Firefox history file
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[[Firefox history file]]s track the browsing history of a Firefox user, in the form of a database. The format has changed between versions. | [[Firefox history file]]s track the browsing history of a Firefox user, in the form of a database. The format has changed between versions. | ||
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== Firefox 3 == | == Firefox 3 == | ||
− | History files are kept in a [[SQLite]] database, | + | History files are kept in a [[SQLite]] database, '''places.sqlite''', along with [[Firefox bookmarks]]. The format is documented in that article. |
== Links == | == Links == | ||
− | * [ | + | * [{{ForensicsWikiURL|mozilla_firefox_history_file_format}} Forensics Wiki on Firefox history format] |
− | * [ | + | * [{{ForensicsWikiURL|mozilla_firefox_3_history_file_format}} Forensics Wiki on Firefox 3 history format] |
* [https://code.google.com/p/log2timeline/ Log2Timeline utility] | * [https://code.google.com/p/log2timeline/ Log2Timeline utility] | ||
* [http://www.jwz.org/hacks/mork.pl Mork file Perl script] | * [http://www.jwz.org/hacks/mork.pl Mork file Perl script] | ||
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[[Category:Mozilla]] | [[Category:Mozilla]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 17:20, 2 September 2023
Firefox history files track the browsing history of a Firefox user, in the form of a database. The format has changed between versions.[edit] Firefox 2
History files were kept in a Netscape/Mozilla database format called Mork, no longer used. It is text-based but not very human-readable.
[edit] Firefox 3
History files are kept in a SQLite database, places.sqlite, along with Firefox bookmarks. The format is documented in that article.