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web browser with bookmarks and history ?
« on: Sunday 18 March 18 17:57 GMT (UK) »
For a long time I used Firefox which gave me both bookmarks and a browsing history.  After an upgrade I found both had gone and did not seem to be available.
I then started on Chrome which gave me limited bookmarks for much-used sites, but no history.  These bookmarks have now gone, and I do not want to be keying in regularly-used site addresses each time.
I am not a techie and would welcome suggestions.  I have Windows 10 on a laptop.
Thanks
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Re: web browser with bookmarks and history ?
« Reply #1 on: Sunday 18 March 18 18:11 GMT (UK) »
I still use Firefox and I still have bookmarks and browsing history?

Maybe you've chosen options to:
Never remember history
or
Clear History when Firefox closes?

Both in the Options tab.
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Re: web browser with bookmarks and history ?
« Reply #2 on: Sunday 18 March 18 18:21 GMT (UK) »
Just turn them back on...
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Re: web browser with bookmarks and history ?
« Reply #3 on: Sunday 18 March 18 18:23 GMT (UK) »


Maybe you've chosen options to:
Never remember history
or
Clear History when Firefox closes?

Both in the Options tab.

I use them and still have Bookmarks.....
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Re: web browser with bookmarks and history ?
« Reply #4 on: Sunday 18 March 18 18:29 GMT (UK) »
Thanks to both of you.  I think I have found the key, but will be back if it doesn't turn.
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Re: web browser with bookmarks and history ?
« Reply #5 on: Sunday 18 March 18 19:07 GMT (UK) »
Thanks to both of you.  I think I have found the key, but will be back if it doesn't turn.
A

....and if it does??

Let people know!
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Re: web browser with bookmarks and history ?
« Reply #6 on: Sunday 18 March 18 19:15 GMT (UK) »
It worked, but only with newly-created bookmarks - the old ones have gone.
Thanks again.
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Re: web browser with bookmarks and history ?
« Reply #7 on: Sunday 18 March 18 19:26 GMT (UK) »
It worked, but only with newly-created bookmarks - the old ones have gone.
Thanks again.
A

Have you shut down and restarted computer to see if they are there??
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Re: web browser with bookmarks and history ?
« Reply #8 on: Sunday 18 March 18 19:35 GMT (UK) »
Hi

Why not . . . . .
Create a web page (ie xxxxx.html)
Say, 5x columns
* Technical ( ISP IP ADDRESS, Your Router IP address, Unix Help, HTML help, etc )
* Genealogical ( Rotschat, Ancrusty, FindMyPeople, AGRO, TraceGenie, Maps, Pubhistory, MapsHistory, etc )
* Personal ( Mail, Banking, Milk Orders, Beer Delivery, etc )
* Reminders (  :o )
* Ad-hoc ( News, Weather, TraceGenie, BT, SKY, Virgin, etc )
Save it in, say, Documents.

I use Firefox, so Tools / HomePage and add a shortcut to xxxxx.html
then add your fave web pages, example
xxxxx.html | http://www.speedtest.net/ | about:blank | https://www.facebook.com | . . . . .
[ individual ones separated by "|" ]

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I have a pro-forma, so if you want to try it, pm me.
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