I think there are more than a few people who would use this since migration to a new machine means severing one's HISTORY, unless a backup is available.


David ps, thanks Goliath

The backup of the bookmarks AND history does not save the HISTORY. Help me here, why does the bookmarks get backed up, but not the History ? The experience of clicking on the History menu, then SHOW ALL HISTORY pulls up a Library applet that IMPLIES that the History will be preserved in the backup. I think there are more than a few people who would use this since migration to a new machine means severing one's HISTORY, unless a backup is available. David ps, thanks Goliath

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AnonymousUser
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Backup your profile instead: http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Backing+up+your+information

the-edmeister
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Bookmarks are backed up in the JSON file, history isn't.

See for transferring your data to a new PC. http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Recovering+important+data+from+an+old+profile

cor-el
cor-el
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You can copy and paste history items to a bookmark folder in the Library (Bookmarks/History Manager) if you want to save history items.