Free Software to Erase Browser History
Tools with which computer users may erase histories of their browsing habits typically are integral elements of Internet browsers. Routinely erasing the browsing history protects the privacy of your use of the Internet and enables your computer to perform faster.
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Features
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Tools that erase your browsing history also delete your cache, which stores your temporary Internet files, as well as cookies---small text files that a website places on your computer when you visit its site. Companies may use cookies to detect repeat visits to their websites.
Benefits
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Comprehensive online help sections are available so you may learn more about the software. For example, you may go to the software's website and find how-to information, including step-by-step instructions for clearing browser history files.
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Internet Explorer
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To use Internet Explorer's tool for erasing the browsing history, click on "Tools," "Internet Options" and the "Browsing history" section. Alternatively, click "Start" and "Control Panel." Choose "Internet Options." Under the "General" tab locate "Browsing history" and click "Delete... ."
Firefox
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Firefox also provides a tool for deleting your browser history files. Access the tool by clicking on "Tools" and then "Clear Recent History." You may then select the elements you wish to delete.
Clear History
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"Clear History," according to the website from which it may be freely downloaded, is a powerful Windows desktop application "to clean search history from your computer." Among its many functions, the software clears browser history, erases
temporary Internet files, removes cookies and clears autocomplete forms and passwords.
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