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Navaneeth Sen
Asked: 2010-11-26 18:11:15 +0800 CST

Will the deleted browser history be stored in File-system?

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I would like to know if the history of urls i browse with my Firefox browser, which i have cleared, will be stored in the file system or not?

To be more clear, will the history be stored in some place in the hard-disk, even if the history is deleted from the browser menu(delete history option)?

If yes, Can i retrieve those details?

Thanks,
Sen

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    Unfortunately (I'm guessing you were hoping to recover?) this information is completely deleted when you clear it. The way linux filesystems (most of them, such as ext4) work, the data is actually deleted, though not wiped. You would not be able to retrieve this data yourself. Maybe someone who is an expert in file recovery could potentially recover the data.

    There is an option for you to backup your history, but I would suggest you ask a new question for that (if that is what you are hoping to do in the future, as you did not state it).

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