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Erase history in Mozilla
What is Mozilla history?
As you surf the Internet, Mozilla stores information about the web sites you visited, information you entered on web sites, etc. Usually, it is helpful to store this information as it can improve your web browsing speed, helps to automatically suggest information you have typed before, so you don't have to type it again, etc. But it can also seriously compromise your security and privacy, as anyone who has access to your computer can see what web sites you visited and what information you entered on web pages.
Mozilla stores the following Internet history tracks:
• List of web sites you have visited (browsing history)
• List of web sites you have visited stored in the Address Bar
• Form AutoComplete data (Saved form data) - information that you've entered on web sites
• Search history
• Cache
• Cookies
• Passwords
How to erase history in Mozilla
You can erase Mozilla history manually or using erase history software.
Clear All History protects your privacy by erasing browser history, Windows history and history tracks stored by different applications.
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List of web sites you have visited (browsing history)
Browsing history stores visited pages for the set number of days.
You can erase visited sites history manually or using special history eraser software:
How to erase browsing history manually
To erase browsing history (visited web sites history) in Mozilla 1.7:
• Select "Edit"
• Select "Preferences".
• Under the Navigator category, click History.
• To erase browsing history, click the "Clear History" button
• Click OK.
Location bar history (visited web sites history)
Location bar (or address bar), is a text box used to enter a web site address in a browser. Mozilla stores a list of web sites you have visited (web addresses from the Location bar) and anyone who has access to your computer and starts to type in the location bar will get a drop down url list with the web sites you've visited. Anyone can view location bar history by clicking the down arrow on the far right side of the text box. To keep the pages you have recently visited or searched for private you can erase location bar history.
You can erase visited sites history manually or using special history eraser software
How to erase location bar history manually
To erase location bar history (visited web sites history) in Mozilla 1.7:
• Select "Edit"
• Select "Preferences".
• Under the Navigator category, click History.
• To erase the list of web sites you have visited (list of sites stored in the Location bar menu) in the "Location bar history" area click the "Clear Location Bar" button.
• Click OK.
Autocomplete History (Saved form data/Stored form data)
AutoComplete is a feature that stores a list of everything you type in web pages (for example your name, e-mail address, credit card information, keywords you enter in search engines, etc.). AutoComplete helps you complete forms by suggesting possible matches - you can simply press the down arrow key and select the text without finishing typing.
While the AutoComplete feature may be helpful for some things, it can also seriously compromise your security and privacy, as anyone who has access to your computer can see what web sites you visited and what information you entered on web pages. Also malicious software can use AutoComplete data to steal your personal information such as your name, e-mail address, credit card information and/or retrieve web sites passwords stored as autocomplete data.
You can erase Form AutoComplete manually or using special history eraser software
How to erase form Autocomplete manually
To erase form AutoComplete (Stored Form Data) in Mozilla 1.7:
• Select "Edit"
• Select "Preferences".
• Under the "Privacy & Security" category, select Forms.
• Click the "Manage Stored Form Data" button
• Click the "Remove All Saved Data" button.
• Click OK.
Also see:
how to disable AutoComplete (turn off AutoComplete) in Mozilla
how to manage Stored Form Data in Mozilla
Search history
AutoComplete stores a list of everything you search while surfing the Internet and helps you complete search boxes by suggesting possible search matches. It can also seriously compromise your privacy, as anyone who has access to your computer can see what you searched on the Internet.
You can erase search history manually or using special history eraser software
How to erase search history manually
To erase search history in Mozilla 1.7:
• Select "Edit"
• Select "Preferences".
• Under the "Privacy & Security" category, select Forms.
• Click the "Manage Stored Form Data" button
• Click the "Remove All Saved Data" button.
• Click OK.
Browser Cache
Mozilla stores the content of frequently accessed web pages you have visited (including pictures, animation, movies, other downloads, etc.). This speeds up the displaying of pages you frequently visit as a web browser can open them from your hard disk instead of downloading them from the web. But it can seriously compromise your privacy because anyone who can use your PC can tell where you have been on the web.
You can erase cache manually or using special history eraser software
Erase cache manually
To erase cache in Mozilla 1.7:
• Select "Edit"
• Select "Preferences".
• Under the "Advanced" category, select Cache.
• To erase cache, click the "Clear cache" button.
• Click OK.
Also see:
how can I set/change size of cache
Cookies
A cookie is a piece of data which often includes an unique identifier, that is sent to your browser from a web site you visit, stores as a file on your computer, identifies you as a unique user and track your web usage.
However, cookies can threat to your privacy as they can store sensitive information like your name and password on protected login pages, preferences, account information and choices you have made on the site. So, even if you clean browser history, cookies like a map will show your surfing preferences, habits, passwords, etc. Even if the cookies don't contain such information they clearly show that you visited the sites from which they came. Also, cookies from one web site might track your visits to a different web site.
You can erase cookies manually or using special history eraser software
How to erase cookies manually
To erase cookies in Mozilla 1.7:
• Select "Edit"
• Select "Preferences".
• Under the "Privacy & Security" category, select Cookies.
• Click "Cookie Manager".
• Select one or more cookies and click "Remove Cookies", or click "Remove All Cookies".
• Click OK.
Stored passwords
Web browsers save passwords that you typed in web sites forms. It can threat to your privacy because anyone who has access to your computer can use stored passwords to get to the corresponding web sites or use special software to grab your passwords.
You can erase stored passwords manually or using special history eraser software
How to erase passwords manually
To erase stored passwords in Mozilla 1.7:
• Select "Edit"
• Select "Preferences".
• Under the "Privacy & Security" category, select Passwords.
• Click "Manage Stored Passwords".
• Select one or more passwords and click "Remove Cookies", or click "Remove All Cookies".
• Click OK.
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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