Web browser files

File Format
Name	Web browser files
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Web Web browser files

Web browsers save a number of files, including bookmarks (or favorites) of web pages you want to revisit, configuration settings, temporary caches, and cookies stored by the browser when sent from sites you visit. Some of these are kept as permanent settings, while others are temporary and go away eventually.

Bookmarks

• AOL Personal Filing Cabinet (includes bookmarks/favorites as well as email)
• Chrome bookmarks
• Firefox bookmarks
• Internet Explorer favorites
• Lynx bookmarks
• Mosaic hotlists
• Netscape bookmarks
• Safari bookmarks

Caches and History files

• Firefox history file
• HistoryIndex.sk
• History.db
• History.plist
• Internet Explorer history file
• Chrome disk cache

Cookies

• Firefox cookie database
• libwww-perl cookie_jar

Save and archive files

• Konqueror web archive
• Webarchive (Safari)

Links

• How unique and trackable is your browser?
• Chrome for Android remote debugging (video)
• Mozilla Password Based Encryption