Help! History is being cleared automatically...this is a new problem!

I have been running Firefox for a couple of years now, and never had any problems. I have not changed anything on my computer recently, but as of 2 days ago, my history is being cleared automatically.
I have gone to Tools and clicked on "Remember History" countless times (yes, I clicked "OK"), but when I go back to it....it has reverted back to "Use Custom....".
Don't know if this is related or not, but...also as of 2 days ago, I am not receiving e-mails from 2 very important places that I know of - etsy and paypal (for business). Who knows what other e-mails I am missing. Yes, I have made sure these are in my contact list, etc....
HELP! Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

That is probably OK.
Firefox shows the "Use custom settings for history" setting as an indication that at least one of the history and cookie settings is not the default to make you aware that changes were made.<br />
If all History settings are default then the custom settings are hidden and you see "Firefox will: (Never) Remember History".<br />
Never Remember History" means that Private Browsing is active and "Always use private browsing mode" gets a check mark.
Do you keep the history during a session?
*History > Show All History
Make sure that you do not use Clear Recent History to clear the Browsing History.
* https://support.mozilla.com/kb/Clear+Recent+History
* Firefox/Tools > Options > Privacy : History: [X] Clear history when Firefox closes > Settings
If you use cleanup software like CCleaner then check the settings for the Firefox application.

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