The history of visits to sites is the built-in browser function. This useful list provides the ability to view the web pages that were inappropriately closed or not saved in bookmarks. However, it happens that the user accidentally deleted an important element in history and would like to return it, but does not know how. Let's wonder possible actions that will allow you to restore the log view.
Restoring the remote web browser history
There are several possibilities to solve the situation: use your account, activate a special program, run a system rollback or see the browser cache. Actions for example will be made in a web browser Google Chrome..Method 1: Use Google Account
You will be much easier to restore the remote history if you have your account on Gmail (in other web browsers, there is also the ability to create accounts). This is a way out of the situation, since the developers have provided the ability to store history in the account. Everything works like this: your browser is connected to the cloud storage, thanks to this, its settings are saved in the cloud and, if necessary, all information can be restored.
Lesson: Create an account in Google
The following steps will help you activate synchronization.
- In order to synchronize, you need to press Google Chrome in the "Settings" menu.
- Click "Login Chrome".
- Next, all the necessary data of your account are introduced.
- In "Settings", at the top is visible to link "Personal Account" by clicking on it, you will go to a new page with information about everything that is stored in the cloud.
Method 2: Use the Handy Recovery program
First you need to find the folder in which history is stored, for example, Google Chrome.
- Run the Handy Recovery program and open the "disc C".
- We go to the "Users" - "AppData" and looking for the "Google" folder.
- Click the "Restore" button.
- A window will unfold on the screen where you need to select a recovery folder. Select the one in which the browser files are located. Below in the frame, mark all the elements and confirm by clicking "OK".
Now restart Google Chrome and observe the result.
Lesson: How to use Handy Recovery
Method 3: Restoring the operating system
You may find a way to roll back the system until the time to delete history. To do this, it is necessary to make the actions below.
- Press the right-click on the "Start" then go to the control panel.
- Deploy the "View" element with a list and choose "small badges".
- Now we are looking for a "restoration" item.
- We need a section "Running system recovery".
A window will appear with available recovery points. You must select the one that preceded the time to delete history, and activate it.
Lesson: How to create a recovery point in windows
Method 4: through the cache of the browser
In case you deleted the history of Google Chrome, but did not cleanse the cache, you can try to find the sites you used. This method does not give a 100% guarantee that you will find the desired website and you will be visible only to the latest visits on the network through this web browser.
- We enter the following to the address bar of the browser:
Chrome: // Cache /
- On the browser page, the cache of websites you have visited lately. Using the proposed list, you can try to find the site you need.
These basic ways to restore the remote history of the browser should help you cope with the problem.