On January 15th, 2020 Microsoft released Edge v79, the first stable version of their Chromium-based Edge web browser.
Location of Microsoft Edge history (v79+)
Windows
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Edge\User Data\Default\Cache
macOS
/Users/<username>/Library/Application Support/Microsoft Edge/Default
/Users/<username>/Library/Caches/Microsoft Edge/Default/Cache
Format of Microsoft Edge history (v79+)
Bookmarks
Edge Bookmarks are stored in the '
Bookmarks' JSON file.
Browser Settings
Edge Browser Settings are stored in the '
Preferences' JSON file.
Cache
Edge Cache is stored using an Index file ('
index'), a number of Data Block files ('
data_#'), and a number of separate data files ('
f_######').
Cookies
Edge Cookies are stored in the '
Cookies' SQLite database, within the '
cookies' table.
Downloads
Edge Downloads are stored in the '
History' SQLite database, within the '
downloads' and '
downloads_url_chains' tables.
Favicons
Edge Favicons are stored in the '
Favicons' SQLite database, within the '
favicons', '
favicon_bitmaps' and '
icon_mapping' tables.
Logins
Edge Logins are stored in the '
Login Data' SQLite database, within the '
logins' table.
Searches
Edge Searches are stored in the '
History' SQLite database, within the '
keyword_search_terms' table. Associated URL information is stored within the '
urls' table.
Session Data
Edge Session Data is stored in the '
Current Session', '
Current Tabs', '
Last Session' and '
Last Tabs' files.
Site Settings
Edge Site Settings are stored in the '
Preferences' JSON file.
Thumbnails
Edge Thumbnails are stored in the '
Top Sites' SQLite database, within the '
thumbnails' table.
Website Visits
Edge Website Visits are stored in the '
History' SQLite database, within the '
visits' table. Associated URL information is stored within the '
urls' table.
Location of Microsoft Edge history (up to v44)
Windows 10
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Packages\<package name>\AC\MicrosoftEdge\User\Default\Favorites
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Packages\<package name>\AC\MicrosoftEdge\User\Default\Recovery
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Packages\<package name>\AC\MicrosoftEdge\User\Default\DataStore
C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WebCache
Format of Microsoft Edge history (up to v44)
Bookmarks
Edge Bookmarks are stored in the '
spartan.edb' ESE database, within the '
Favorites' container. Older versions of Edge stored Bookmarks as separate Internet Shortcut (.url) files in the '
Favorites' folder.
Cache
Edge Cache records are stored in the '
WebCacheV01.dat' ESE database, within the '
Content' containers. The cached files are stored as separate files in locations specified within the ESE database.
Cookies
Edge Cookies are stored in the '
WebCacheV01.dat' ESE database, within the '
CookieEntryEx' containers. Older versions of Edge stored cookies as separate text files in locations specified within the ESE database.
Downloads
Edge Downloads are stored in the '
WebCacheV01.dat' ESE database, within the '
iedownload' containers.
Session Data
Edge Session Data is stored in a number of .dat files in the '
Recovery' folder.
Website Visits
Edge Website Visits are stored in the '
WebCacheV01.dat' ESE database, within the '
History' containers.