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Browser.history expire days

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The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. The correct title is browser.history_expire_days.

This article describes the preference browser.history_expire_days. To add, delete, or modify this preference, you will need to edit your configuration — do not edit this article.

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Background

Mozilla keeps a set number of days of history. History entries older than that are removed. This preference determines the point at which history entries are expired and removed.

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Possible values and their effects

A non-negative integer indicating the number of days of history data the browser keeps. Default is 9 for SeaMonkey 1.x and Firefox 2; default is 180 for Firefox 3 and SeaMonkey 2.

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UI

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Mozilla Firefox 2

“Tools → Options → Privacy → History → Remember visited pages for the last ___ days”

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Mozilla Firefox 3

No UI in Firefox 3. See browser.history_expire_days_min.

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SeaMonkey 1.1

“Edit → Preferences → Navigator → History → Browsing History → Remember visited pages for the last ___ days”

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SeaMonkey 2

“Edit → Preferences → Browser → History → Browsing History → Remember visited pages for up to ___ days”

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First checked in

2000-12-11 by Alec Flett

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Has an effect in

  • Mozilla Firefox (all versions)
  • SeaMonkey (all versions)
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Related bugs

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Related preferences

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