How to Clear Your Yahoo Search History

Clear your Yahoo! search history in a few easy steps.

Yahoo! Search is a popular search engine that allows users to look for websites, images, video, merchandise, news and more. When you use Yahoo! Search to look for things on the Internet, the terms you use are stored in your web browser's history. If you are concerned about someone else viewing the terms that you've searched for, clear the Yahoo! Search history from your web browser. This is especially important when using a shared computer where others may be able to gain access to your personal information.

Instructions

Internet Explorer

1. Open an Internet Explorer web browser and choose "Tools" from the menu on the top of the screen.

2. Choose "Internet Options" and then click on the "Content" tab.

3. Click on "Settings" in the "AutoComplete" section on the bottom of the dialog box, and then click on "Delete AutoComplete history."

4. Select "OK" in the "AutoComplete Settings" dialog box, and then click on "OK" again in the "Internet Options" dialog box.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Open a Firefox web browser and choose "Tools" from the menu on the top of the screen.

2. Click on the "Privacy" tab and then select "Clear Recent History."

3. Place a check mark inside the "Form & Search History" box, and deselect the other boxes if you want to keep that history information. This is the only box that must be checked in order to remove the Yahoo! Search history.

4. Click on the drop-down menu next to "Time Range to Clear," select "Everything" and press the "Clear Now" button.

References

• Yahoo! Help: How to Clear Your Internet Search History