How to Delete Your Browser's History

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Want to make sure nobody can snoop and see where you've been on the Internet? Sometimes being able to erase browser history can come in handy, especially on shared computers. By following these instructions you'll be able to do just that with any browsers you use in Windows.

Instructions

Difficulty: Easy

Things You’ll Need:

  • Modems
  • Internet Access
  • Web Browsers

Step1
Click Start on the desktop.
Step2
Go to Settings.
Step3
Click Control Panel.
Step4
Double-click Internet Options.
Step5
Make sure the General tab is selected.
Step6
Click Clear History in the History box.
Step7
Click OK when it asks if you want to delete all items in your history folder.
Step8
Click OK at the bottom of the General box to exit.

Tips & Warnings

  • On a Macintosh, look for command names like Preferences, Internet Options, or Settings and options like Clear or Delete History.

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on 9/22/2007 No, but You can't delete system hidden files manualy...
need a special cleaner software. I am using
"Hi-Tech System and History Cleaner"
http://www.systemhistorycleaner.com

Perfect! Good luck

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on 6/3/2007 Deleting history was a strain at first - -couldn't find "settings" BUT after "Control Panel" things worked - - -Deleted history. Thanks

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on 11/22/2005 Click on 'EDIT' then 'PREFERENCES' then click on 'Clear History' then 'Clear Location Bar'. Then click on 'Advanced' then click on 'CLEAR MEMORY CACHE' and also 'CLEAR DISK CACHE'.
This will ensure that no embarrassing locations appear.
Easy as pie!

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on 1/15/2008 In Internet Explorer, press Ctrl+H to open a sidebar with your Internet history. You can now select specific sites and pages to delete from the history. Double-click the little folders or right-click and choose "Expand" to see individual pages. Highlight what you want to delete (only one at a time) and use the "Delete" key or right-click and choose "Delete".

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on 11/22/2005 All u gotta do is get connected to the internet above where u type in the address is history, left click on what u want to delete, and it will as 'open" or 'delete'. press delete of course and then say ok, when it asks if u r sure.

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