How to Remove Website History
If other people access your computer, or you have been looking at sensitive information or unknowingly stumbled across an embarrassing site, this recorded history could reflect poorly on you. This will prove especially true if the site becomes visible in the search history while showing your co-worker, boss, client or significant other something online. Fortunately, removing website history constitutes a simple process. Routinely removing the history also improves the overall browser performance.
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Instructions
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Open Safari 5.0 from your desktop or dock.
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Click "History" in the top menu bar.
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Select "Clear History... " (the bottom option in the drop-down menu).
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A prompt will ask, "Are you sure you want to clear history?" This will clear the entire history of websites visited in Safari. Click "Yes."
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To remove website history only for a particular day, or simply to remove a particular website, click "History" again on the top menu bar.
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Click "Show All History."
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Safari lists all the websites visited by date. Click on either the date or the individual website, depending on what you want removed. Highlight this date or website.
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Press the "Delete" button. This will delete either all websites visited in one day, or just the one website address visible in your website history.
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Tips & Warnings
To enable private browsing, click "Safari" in the menu bar. Select "Private Browsing." This will not show your website history, and you will still be able to click "Back" and "Forward" until you close Safari window.
You may want to choose "Show All History" under the "History" menu before choosing "Clear History"; select this option only if you want to remove all websites from your history.
To download Safari 5.0, visit the link in the Resources section.
This process will vary by Internet browser.
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