How to Find the Internet Search History
You can find Internet searches previously performed from a computer in just a few steps. You must know what search engine and browser were used to perform the search. Information provided includes the search terms, date and time of the search. You can find recent searches in the address bar, but for a more complete search, search the history of the browser. The only searches that will appear are searches since the last time the browser history was cleared.
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Open the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser. Click the gold "Favorites " star on the top left side of the browser. Click the "History" tab. Select "Search History" from the pull-down arrow. Type a search engine name in the "Search For:" box and click the "Search Now" button to find all searches done in the browser for that search engine.
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Open the Mozilla Firefox browser. Select "History" from the top menu, and select "Show All History" from the pull-down list to open the "Library" dialog window. Click the "Search History" box in the upper right corner of the "Library" dialog window, type in the name of a search engine and press the "Enter" key. A list of all the searches using that search engine will appear in the window.
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Open the Google Chrome browser. Click the wrench icon located to the right of the address bar to open the "History" page. Select "History" from the pull-down menu. Click in the "Search History" box at the top of the "History" page. Enter the name of a search engine, and click the "Search History" button to see a list of all the searches for that search engine.
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