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Ng Guoyou edited this page Jul 15, 2026 · 4 revisions

History

Save In History is stored locally on the current browser profile, up to 10,000 entries.

Recorded information

Depending on how the save started, an entry can include:

  • Initiated and saved timestamps
  • Status and browser error
  • Final path, filename, folder, source and page URL
  • Media/download type
  • Selected menu item, index, comment, and initiation context
  • Whether routing renamed or moved the file
  • Download mechanism, such as downloads API, fetch plus downloads API, ordinary browser download, or Firefox replacement
  • Useful variables available at save time

Older entries remain readable even when they predate newer fields.

Find and inspect saves

  • Search visible history data.
  • Filter by source, status, type, and date range.
  • Click column headings to sort.
  • Choose visible columns from the Columns menu; wide layouts place this control at the right.
  • Use pagination to move through large histories.
  • Hover timestamps for relative-time context; exported timestamps use ISO-compatible values.
  • Open a completed download in its containing folder when the browser still knows the download ID.
  • Copy the requested saved path beneath the browser's Downloads folder. This is not an absolute operating-system path.
  • Copy the original source URL. Shortcut-backed saves retain the media, link, or page URL instead of exposing a temporary blob or data URL.

Private activity is excluded from Save In History. Show in folder is best-effort because a browser may forget a completed download or the file may have moved.

Export and deletion

Export JSON for the most comprehensive machine-readable record, or CSV/TSV for spreadsheets. Exports include all available entry fields rather than only visible columns. CSV/TSV cells that begin with spreadsheet formula characters are prefixed as text so opening an export does not execute history data as a formula.

Deleting History removes Save In's local records, not the downloaded files themselves. Review exports before sharing: URLs, paths, page titles, comments, and variables may contain private information.

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