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Erase history in Internet Explorer
Why you should erase history in Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer records all your actions: each url you type in the Address Bar, every search string you enter in a search engine, information you enter when filling web forms, and more. However, if you are using a public computer, you may want to hide your browsing history. You can delete Internet Explorer history automatically using special software or manually.
Clear All History helps you erase Internet Explorer history in seconds. With Clear All History you can delete browsing history, clear cache (Temporary Internet Files), cookies, form autocomplete and saved passwords.
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How to erase history in Internet Explorer
As you browse the web, Internet Explorer keeps information about the sites you have visited, data you have typed in web forms, files you have downloaded and more. This article describes how to erase history stored by Internet Explorer. If you need to temporarily have Internet Explorer not store history, see how to disable Internet Explorer history.
What history tracks are stored by Internet Explorer?
List of websites you have visited (address bar history).
Form data - form history includes the items you have typed into web forms.
Temporary Internet Files contain copies of web pages, images, and media that Internet Explorer downloaded and saved to speed up loading of pages. How to delete cache
Cookies - these files identify you as a unique user and store information about websites you visit. Read how to delete cookies, enable cookies or disable cookies
Download history contains the list of files you have downloaded.
Saved passwords that are automatically filled in when you sign in a to a website you have previously visited.
In the Temporary Internet Files and History Settings you may specify how many days Internet Explorer should save the list of websites you have visited.
How to erase history
You can erase browsing history tracks manually using the corresponding option in your browser or you can use erase history software.
This step-by-step guide shows the manual way to erase browsing history tracks.
For Internet Explorer users:
To delete visited sites history, cookies, Temporary Internet Files, saved passwords and form autocomplete, complete the following step:
Open Internet Explorer and use the Ctrl+Shift+Delete key combination or select 'Delete Browsing History' from the Tools menu. Select how much history you want to clear by deleting the necessary options and click the 'Delete' button.
Also you can set Internet Explorer to automatically delete browsing history when it closes - select 'Internet Options' under the 'Tools' menu and check the 'Delete browsing history on exit' option.
Erase history in Internet Explorer FAQ
How to erase history in Internet Explorer
- how to erase history in Internet Explorer 8
- how to erase history in Internet Explorer 7
Erase history in Internet Explorer automatically
Can't erase history in Internet Explorer
How to erase history in Internet Explorer 8
Erase history in Internet Explorer 8
• Select Tools.
• Select Delete browsing history.
• Select necessary options and click the Delete button.
How to erase history in Internet Explorer 7
Erase history in Internet Explorer 7
• Select Tools.
• Select Internet Options.
• Open the General tab.
• Under Browsing history click the Delete button.
• Select necessary options and click the Delete all button.
Erase history in Internet Explorer automatically
Using Clear All History you can erase history in Internet Explorer automatically on browser close.
Clear All History supports Internet Explorer 8, Internet Explorer 7, Internet Explorer 6
Can't erase history in Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer history is more than just a list of visited websites. Internet Explorer stores multiple records of your Internet history that can't be easily deleted. There are three index.dat files used by Internet Explorer - history index dat, cookies index dat and cache index dat. Index dat files are used by Internet Explorer to store Internet history, cache, cookies and other information about your Internet activity but they can't be deleted manually as they are used by Windows all the time.
Using Clear All History you can clear history tracks that can't be deleted manually.
Erase history tips : Erase history FAQ
• How do find and view Temporary Internet Files in Internet Explorer?
Temporary Internet Files, also known as the browser cache are files that are stored on your computer by Internet browser. Temporary Internet Files (or cache) folder contains web page content that is stored on your hard disk for quick viewing. This cache permits Internet browsers to download only the content that has changed since you last viewed a web page, instead of downloading all the content for a page every time it is displayed - so, the purpose of Temporary Internet Files is to speed up the loading of websites that you visit frequently by keeping copies of the web pages and graphics on your computer.
To find and view Temporary Internet Files
• Click the Tools menu and select Internet Options.
• The Internet Options dialog window will appear.
• In the Temporary Internet Files section, click the "Settings..." button.
• In the "Settings" window, click the "View Files..." button. The new window displays all of the Temporary Internet Files stored on the computer and their location on the local hard drive. The window also displays the URL each temporary file came from.
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