How to Clear My Internet Viewing History
Unless you change its default settings, your Web browser automatically stores information about your viewing history. It keeps a database detailing the title and URL of every page you visit, along with the time and date associated with each visit, and makes this information available to anyone with access to your browser. Protect your privacy and clear this viewing history with just a few clicks in Internet Explorer, Firefox, Opera or Chrome.
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Instructions
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Clear viewing history in Internet Explorer
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Click "Tools" in the menu bar near the top of the screen.
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Select "Delete Browsing History."
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Click "Delete history" in Internet Explorer 7. Check the "History" box and click "Delete" in Internet Explorer 8.
Clear viewing history in Firefox
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Click "Tools" in the menu bar near the top of the screen.
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Select "Clear Recent History."
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Select "Everything" from the drop-down menu.
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Check the boxes labeled "Browsing & Download History" and "Form & Search History."
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Click "Clear Now."
Clear viewing history in Opera
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Click "Tools" in the menu bar near the top of the screen.
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Select "Delete Private Data."
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Click "Detailed Options."
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Check the box next to the following three options: "Clear history of visited pages," "Clear history of file transfers" and "Clear bookmark visited time."
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Click "Delete."
Clear viewing history in Chrome
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Click the "Tools" icon in the menu bar near the top-right corner of the screen and select "Options."
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Select the "Under the Hood" tab and click "Clear browsing data."
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Check the items labeled "Clear browsing history" and "Clear download history."
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Select "Everything" from the drop-down menu.
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Click "Clear browsing data."
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