How to Clean up Internet Explorer Files and Browsing History

By michaelgavin

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Have you ever tried to log onto the Internet using MS Explorer for Windows and had a hard time getting online? Perhaps the computer you were using was running a bit slow, but your internet connection was fine. So why do our computers get so sluggish every once in a while? Think of this: every time you view a web page on your computer browser it has to download all of the files. Many times, it will cache, or save these files so the next time you access the same page on the web it loads much faster. Unfortunately this process is also self defeating. As many computers fill up their memory entirely with these cached files and begin to run slow as a snail. Here is how you easily get rid of this clutter once and for all!

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

  • Personal computer
  • MS Windows
  • Minor technical skills

How to Clean Up Internet Explorer Files and Browsing History

Step1
Open Internet Explore on your desktop. This may take a few seconds or a few minutes for Windows to open.
Step2
Access the tools. On the upper middle of the screen there is a menu bar with several commands. Left-click the tab that is labeled, “tools.”
Step3
Delete browsing history. A drop-down menu will open which has several commands. The command at the top is labeled “delete browsing history” left-click this command.
Step4
Select delete functions. The delete browsing history box will open and you will be able to select from many files to delete. Left-click the “delete all” button in the lower left-hand corner of the box. This may take anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes for you computer to process.
Step5
Reboot computer. Now that all of your extra files are gone, restart your computer to optimize the speed.

Tips & Warnings

  • Doing this process does not entirely erase all of your browsing history. To effectively do so you may want to look into utility programs which permanently erase all history of browsing and the related files.

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