History not updating in sidebar

[Aelius]

As you can see in the screenshot below, my browser history under "Tools" -> "History" is updated live to include everything (note that today is the 23rd), but the sidebar is stuck on the 21st.

To state the obvious, I am indeed scrolled up all the way on the sidebar. (The fact that the sidebar often does scroll down when I open it, however, is a complaint for another time.)

This happened the same day I updated Vivaldi to 6.8 from 6.6. However, I updated Vivaldi earlier in the day on the 21st, and it seems to have kept logging my browsing history until the end of the 21st, and then stopped. Nothing changed in terms of my behavior or my computer between the last entry on the sidebar and the next day. I went to sleep just past 11pm, leaving my computer on as I always do, and then resumed my browser usage as usual when I woke up on the 22nd.

[kryllyn]

@Aelius it happend to me few times before. In sidebar/webpanel, try to collapse all folder (rmb menu), sort it twice via arrow in right top corner and check if the today's date history is on top

[Aelius]

@kryllyn said in History not updating in sidebar:

@Aelius it happend to me few times before. In sidebar/webpanel, try to collapse all folder (rmb menu), sort it twice via arrow in right top corner and check if the today's date history is on top

Thanks, it's fixed now. Thankfully I also didn't lose out on the history that wasn't showing -- it's all included now.

Glad it's not a big deal, even if it happens again.

[kryllyn]

@Aelius Glad I could help

[Aelius]

Okay, this is getting to be more than just a one-off annoyance.

Every single day, the history sidebar neglects to update itself for the new day. I have to engage in this silly workaround every time. It's not a huge time sink or anything, but come on.

[mib2berlin]

@Aelius @kryllyn
Hi, this doesn't happen for all user, I never could reproduce this.
I save my history for one Year, it is 8 Month now, do you save forever?
Maybe an extension cause this, they can really do anything in a browser.
The worst case is a broken profile or history file, downgrade Vivaldi can cause this or a crash of Vivaldi.
Create a new second profile and copy your history file over from your default profile.
This exclude all extensions and profile issues.
If it still happen in the new profile your history file is may broken. Delete the file, Vivaldi create a new clean one after restart the new profile, test this for a while.

Cheers, mib

[zanael]

This bug is still there and nothing helps except restarting. I noticed that the story stops appearing after a new day.

Version: 6.9.3447.44 (Stable channel) (64-bit)

[kryllyn]

Did you try with new Vivaldi's profile then? I'm starting to believe that there's some old information saved in your profile that interfere with Vivaldi's interpretation.

Maybe try this:
Close Vivaldi, so there won't be a instance in a tray.

• Go to
  %localAppData%/Vivaldi/User Data/

• Folder "Default" is your main profile - rename it, ie. "Default_"

• Start Vivaldi so it create new "Default" folder

• Copy "Hisory" file from renamed/old folder to newly created one

• Restart browser and check if the problem persist

  • if it does, then some information in your history causing the issue
  • if not, you can copy extensions
    • if this will break your browser's history behavtior, then you need to turn extension off one by one to see what causing this

At least that's what I would do. But I understand your frustration. There's nothing worse than something small that obstruct the flow of use.
And you can always try any other solution from the list: Troubleshooting Issues

And if you solve your problem, don't forget to write which solution solve the mystery - for future readers

[zanael]

@kryllyn
In short this problem happen only after one day after restart so for example "24.09 - 23:59 - youtube" and after that nothing show up until restart. Everything is in full history.

I followed your instructions and it's probably the history file's fault (but why works in full history tab then). I did it without logging in to my Vivaldi account where I have synchronization turned on. My main problem is to fix my history file and fix it in cloud cause synchronization can repeat this problem. I can live with that but it is little annoying.

[mib2berlin]

@zanael
Hi, we have some reports in the bug tracker about history update or missing older entries.
They have higher priority and I am sure the developer can fix this once and for all.

Cheers, mib

[zanael]

Any update? With new version 7.0.3495.10 still this problem occur.

[mib2berlin]

@zanael
Hi, we had only one report here not updating in the history panel if the device is hibernated over night.
I could not reproduce it.
If your history data base files are broken/corrupted ther is no other way as to move the files out of the profile folder "Default" and test this for some time.
If it work then there is no way to repair this old history.
Or test this in a new profile.

Cheers, mib

[zanael]

@mib2berlin
Now it show after i click "Today" or any other options inside panel. I always use view all history. How can my history file be corrupted if it displays correctly in the history tab? There is a way to repair history file other than DB Browser i tried that with new profile.

I can be fixated about my history but I want to keep it all. Plus, we have an awesome sync option, and I don’t want to switch from Vivaldi.

[mib2berlin]

@zanael
I have no idea, I cant reproduce your or the issue from the other user, he use always Today.
You can report it to the bug tracker but the developer would need your history file to test this.
It was just guessing your history file is broken, I just have no other explanation.
My 12 Vivaldi installs doesn't show it so I have no idea what happen on your system.