How to Delete URLs off My Computer
When you are browsing the Internet, the browser you are using stores a history of the sites you visit. That history is used for the automatic address completion system and to help you find information from earlier sites in case you forget where you visited. But the feature also allows everyone with access to your computer to see the sites you've visited. You might expose youngsters to sites that aren't appropriate for them, or unwittingly ruin a surprise you've prepared. Erasing Uniform Resource Locators (known as URLs) from your browser history is easy and quick.
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Instructions
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Internet Explorer
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With your browser open, press "CTRL" and "H" simultaneously. A new side window should open with the history.
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On the drop-down menu, choose "Search History"
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Enter the URL you want to erase. Wait for the search to complete. Right-click your mouse and press "Delete." Click the "X" in the upper right corner to close the history tab.
Firefox
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With your browser, open press "CTRL" and "H" simultaneously.
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In the new window, search for the URL you want to erase.
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Select the URL and press "Delete"
Opera
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Press "CTRL," "Shift" and "h" simultaneously.
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In the new window, use the search field on the top to locate the URL you want to erase.
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Select the URL and press "delete"
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