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My browsing history for 2020 is gone - only Dec 19 shows. Why?

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I was looking for a link I used last month and saw that this year is not there at all. Stops in Dec. I haven't changed any settings at all.

I was looking for a link I used last month and saw that this year is not there at all. Stops in Dec. I haven't changed any settings at all.
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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 Turn on Remember My Browsing And Download History At the bottom of the page, turn on Clear History When Firefox Closes. At the far right, press the Settings button. Turn on ONLY Cache and Form And Search History leaving the others off.

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If you are using any sync, sign out of them first.

[v57+] Places Maintenance is built into Firefox.

Type about:support<enter> in the address bar.

You will find Places Database near the bottom. Press the Verify Integrity button.

When done, copy and post the results here.

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Did you previously had history for Dec 2019 ?

Did you make sure that you haven't switched to an older profile ?


See "Determine if Firefox has created a new profile":

You can open the about:profiles page via the location bar to check whether multiple profiles are present and what profile Firefox currently is using.