History not saving

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

I recently posted about opera not saving History, the fix that was suggested was to reset opera, this worked for a day or two but on opening opera this morning and checked history, it is again blank...
please can anyone help

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

You mean like if you never had used Opera before?

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

sortof... its not saving history but it is saving passwords and cookies etc

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

But it isn't saved at all or it's being saved and then it's deleted?

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Its being saved, but when i exit opera it deletes it all

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

So Opera isn't being able to save it at all or something is removing it. What happens if you rename the History file?

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by A Former User

Where is the History file...what do you mean by that

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

In the profile directory, of course. And I mean exactly what I wrote, rename the file to see if the problem still happens.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

i renamed a file called history in the opera folder on my hard drive..
no it hasnt made any difference

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

Okay, so it's probably not a problem with the file.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

The question is...what do i do to resolve the problem

[nvmjustagirl]

nvmjustagirl @Guest last edited by nvmjustagirl

@dcfh2001 Are ya use 'n (Private browsing).. if so.. then your internet history and activity are removed as soon as you close all private windows..

and or - if your use 'n (New Private Window) if so.. then when close 'n all private windows.. opera will clear the follow 'n associated data - browsing history, items in cache, & cookies..

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

No i am not using private browsing...

[nvmjustagirl]

nvmjustagirl @Guest last edited by

@dcfh2001 this is weird.. do ya have more than 1 copy of opera on your hard drive..

btw what version number of opera and is it 32 or 64 bit..

also CCleaner and other apps like that clean history.. but i doubt that being the culprit..

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

I dont think i would have more than one copy??
version 58.0.3135.53
how do i find whether its 32 or 64...i would assume 64 as my OS is Win 10 Pro.
i do use a cleanup software but i deselect internet cleanup as it has sometimes deleted passwords and other bits, so that wouldnt be the problem

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

Try checking if the file is not locked and that Opera has the right to write on it.
Also check if there aren't any third party programs deleting your history.

You can also try installing Opera portable and check if it also has the issue.

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

OK. so how do i know if the file is locked.
Ill try opera portable... watch this space

[A Former User]

A Former User last edited by

Opera portable is saving history, along with all the other browsers i have, chrome, firefox, edge, exporer etc...
but opera (normal) is not

[leocg]

leocg Moderator Volunteer @Guest last edited by

So the problem is most probably Opera not being able to write on the file or the directory.

[nvmjustagirl]

nvmjustagirl @Guest last edited by nvmjustagirl

@dcfh2001 check this too - right click that history file - click properties - and on the General tab down toward the bottom - look at (Attrbutes) to make sure the box is un-checked for (Read only)

to check n e programs for 32 or 64 bit
open taskmanager - details tab - rigt click and choose columns - scroll down and check box for platform..