The screenshot below shows the contents of that table, which include an ID number, the URL of a visited site, a “domain_expansion” for each site, and various other columns in this table. The file opens in the Database Structure view what most users want to do is browser the data stored in one of the SQLite tables.Īs an example, I’ve opened the History.db file in DB Browser, then selected the history_items table from the Table pop-up list. The app discussed in the previous section-DB Browser for SQLite-is a handy tool for getting some information from the History.db file that might be useful.Īfter downloading and installing DB Browser for SQLite, launch the app, find the History.db file (the first part of this article shows you how to do this), then drag it to the DB Browser window. This is yet another reason why we constantly recommend getting an inexpensive external drive, hooking it to your Mac, and then setting up Time Machine to back up the device continuously.Ĭurious about your browsing history? For example, perhaps you’d like to know how many times you’ve visited a specific web page.

If you don’t have a Time Machine backup or another backup from an earlier time, there’s really no way to recover your browsing history. However, it’s much easier for most users to simply use the search bar in the upper right corner of the History window to search for a particular item. It’s actually an SQLite database file and can be queried or searched with almost any SQL database tool, including this free app – DB Browser for SQLite.

A Finder window appears on the screen. Go to the menu bar, select Go > Go to Folder, type in ~/Library/Safari (see screenshot below), and then click the Go button.

Next, click and hold on the Finder icon (the smiling face at the far left side of the Dock) until the pop-up menu appears, then select “New Finder Window”.

If Safari is currently open, quit out of it.

If the Mac is only used by you or a small group of users, and you have Time Machine backups running constantly, then this is the method to use. To restore your deleted Safari history, you’re going to need a Time Machine backup or another backup file from before the date that you deleted your browsing history. (note that this isn’t always the case on public machines like those at a library or school). That’s all fine and good, and it will definitely open up megabytes of space, but what if that browsing history was your only link to an important website or page? Today we’re going to look at how to recover a deleted Safari browsing history.

Over the years, we’ve provided a lot of tips on how to recover space on your Mac, one of which is to delete your browsing history in Safari.

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