As we navigate the internet, our web browsers store a record of our online activities in what is commonly known as browsing history. While this feature can be quite handy for quickly accessing websites we’ve visited before, there are times when you might want to clear your browser history for privacy reasons or to free up space on your device. In this guide, we’ll walk you through the steps to clear browser history on the most popular web browsers including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, and Microsoft Edge.
Google Chrome
1. Open Google Chrome on your computer or mobile device.
2. Click on the three dots at the top right corner of the browser window to open the menu.
3. Hover over “History” in the menu and then click on “History” again in the submenu that appears.
4. On the left-hand side of the page, click on “Clear browsing data.”
5. Choose a time range for which you want to clear browsing data (e.g., last hour, last 24 hours, last 7 days, etc.).
6. Check the boxes next to the types of data you want to delete (browsing history, cookies, cached images and files).
7. Click on “Clear data” to erase your browsing history.
Mozilla Firefox
1. Launch Mozilla Firefox on your computer or mobile device.
2. Click on the three horizontal lines at the top right corner of the browser window to open the menu.
3. Select “Library” from the menu options.
4. Click on “History” and then select “Clear Recent History.”
5. Choose a time range from the drop-down menu (e.g., today, last 4 hours) or select “Everything” to delete all browsing history.
6. Check off what types of information you want to remove (browsing & download history, cookies, cache).
7 .Click “Clear Now” to confirm and erase your browsing data.
Safari
1 .Open Safari on your Mac computer or iOS device.
2 .Click on “Safari” in the top menu bar and choose “Clear History.”
3 .Select a time range you’d like to clear (the last hour, today, today and yesterday), or select ‘all history’ if you want to delete everything.
4 .Click ‘Clear History’ again in pop-up confirmation box.
Microsoft Edge
1 .Launch Microsoft Edge browser on your Windows PC or mobile device
2 .Click on three dots (…) icon at top right corner
3 .Go down and choose “Settings”
4 .Under Clear Browsing Data section click “Choose What To Clear”
5 .Check off types of data you want removed
6 .Then tap “Clear”
By following these simple steps for each respective browser type listed above; Google Chrome,
Mozilla Firefox,
Safari,
and Microsoft Edge; You can easily clear your browsing history whenever needed.
Remember that clearing your browsing history may log you out of some websites and remove saved information such as passwords so make sure that’s okay before doing so!
