Firefox Chronicle - What's behind

The Chronicle in Firefox is designed to make you more comfortable. Therefore, while browsing the Internet, your data is stored in Firefox Chronicle. Thus, visited web pages are stored in your library as well as available for you at any time in the results list of the intelligent address bar.

The contents in Firefox Chronicle

To access your Chronicle in Firefox, click the Library button in the toolbar and select Chronicle. Alternatively, you can also get to your Firefox Chronicle by using the key combination of "Ctrl" + "H". Firefox History contains an accumulation of information about your browsing behavior. The following things are stored here:

1. Downloads: Are located in a download window and can be reopened at any time. Entered search terms can be displayed and form data can use autofill to complete appropriate text fields for you by saving your previous entries.
2. Cookies: Your surfing behavior is also documented. This is often used by third parties for advertising purposes and suggests you, for example, suitable advertising regarding your interests.
3. Cache: Temporary files speed up the loading of websites by already called files are stored and are available when used again. They are saved in the cache. Likewise, active logins and web page settings that have been changed specifically for a page are accessible.

Disadvantages of the chronicle

Although the chronicle offers many advantages, it is sometimes inconvenient , if your data is permanently available. On public computers, personal information, such as downloaded files, can be traceably recovered by any other person. If you do not want any data to be stored in the history temporarily, you can switch to private mode. This prevents storage and they do not have to worry about your privacy.