How to Clear Your Browser/Search History

Your browser history is a list of all the website pages you visit while searching the internet. As you go from one website to another, your virtual footprints will be saved on your computer/mobile device with information including the date and timestamp of each page load. Each internet browsers has a different way of giving you access to this data so that you can view your internet history or delete it.

So that you can quickly visit sites that you have previously visited where you have not written down the domain name. Did you know that your browser history assists the browser when it attempts to auto-populate what you are typing in when you are trying to search for a specific website?

If other users have access to that computer or mobile device, your privacy may be invaded and if you are experiencing domestic abuse, your abuser may be able to discover your online activities. Please take a few minutes to read and follow the instructions below to minimize the chances of someone finding out that you have visited this website.

To ensure that your online activities are not discovered by your abuser, it may be safer to use a public library, work or friend or family member’s computer or mobile device.

You can read online how to delete your browser history, which differs depending on the device and browser you are using. Alternatively, some instructions for the most common devices and browsers can be found below.

1. Open the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser
2. Click Tools in the upper right-hand corner
3. Select Internet Options from the dropdown menu
4. On the General tab, in the Browsing history section, click the Delete button.
5. Check the boxes of the data you would like to clear.
6. Click Delete.

1. Open the Microsoft Edge browser.
2. Click the Settings and more icon in the upper-right corner of the browser window.
3. In the drop-down menu, near the bottom, select Settings.
4. Under the Settings section on the left, click Privacy, Search, and Services.
5. Near the top of the Privacy, search, and services window, under the Clear browsing data section, click the Choose what to clear button.
6. In the prompt that appears, make sure the box next to Browser history is checked, then click the Clear now button.

1. Open the Firefox browser
2. Click Menu in the top right-hand corner of the screen
3. Click the History button
4. Click the Clear Recent History option
5. Select an option for Time Range to clear
6. Click the arrow for Details and select the options to have cleared
7. Click the Clear Now button

1. Open the Chrome Browser
2. Click the Menu icon located near the top-right side of the browser window
3. Move your mouse over More tools and select Clear browsing data
4. Select how far back in your history you want to delete. You can choose from the past hour, the past day, the past week, the last four weeks, and the beginning of time
5. Select the types of history you would like to delete by checking or unchecking boxes on this list
6. Click the Clear browsing data button to delete the selected history for the chosen period.

1. Open the Google Chrome browser on your Android phone or tablet.
2. Tap the More menu icon in the top-right corner of the screen next to the address bar.
3. In the drop-down menu, tap History.
4. Tap Clear browsing data… at the bottom of the screen.
5. Select the appropriate boxes.
6. Tap the Clear browsing data button.

1. Open the Google Chrome browser on your iPhone or iPad.
2. Tap the More menu    icon in the top-right corner of the screen next to the address bar.
3. In the drop-down menu, tap History.
4. Tap Clear browsing data… at the bottom of the screen.
5. Select the appropriate boxes.
6. Tap the Clear browsing data button.

1. Open the Show All History view.
2. To delete individual history items, right-click them and select Delete, or press Delete to clear selected history items.
3. To clear everything, click Clear History.
4. Use the drop-down menu to choose how far back to delete your history.
5. Click Clear History.

1. Open the Safari browser on your mobile device.
2. Scroll up until you see the address bar at the top of the screen and a toolbar on the bottom.
3. On the toolbar at the bottom, tap the fourth icon from the left that looks like a book.
4. Tap the History icon, which looks like a clock.
5. Tap Clear in the lower-right corner of the screen.