Prevent erasing of history?

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  1. GFLPraxis, Mar 21, 2007

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    A friend of mine is having some trouble with his younger brother erasing his history. He said it was the third time this week. He also says he doesn't really care to find out why, he just uses his history to return to sites often.


    Is there any way to prevent the primary user from erasing history or a way to recover deleted history? On Windows I remember a registry hack that greys out the erase history button. (He's using Safari).
     
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  2. Zwhaler, Mar 21, 2007

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    I don't think this can be done specifically through Safari, but perhaps there is something within Parental Controls, if you guys are on different users. But it sounds like you are using the same account, so you may be out of luck. Perhaps there is a 3rd party app for this.
     
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  3. beefy23, Mar 23, 2007

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    If it's causing that much grief - separate user accounts is the way to go.
     
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  4. BigPrince, Mar 23, 2007

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    Not 100% sure, but IF history is recorded in a folder somewhere, adjust the permissions so that the folder can not be modified.
     
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  5. mad jew, Mar 23, 2007

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    I thought the same thing at first, but then I thought it'd mean the files can't be written to either, kinda negating the point of the history in the first place. :eek:

    I agree that Fast User Switching may be the answer.
     
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  6. tooz, Sep 5, 2009

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    but isn't the question why he needs to erase the history in the first place:p
     
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  7. appleguy123, Sep 5, 2009

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    Maybe while he's at it can he erase some of the embarrassing moments I had in the 8th grade?
     
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