How to Clean Internet Sites Off a Hard Drive
If your hard drive is running out of room and you need to make some space or you just simply don't want other people viewing your web browsing history you may want to clean the Internet sites you have visited from your hard drive. Clearing out your web history is a simple task, but it requires different steps if you are using the Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer, or Netscape Navigator web browser.
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Instructions
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Firefox
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Double-click on the Firefox icon on your computer's desktop to open the web browser. Move your pointer to the top tool bar and click on the box that says "Tools."
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Wait for the drop-down menu to appear underneath the "Tools" button and then click on the field that says "Clear Private Data."
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Make sure the boxes that say "Browsing History," "Saved Form and Search History," and "Cookies" have a green check mark next to them. Click on the "Clear Private Data Now" button to remove your Internet site history from the computer.
Internet Explorer
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Close or minimize any windows you currently have open and go to your computer's desktop. Right-click on the Internet Explorer icon and then click on the "Properties" field.
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Find the area on the new menu that says "Temporary Internet Files." Click on the button marked "Delete Cookies" and then click "OK" when it asks if you are sure you want to delete the cookies.
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Go down to the next area that says "History." Click on the "Clear History" button and then click "OK" when it asks if you are sure you want to clear the history.
Netscape Navigator
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Open the Netscape Navigator program either by double-clicking on its desktop icon or by clicking on the icon in your "Programs" menu located in the "Start" bar.
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Click on the button that says "Edit" in the top toolbar. Click on the "Preferences" field and then choose the "History" tab.
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Click on the "Clear History" button to clear out your website browsing history.
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Tips & Warnings
If you use a separate search toolbar with your web browser, such as Yahoo or Google, you may need to go into the toolbar's options menu and delete your search history there as well.
History and temporary Internet files are used to make your browser work faster with websites you have visited before. If you delete these files the websites will take longer to load the next time you access them.
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