How to Clean Your Toolbar History

You can clear the toolbar history on your computer.

Using your home or work computer to search for information online and to visit your favorite websites can compromise your privacy, especially if you're using a computer that is shared by other family members or by your co-workers. Cleaning your browser history can help, but that is not enough to protect yourself. You should also clean your toolbar history. Using the toolbar of your favorite search engines does make using the Internet simpler, but with a little extra effort that convenience won't have to compromise your privacy.

Instructions

1. Open the Internet browser whose toolbar history you would like to clean.

2. Click the "Tools" option in the top menu of your Internet browser or click the tools icon, which will be in the shape of a wrench.

3. Complete the task that will clear the toolbar history for the particular browser you're in. You may be selecting an item such as "Clear Recent Searches" or deselecting an items such as "Store search history on my computer." Selecting "Delete Browser History," if this is an option, will also take you to a window where you can delete your toolbar history. Click the options to delete "History" and "Form Data" from the "Delete Browsing History" window.

4. Click "Delete" or "Clear Now," depending on your Internet browser, to complete the process of cleaning your toolbar history.

Tips & Warnings

• All Internet browsers are slightly different. You may need to click something like "Toolbar Options" before you can find the appropriate option to clean your toolbar history.

References

• Clean History: Clean Toolbar History