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How do I delete my history items on a computer?

Susan Keenan It is important to delete the history items on your computer. First, it will help to safeguard the personal information on your computer. Secondly, it will free up resources since Web history can take up a lot of space depending on how much you surf the Web and how long you retain these temporary files. These directions might vary slightly depending on the version of the browser that you are using. However, you should be able to figure it out with these directions as guidelines.

Deleting Web History in Internet Explorer 7

Open Internet Explorer
Navigate to “Tools” at the top
Click “Delete Browsing History”
Click “Delete Files”

Deleting Web History in Internet Explorer (Earlier Versions)

Open Internet Explorer
Navigate to “Tools” at the top
Select the “General” tab in the Internet Options dialog box
Select “clear history” This is located in the third section
You can also elect to clear “delete cookies” and “delete files” in the section for Temporary Internet files
Click “OK”

Deleting Web History in Netscape:

Open Netscape
Navigate to “Edit” and select menu
Select “Preferences”
Select “Navigator” listed
Select “clear history” in the history listing
Click “OK”

Deleting Web History in Mozilla

Open Mozilla
Navigate to “Edit” and select open menu
Select “Preferences”
Select “Navigator”
Select “clear history”
Click “OK”

Deleting Web History in Firefox:

Open Firefox
Navigate to “Tools” at the top
Select the “Privacy” tab
Clear button in front of “history”, “remember what I enter”, and “remember what I’ve downloaded”
Click “OK”

Deleting Web History in Opera: