pro_grammer@programming.dev to Firefox@lemmy.ml · 7 months agoFirefox Power User Keeps 7,400+ Browser Tabs Open for 2 Yearswww.pcmag.comexternal-linkmessage-square91fedilinkarrow-up1397cross-posted to: datahoarder@lemmy.mlfirefox@fedia.iointerestingshare@lemmy.zip
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minus-squareumbrella@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up19·7 months agoi appreciate ff can do this and all, but isnt this usecase covered by you know, the browser history?
minus-squarehackerwacker@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up7·7 months agoWell, no. Firefox deletes entries older than 6 months from history and there’s no way to change this or to export the data.
minus-squaresugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoYeah, if I’m trying history search, I know I’ve already lost.
minus-squareQuazarOmega@lemy.lollinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·7 months agoI didn’t know, that sucks so much. Though, someone made a post on superuser and a reply said that you can back up the database, so at least something is salvageable
minus-squaremac@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up1·edit-27 months agoYou can change how often it deletes history items, I’m sure I’ve done that before
minus-square2xsaiko@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 months agoMine has history going back to Nov 2022 (though I’m not entirely sure why it stops there).
minus-squareAlexisFR@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 months agoOf bookmarks, I always have like 20 tabs max open at once, I feel alone.
i appreciate ff can do this and all, but isnt this usecase covered by you know, the browser history?
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Well, no. Firefox deletes entries older than 6 months from history and there’s no way to change this or to export the data.
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Yeah, if I’m trying history search, I know I’ve already lost.
I didn’t know, that sucks so much.
Though, someone made a post on superuser and a reply said that you can back up the database, so at least something is salvageable
You can change how often it deletes history items, I’m sure I’ve done that before
Mine has history going back to Nov 2022 (though I’m not entirely sure why it stops there).
Of bookmarks, I always have like 20 tabs max open at once, I feel alone.