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The original poster, conceptualclarity, experienced a BSOD that erased most of their Maxthon browser history and inquired whether Windows XP's System Restore could recover it. A respondent quickly dismissed the possibility, indicating that system restores do not include browser data, which is also confirmed by another user. The overall sentiment is that recovery of browser history via System Restore is unlikely or not possible.

conceptualclarity

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I use the Maxthon browser. Recently I had a BSOD crash that wiped out the much greater part of my Maxthon history. I utilize the history a lot, so this was disconcerting.
The Maxthon history is kept in a folder under C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Application Data\. Is there any chance at all that a System Restore in XP would get this history back for me?

Computer: DELL Dimension 2400
CPU: Intel Pentium 4-2667 (Northwood, D1)
2666 MHz (20.00x133.3) @ 2658 MHz (20.00x132.9)
Motherboard: DELL 0G1548
Chipset: Intel 845GEV (Brookdale-GEV) + ICH4
Memory: 2048 MBytes @ 166 MHz, 2.5-3-3-7
- 1024 MB PC3200 DDR-SDRAM - Kingston K
- 1024 MB PC3200 DDR-SDRAM - Kingston K
Graphics: Intel 82845G/GL/GV Graphics Controller [DELL]
Intel i845G(L) Integrated, 64 MB
Drive: WL120GPA872, 117.2 GB, E-IDE (ATA-7)
Drive: WDC WD2500JB-57GVC0, 244.2 GB, E-IDE (ATA-6)
Drive: HGST HTS545050A7E380, 488.4 GB, Serial ATA 3Gb/s <-> USB
Drive: SAMSUNG CD-R/RW SW-252S, CD-R Writer
Sound: Intel 82801DB(M) ICH4(-M) - AC'97 Audio Controller [A-1]
Sound: Creative Technology SB Live! Series Audio Processor
Network: RealTek Semiconductor RTL8139 PCI Fast Ethernet NIC [A/B/C]
OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Build 2600
Antivirus: Avast Internet Security 18.5.2342
Firewall: Avast Internet Security 18.5.2342
Ad Blocker: Universal Ad Blocker
Default Browser: Maxthon 5.2.4.1200
Secondary Browsers: SeaMonkey 2.4.94, Firefox, SlimJet
 

Neemobeer

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No system restores don't contain browser data
 

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