How to Automatically Delete Browsing History
Web browsers, such as Firefox and Internet Explorer, maintain a list of web pages you have visited. The list is referred to as your browsing history. One of the benefits of a browsing history is that it allows the browser to store information on your computer's hard drive about the pages you visited. When you next visit one of the pages, your browser can compare the version of the page on the Internet to the version stored on your computer and download only the parts that have changed. This improves the speed at which pages load in your web browser. If you don't want your web browser to record this information, you can configure your browser to automatically delete browsing history information each time you close the browser.
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Instructions
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Firefox
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Open Firefox. Click the "Tools" link in the Firefox menu bar, then click the "Options" link in the drop-down menu. This opens the Options window.
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Click the "Privacy" tab in the Options window. Check the the box next to "Always clear my private data when I close Firefox" in the Private Data section of the window.
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Click the "Settings" button in the Private Data section of the window. This opens the Clear Private Data dialog box.
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Confirm that the box next to "Browsing History" in the Clear Private Data dialog box is checked. If not, check it. Click the "OK" button to close the dialog box. Click the "OK" button in the Options window.
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Close and then restart Firefox to complete the process.
Internet Explorer
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Open Internet Explorer. Click the "Tools" link in the Internet Explorer menu bar, then click the "Internet Options" link in the drop-down menu. This opens the Internet Options window.
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Click to check the box next to "Delete browsing history in exit" in the Browsing History section of the Internet Options window.
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Click the "Apply" button in the Internet Options window. This applies the new setting to your browser.
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Click the "OK" button in the Internet Options window to close the window.
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Close and then restart Internet Explorer to complete the process.
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