Opera
The Opera browser has a very straightforward interface for viewing and editing your history.
To view your browsing history in Opera:
In an Opera browser window, click the Opera menu button Opera menu button in the upper left-hand corner of the window and choose History to open the History tab. Or, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+H.
To clear your browsing history in Opera:
Open the History tab as described above and click Clear browsing data...
In the drop-down menu Obliterate the following items from:, choose how far back in time you want to clear your history. To clear everything, choose the beginning of time.
Check the boxes next to the specific types of history you want to clear.
Click Clear browsing data.
Safari
Safari is the default web browser on Apple's OSX and iOS operating systems. Although it was previously available for Microsoft Windows, as of 2012 Apple no longer supports Safari on Windows.
To view your browsing history in Safari:
Open the Safari browser.
Click the History menu at the top of the screen. The menu lists recent pages from your browsing history, which you can navigate to by clicking on them. To edit your history or view it in detail, click Show All History...
To clear your browsing history in Safari:
Open the Show All History view. To delete individual history items, right-click them and choose Delete, or press the Delete key to clear selected history items.
To clear everything, click Clear History.
Use the drop-down menu to choose how far back to delete your history.
Click Clear History.
Safari on iPhone and iPad
To view or delete your browsing history on iOS:
Open the Safari browser on your mobile device.
Scroll up until you see the address bar at the top of the screen and a toolbar on the bottom.
On the toolbar at the bottom, click the fourth icon from the left that looks like a book.
Click History.
Click Clear in the lower right-hand side of the screen.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer was Microsoft's Internet browser until 2015, when it was replaced by Microsoft Edge. If you are still using Internet Explorer on your computer, you can use the following steps to view or clear your browsing history.
Older versions
WARNING: Security updates are no longer regularly provided for Internet Explorer and are not guaranteed to continue. To ensure that your browser is secure when browsing the Internet, you should use a different browser. If you are going to continue using Internet Explorer, check for any security updates that are still available and install them on your computer. For example, the September 2016 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer is currently still available from Microsoft's website.
To view your browsing history in Internet Explorer:
Press Ctrl+H in any Internet Explorer browser window to view your history.
Netscape
To view your browsing history in Netscape Navigator:
To clear your browsing history in Netscape Navigator:
Additional Tips
Additional information
How can I clear my browsing history on exit?
How do I view my Internet browsers history?
How to set or change default search engine.
How to restore default settings in an Internet browser.
How do I view, edit, and disable Google search History?
How to clear your YouTube history.
Why does a browser need to save my history?
See the cache and history definitions for further information about each of these terms.
The Opera browser has a very straightforward interface for viewing and editing your history.
To view your browsing history in Opera:
In an Opera browser window, click the Opera menu button Opera menu button in the upper left-hand corner of the window and choose History to open the History tab. Or, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+H.
To clear your browsing history in Opera:
Open the History tab as described above and click Clear browsing data...
In the drop-down menu Obliterate the following items from:, choose how far back in time you want to clear your history. To clear everything, choose the beginning of time.
Check the boxes next to the specific types of history you want to clear.
Click Clear browsing data.
Safari
Safari is the default web browser on Apple's OSX and iOS operating systems. Although it was previously available for Microsoft Windows, as of 2012 Apple no longer supports Safari on Windows.
To view your browsing history in Safari:
Open the Safari browser.
Click the History menu at the top of the screen. The menu lists recent pages from your browsing history, which you can navigate to by clicking on them. To edit your history or view it in detail, click Show All History...
To clear your browsing history in Safari:
Open the Show All History view. To delete individual history items, right-click them and choose Delete, or press the Delete key to clear selected history items.
To clear everything, click Clear History.
Use the drop-down menu to choose how far back to delete your history.
Click Clear History.
Safari on iPhone and iPad
To view or delete your browsing history on iOS:
Open the Safari browser on your mobile device.
Scroll up until you see the address bar at the top of the screen and a toolbar on the bottom.
On the toolbar at the bottom, click the fourth icon from the left that looks like a book.
Click History.
Click Clear in the lower right-hand side of the screen.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer was Microsoft's Internet browser until 2015, when it was replaced by Microsoft Edge. If you are still using Internet Explorer on your computer, you can use the following steps to view or clear your browsing history.
Older versions
WARNING: Security updates are no longer regularly provided for Internet Explorer and are not guaranteed to continue. To ensure that your browser is secure when browsing the Internet, you should use a different browser. If you are going to continue using Internet Explorer, check for any security updates that are still available and install them on your computer. For example, the September 2016 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer is currently still available from Microsoft's website.
To view your browsing history in Internet Explorer:
Press Ctrl+H in any Internet Explorer browser window to view your history.
Netscape
To view your browsing history in Netscape Navigator:
- Open a Netscape Navigator browser window.
- From the toolbar, click Edit, Preferences, History.
- Locate the folder in which Netscape is storing your files.
- Double click this folder within Explorer to view your browser history.
To clear your browsing history in Netscape Navigator:
- Open a Netscape Navigator browser window.
- From the toolbar, click Edit, Preferences, History.
- Click the Clear History button.
Additional Tips
- If you clear your Internet browser history often, you may want to consider browsing in incognito mode.
- If you click in the address bar, you can press the Shift+Del keys to delete items individually.
- If you do not see the File, Edit, View menu in Internet Explorer or Firefox, press the Alt key.
Additional information
How can I clear my browsing history on exit?
How do I view my Internet browsers history?
How to set or change default search engine.
How to restore default settings in an Internet browser.
How do I view, edit, and disable Google search History?
How to clear your YouTube history.
Why does a browser need to save my history?
See the cache and history definitions for further information about each of these terms.
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