Clearing Your Browser History

Every web browser stores web pages, images and other downloaded content on the computer. This is called the browser's cache. Clearing it occasionally or regularly can protect your privacy and free up some space in your computer. Since every browser is different, the following sections will outline the steps involved in clearing the cache for several popular web browsers.

Select Your Web Browser

• Internet Explorer
  • IE 7 (coming soon)
• IE 8
• Mozilla FireFox
  • FireFox 3.5 +
• FireFox 1.5 / 2.0 / 3.0 (coming soon)
• Google Chrome (coming soon)
• Opera (coming soon)

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Internet Explorer 8

Once your browser is open, click the Tools menu.	Click to Enlarge
Click on Internet Options.	Click to Enlarge
In the Internet Options dialog box under Browsing History click on the Delete Button.	Click to Enlarge
Select Temporary Internet Files and Cookies. Click the Delete button in at the bottom of the window and your temporary files will be deleted instantly.	Click to Enlarge
Close all open Web Browser windows and reopen to complete the process.

 

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Mozila FireFox 3.5 +

After the browser opens, click on the Tools menu.	Click to Enlarge
Now click on Clear Recent History. Alternatively, you can access this menu directly by pressing Ctrl+Shift+Delete.	Click to Enlarge
Now, beside Time range to clear, click Everything.	Click to Enlarge
Click on Details and select Cookies and Cache.
Close all open Web Browser windows and reopen to complete the process.

 

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