How to stop firefox from deleting files when history is cleared?

I cleared my History and firefox deleted my downloaded files from internal memory where it was stored,
is there any way to prevent deleting files when clearing history?
Thanks in advance for support

Hello ''Saurabh,
Firefox won't remove Downloaded files from your computer while clearing History. If Browsing & Download History is checked/selected ( '''''Firefox''''' >> '''''History''''' >> '''''Clear Recent History''''', click on the down arrow on the left of Details ) in History, Firefox will clear the file names from '''''Downloads''''' page. But it won't remove files from your computer's Hard Disk. If you want to locate the Firefox Download Directory,
# At the top of the '''''Firefox''''' window, click on the Firefox button and then select '''''Options'''''.
# Select the '''''General '''''panel.
Under Downloads, on the right of '''''Save files to''''' option, you can find the Downloads Directory for Firefox. If you click on the '''''Browse..''''' button, it will take you to that folder/directory and there you can find your downloaded files.
If you don't wish to clear Download History while clearing Firefox History, you can disable it :
'''''Firefox''''' >> '''''History''''' >> '''''Clear Recent History''''', click on the down arrow on the left of Details and uncheck '''''Browsing & Download History'''''.

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