Microsoft Edge history file locations
2026-05-19 · 1 min
Microsoft Edge is built on Chromium, so its on-disk layout mirrors Chrome
exactly — only the vendor folder differs. The forensic artifacts live in the
Default profile (or Profile 1, Profile 2, …).
Profile folder by operating system
Windows
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default
macOS
/Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Microsoft Edge/Default
Linux
/home/<username>/.config/microsoft-edge/Default
What each file holds
Identical to Chrome:
| Data | File | Format |
|---|---|---|
| Website visits / searches / downloads | History | SQLite |
| Cookies | Cookies (in Network/) | SQLite |
| Form history | Web Data | SQLite |
| Logins | Login Data | SQLite |
| Favicons | Favicons | SQLite |
| Top sites | Top Sites | SQLite |
| Bookmarks | Bookmarks | JSON |
| Local/Session Storage, IndexedDB | LevelDB folders | LevelDB |
Because the schemas are identical, this parser auto-detects Edge
files by their table structure — just drop the Default folder in. Edge
timestamps use the same epoch as Chrome (microseconds since 1601‑01‑01 UTC).