How can I clear my browsing history?

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When you browse the Internet, each of the items you view on a web page are saved locally on your computer. This helps web pages you visit frequently load faster by loading the files from you local computer instead of having to download the items from the web page again.

There are many things that Internet users want to keep private, ranging from what sites they visit to what information they enter into online forms. The reasons for this can vary, and in many cases they may be for a personal motive, for security, or something else entirely. Regardless of what drives the need, it is nice to be able to clear your tracks, so to speak, when you are done browsing.  Click on one of the links below depending on your browser type.

    Internet Explorer

    Mozilla Firefox
   
    Google Chrome
   

Internet Explorer 8.0:

-First, open your Internet Explorer browser.

-Click on the Safety menu, located at the far right hand side of your browser's Tab Bar. When the drop-down menu appears, select the Delete Browsing History.

-The Delete Browsing History window should now be visible.   Place a check mark next to any items that you would like to delete.  I most cases, the default check marked options but youc an also select Form Data and Passwords if you prefer.

Now that you have checked off the data items that you wish to be deleted, it's time to start the process. To delete IE8's browsing history, click on the button labeled Delete. A status window will now be displayed as IE's browsing history is deleted. The delete process is complete once this window disappears.



Mozilla Firefox:

-From the Tools menu, select Clear Recent History.
-From the Time range to clear drop-down box, select the desired range; to clear your entire cache, select Everything.
-Click the down arrow next to "Details" to choose what history items you want to clear (e.g., check Cookies to clear cookies).

-Click Clear and your good to go.



Google Chrome:

-Open your Google Chrome browser and on the right hand side of the address bar is where you'll see a paper symbol and a wrench symbol.

-In the options menu, click on the Under the Hood tab and select 'Clear Browsing Data'.

You will now see a pop up window with a list of checked items along with a drop down menu at the bottom that will ask you if you to clear out data from the previous day, week, four weeks ago or everything.

Decide which one you prefer and then click on the buton 'Clear Browsing Data'. Once you click on the clear browsing data button, all the browsing history and data on your browser will be cleared (except for favorites) from whichever time frame you choose to have it cleared.