How to Delete Websites From Files
When you delete your Internet history, the list of websites you have visited are not truly deleted from your computer files. They are stored in a hidden file that is called the index.dat file. This file keeps a record of all the activity, including deleted files, conducted on your computer. Therefore, to truly delete websites from files you have to delete the index.dat file.
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Instructions
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Make another administrator account by clicking on the "Start" button, "My Computer," the "Control Panel" icon and then "User Accounts." Select the option to create a new account, name your account, select the option to grant it administrative rights and then click "Create Account."
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Sign off of your current account, which is the one for which you want to delete websites from files, and then re-sign in with the administrator account you just created.
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Find the index.dat by first setting your folder options so that you can access it. To do this, click "Start," "Search," "Tools" and then "Folder Options." Then click the "View" tab and click the bubble next to "Show hidden files and folder" and then deselect the check boxes "Hide protected operating system files" and "Hide extensions for known file types." Click "OK" to return to the search window.
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Click on "All Files and Folders" and then click "C Drive" from the "Look in" drop-down menu. Type "index.dat" into the search bar and press the "Enter" key. Right-click on the index.dat file displayed in the search results panel and then select "Delete."
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Tips & Warnings
If you'd prefer, you can click on the index.dat file to select it and then press the "Delete" (Del) key on your keyboard to delete it.
You cannot delete the index.dat file without creating another administrative account because your computer will not let you delete a file that is in use, and when you are logged into your account, the index.dat file is in use.
