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Safari history on iPad - I do not want it deleted so fast.

I am confused about HOW LONG iPad safari stores history.. I am well versed on how to delete it.. Unlike others, I do NOT want it to go away.

At least not as fast as it does. I can check history, and sometimes it has 2-3 days back, sometimes more.

It brings up issues in my life when I have to explain why I may have deleted history.. I have no reason to delete history, and would prefer say 30 days worth..

Any explanations or ideas?

Ipad, Other OS, Ipad

Posted on Oct 15, 2010 1:12 PM

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Ralph Landry1

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Posted on Oct 15, 2010 2:39 PM

Welcome to the Apple Discussions.

There does not seem to be a way to control history deletions...your control is all or nothing. I am not sure what you are saying about deletion timing. My iPad Safari has history stored from the first time I used Safari.

Are you sure it is deleting, or do you have so much storage in use it is forcibly making room?

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Chris CA

Level 10

82,434 points

Jan 9, 2013 8:07 PM in response to mc4850

mc4850 wrote:

I hope Apple could solve this problem when more and more users complain this.

Other users with this issue will appreciate you sent feedback directly to Apple.

The more people that do send feedback, the more likely the issue will get corrected/fixed/updated.

Jan 12, 2013 8:20 PM in response to mc4850

Check out McGruff SafeGuard Child Safe Browser - it records history for parents to see, seperately from what the child can delete. gomcgruff.com/browser

Jul 13, 2013 7:23 AM in response to JoslinsROCK!!!

I can't find any way of deleting part of the browsing history in safari. It is possible to stop safari recording history by going to Settings | Safari | Private Browsing. If you don't want a record of a site you visited appearing in your history, turn Private Browsing on before visiting the site.

Chris CA

Level 10

82,434 points

Jul 13, 2013 10:18 AM in response to lucasmill

lucasmill wrote:

I can't find any way of deleting part of the browsing history in safari. It is possible to stop safari recording history by going to Settings | Safari | Private Browsing. If you don't want a record of a site you visited appearing in your history, turn Private Browsing on before visiting the site.

and JoslinsROCK!!! is still interesetd 3 years later because?

Mar 9, 2014 5:00 AM in response to JoslinsROCK!!!

I suppose it depends on whether you can just use another browser; i.e. switching cost. If yes, it's fair competition and no question of responsibility. For my part, I haven't switched completely from safari because I like to use the bookmarks, which I don't think could be moved to another browser very easily.

Mar 17, 2015 5:58 PM in response to JoslinsROCK!!!

I feel the same way. I need to look up my history to find websites to return to, as it is impossible to remember them all later. So, it is an extremely useful tool when doing research.

Safari history on iPad - I do not want it deleted so fast.