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Clear Internet History
This is a quick guide to clear your internet history, cookies, files, passwords and form data entered.
For Internet ExplorerSelect Tools menu (IE6) or the Tools pull down (IE7)).
Select Internet Options.
Be sure that you are on the General tab at the top. You should see a window that resembles the one below.
Select Delete... in the Browser history section.
Select Delete History in the History section of the next dialog box.
For Firefox 2.x.x.x
Click on Tools, located on the top menu.
Select Options.
Select the Privacy button at the top of the dialog box. You should see a window that resembles the one below.
Click on the Clear Now... button, located in the section called Private Data. An additional small dialog box should appear.
Be sure that Clear Browsing History is checked and then select Clear Private Data Now.
Alternatively, you can quickly clear your private data on Mozilla Firefox by pressing "CTRL + SHIFT + Delete" on your keyboard.
Tips
This can be useful if you are viewing sites you are not allowed to visit. If you are at school or work and you have gone ona site, you can clear your history and no one will know you have visited the site.
Warnings
Make sure you don't delete passwords if you have set several sites to "remember" your password. You will have to enter them all again.
This will not completely delete the browsing history - to be safe empty the recycle bin.
For Internet ExplorerSelect Tools menu (IE6) or the Tools pull down (IE7)).
Select Internet Options.
Be sure that you are on the General tab at the top. You should see a window that resembles the one below.
Select Delete... in the Browser history section.
Select Delete History in the History section of the next dialog box.
For Firefox 2.x.x.x
Click on Tools, located on the top menu.
Select Options.
Select the Privacy button at the top of the dialog box. You should see a window that resembles the one below.
Click on the Clear Now... button, located in the section called Private Data. An additional small dialog box should appear.
Be sure that Clear Browsing History is checked and then select Clear Private Data Now.
Alternatively, you can quickly clear your private data on Mozilla Firefox by pressing "CTRL + SHIFT + Delete" on your keyboard.
Tips
This can be useful if you are viewing sites you are not allowed to visit. If you are at school or work and you have gone ona site, you can clear your history and no one will know you have visited the site.
Warnings
Make sure you don't delete passwords if you have set several sites to "remember" your password. You will have to enter them all again.
This will not completely delete the browsing history - to be safe empty the recycle bin.