How Do I Remove Addresses From My Address Bar Window?

Clear old entries from your address bar.

Some browser features are intended for convenience but can turn out to be annoying. The seemingly bottomless memory of a browser's drop-down address bar window can be one of those features. Typing an Internet address into the address bar once makes that site readily available for future browsing by popping up every time you begin entering a similar address. Getting rid of this annoyance is simple. The exact method depends on which browser you use.

Instructions

Firefox

1. Click "Tools" in the menu at the top of the screen.

2. Click "Options" in the drop-down menu.

3. Click the "Privacy" tab at the top of the Options window.

4. Click the "Clear your recent history" link. Click the time range to clear from the drop-down box.

5. Click the "Clear Now" button. The sites visited within the time range selected are removed from your cache as well as the browser's address bar window.

Chrome

1. Click the "Settings" icon in the upper right corner of the browser. The icon resembles a wrench; it is located immediately to the right of the address bar.

2. Click "Tools" in the drop-down menu.

3. Click "Clear browsing data" in the "Tools" sub-menu.

4. Click the time range in the drop-down menu. Place a check mark next to "Clear browsing history."

5. Click the "Clear browsing data" box at the bottom of the window.

Internet Explorer

1. Click "Tools" in Internet Explorer's main menu bar.

2. Click "Delete Browsing History" in the drop-down menu.

3. Click the "Delete history..." button in the History section of the "Delete Browsing History" window.

4. Click the "Yes" box when asked to confirm your choice.

Tips & Warnings

• The exact location of each menu item may be different in older browser versions.

• After clearing your history, it may be necessary to manually log in on some secure sites.

Resources

• Read this Article in Spanish