How to Clean Website Tracks From the Hard Drive

Everything you look at on the Internet is recorded on your hard drive.

When you go online on a computer, all of the information of your searches is saved onto your computer. The browser you use, be it Chrome, Internet Explorer or Firefox, all store your searches, downloads, cookies and other website traces on your computer's hard drive. In order to remove these tracks from your hard drive you have to clear your search history in the web browser you use.

Things You'll Need

• Chrome
• Internet Explorer
• Firefox

Instructions

Chrome

1. Open Chrome on your computer and select "Tools."

2. Select the "Under the Hood" tab and click on "Clear browsing data."

3. Select "Everything" and click "Clear Browsing Data."

Internet Explorer

1. Open Internet Explorer and press "Control-Shift-Delete" on your keyboard.

2. Check all of the boxes in the dialogue box.

3. Click "Delete."

Firefox

1. Open Firefox and click on the Tools menu.

2. Click "Clear Recent History."

3. Check all of the boxes and click "Clear Now."

References

• Google Chrome Support: Clear personal information: Clear browsing data
• Google Support: Search box: Clear your Toolbar search history