I inadvertently set my computer to delete all history on computer close down. how to I undo this?close

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I inadvertently set my computer to delete all history on computer close down. how to I undo this?close

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I inadvertantly set my computer to delate all history automatically on close down. How do I undo this.

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Hi David,

I'm Dyari. Thanks for reaching out. I will be happy to assist you in this regard.

I assume you are referring to the Microsoft Edge's history. If so, open Microsoft Edge > Click the three dots in the top-right corner > Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Clear browsing data > Choose what to clear every time you close the browser > Turn OFF everything that's enabled > Once that's done, Edge will stop deleting the history on exit.

If you want to recover the deleted history, you might have a chance if you were signed in with a Microsoft account and had syncing turned on. Or, go to this path: C:\Users\Your User Profile\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\History

Check to see if Bookmarks.bak is available.

Otherwise, unfortunately, history can’t be recovered unless you have backups.

Please let me know if you need further assistance.