History removing itself?!

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History Issue - Affecting Chromium based browsers

I have an issue with my employer where they don’t believe my hours of working. I use a specific webpage where I log in and out of said page to begin and end my work. When I login a timer(built into the page or at their end in some way) starts tracking my time and when I log out it stops.

I have had an issue where I’ve been asked to explain why it’s taken me 30hours to do 24hours of work in a week - I was baffled, I use my own timing software which showed approx 24hours - so I am doing it right, at my end.

I did some digging using their data and supposedly I had not logged out when I had. I blamed their timing systems etc. but obviously it’s now my word against theirs.

I was using Chrome and did some digging and I couldn’t find any trace of my log outs in browser history - even though I know I did log out. I checked my timing software, I know exactly when I logged out but every so often there is no trace of me logging out in the browser history.

I changed browser (to Brave v1.76.73 - it is brilliant and wish I changed sooner).

I start checking and screenshoting when I log in and out with my browser history. I essentially start checking the history tab, see the logout (can see it has gone back to the main enter your login details page) and take a screenshot.

Then it finally happens!

Yesterday I logged in, worked, logged out, screenshotted the log out. Went to the toilet, got something to eat, was only away for a few minutes and then I log back in, carry on working for a bit longer.

I decide to check again and then I am shocked to discover the original log out history item no longer exists?!

Does anyone have any ideas? Why is it removing an entry? I literally have proof it existed - it’s making me look like an idiot. I haven’t removed it but I don’t know how else I can prove it.

Any help would be gratefully appreciated.

Thanks

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Suggestions

Disable:

  • Sleep
  • Hibernation
  • Energy Saving
  • Screen Saver.

And, Optimze Ethernet Adapter Settings for Maximum Performance:

https://helpdesk.flexradio.com/hc/en-us/articles/202118518-Optimizing-Ethernet-Adapter-Settings-for-Maximum-Performance

Disable any “Continue where you left off” setting in the browser.

Disable any cache, cookies, history, site . . . clearance settings that would clear data when Exiting / Quiting.

BUT, ALWAYS, clear those BEFORE the first work session of the day - so the cache, cookies, history, and site settings are fresh.

Unless there is some extension that you absolutely positively must have for work, I would not have any extensions installed.

Of course, Brave Shields > Global javascript should be allowed (do not enable: “Block scripts”).

Of course, Brave Shields > Global cookies should be allowed - but I am uncertain about third-party cookies.

And, Brave Shields > Trackers & Ads settings should probably NOT be Aggressive, but I am uncertain about allowing everything or setting to Standard.

Might be a good idea to log in, for the start of the first work session, and not log out until the end of the workday?

You might find some job time application to use in addition to what is required - so you have added verification.

You might use a simple batch file, in order to make backups of your data; example:

set ITEMTOZIP="C:\Users\username\AppData\Local\BraveSoftware\Brave-Browser\User Data"

tar.exe -a -cf "C:\Users\username\Desktop\BB_USER_DATA.zip" %ITEMTOZIP%

pause