Firefox history file

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== Firefox 3 ==
 
== Firefox 3 ==
  
History files are kept in a [[SQLite]] database, similarly to [[Firefox bookmarks]].
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History files are kept in a [[SQLite]] database, '''places.sqlite''', along with [[Firefox bookmarks]]. The format is documented in that article.
  
 
== Links ==
 
== Links ==

Revision as of 13:13, 27 April 2014

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Name Firefox history file
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Firefox history files track the browsing history of a Firefox user, in the form of a database. The format has changed between versions.

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.

Firefox 3

History files are kept in a SQLite database, places.sqlite, along with Firefox bookmarks. The format is documented in that article.

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