History isn't keeping many webpages

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History isn't keeping many webpages

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After I created a new profile and made few other adjustments from help late in this thread forums.mozillazine.org/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=14754153. I thought everything was working but since then I've noticed the history doesn't list/log/keep all the webpages I visit. For example, it doesn't keep visits to any pages on this website. It keeps some sites and not other. Any, ideas?
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Do you sometimes open links in a private tab? Private tabs don't keep traces of where they've been.
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I'm sorry, but I don't know what a "private tab" is.
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There is private Window and Private Tab... some info on it..
Private Browsing - Use Firefox without saving history | Firefox Help

It could also be that you installed an extension that auto-handles some of your private browsing???

Also, check in your Tools/Options and the Privacy Tab... do you have the 'Always use private browsing mode' checked in error?
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I don't find an 'Always use private browsing mode' option in my Privacy Tab. There's an "Always apply Do Not Track" but it isn't checked.
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I don't find an 'Always use private browsing mode' option in my Privacy Tab
It should be there:

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You have it set to "Remember History" not "Use custom settings for history"
Click on the down arrow to the right of 'Firefox will'..for option.
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I changed it but I don't understand what that does
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After you changed it and it has all those boxes that Dan posted a screen-shot of... were they in fact checked?

Also, do you use something like CCleaner in your system?
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Okay, I have time to work on this some more. My history is still not recording many sites I visit.
dfoulkes wrote:After you changed it and it has all those boxes that Dan posted a screen-shot of... were they in fact checked
In my reply to him I posted my Privacy screen and it doesn't look anything like the one he posted.
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And after selecting "Use custom settings for history" can you still not see the "Always use private browsing mode" to make sure it's not selected?
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DanRaisch wrote:And after selecting "Use custom settings for history" can you still not see the "Always use private browsing mode" to make sure it's not selected?
Now, I understand. Sorry, I didn't realize it would change my Privacy screen. Here's my screen now:

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See if this article helps...
ref; > http://kb.mozillazine.org/Locked_or_dam ... ces.sqlite
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Thanks, but nothing in the 8 bullets describe my problem.
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