Limit History Lifetime
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Limit History Lifetime

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Set a maximum limit on history entry lifetime. By Nick Semenkovich <semenko@alum.mit.edu>

Set a maximum limit on history entries. By Nick Semenkovich <semenko@alum.mit.edu> Long-lasting history items in Chrome can be annoying, especially since it's hard to clear just an older range of entries. This extension limits the maximum lifetime of history items in Chrome to protect your privacy. This extension: - Invokes itself every two hours to remove history objects - Limits the history to a 4-day expiry (adjustable on the options page) - Takes almost zero RAM (runs as a non-persistent background page) - Is open source! (See below) ======== CODE ======== Please contribute! https://github.com/semenko/chrome-limit-history-lifetime Copyright 2014, Nick Semenkovich <semenko@alum.mit.edu> Released under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

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Rus SchmidtOct 18, 2022

Great, safe extension to keep your history under control.

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L TDec 14, 2020

*** WARNING *** Extension DEFAULTS to clearing all history older than 4 days AND THERE IS NO WAY TO CHANGE THIS VALUE BEFORE IT RUNS ITS FIRST WIPE! You CAN adjust it after the fact for future runs, but as soon as it's installed it will wipe everything but the past 4 days of history before you even have an option to adjust it. *** /WARNING *** More info... I am a developer and also reviewed the code and the code is clean and free of viruses/spyware/trackers (i.e. no Google Analytics even). ... Show more

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Jon Paul MilesMay 13, 2019

I am a web developer and checked out the code myself. It looks secure and is very simple. Every two hours with a couple exceptions it deletes outdated webhistory beyond your set limit. From what I saw, I would trust this plugin. Definitely something you want to be careful of when installing a web plugin that deals with web history.

4 out of 4 people found this helpful

Details

  • Version
    2014.7.20
  • Updated
    July 20, 2014
  • Size
    21.39KiB
  • Languages
    English
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    Email
    semenko@alum.mit.edu
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