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Delete history in Safari (WIN)

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Today I will show you how to clear your browsing history, cookies and data from Apple Safari web browser on your Windows machine, along with some important tips to make sure you keep your Top Site data.

Watch the video above or follow the text guide below.

Clear browsing history, cookies & data in Safari (WIN)

  1. Open Safari
  2. Click on Settings icon Safari Tools button top-right of your browser window
  3. Click on the Preferences… menu item
  4. Click on the Privacy icon
  5. Click on the Remove All Website Data… button, then click the Remove Now button
  6. Close the Preferences window
  7. Restart Safari (not necessary but I do recommend it)
  8. You’re all done!

Delete history in Safari (MAC)

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Today I will show you how to clear your browsing history, cookies and data from Apple Safari web browser on your MAC, along with some important tips to make sure you keep your Top Site data.

Watch the video above or follow the text guide below.

Clear browsing history, cookies & data in Safari (MAC)

  1. Open Safari
  2. Click on History from the top menu-bar
  3. Click on the Clear History menu item
  4. Leave the Also reset Top Sites check box un-checked unless you specifically require that data are destroyed
  5. Click the Clear button
  6. Restart Safari (not necessary but I do recommend it)
  7. You’re all done!

Delete history in Opera

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Sometimes you need to clear your browsing history in Opera web browser, I will show you how in this guide along with important tips and info.

Watch the video above or follow the text guide below.

Clear browsing history, cookies & data in Opera

  1. Open Opera
  2. Click the Opera button Opera settings button top-left of the browser window
  3. Mouse-over the More tools menu item, then click Clear browsing data
  4. Choose from when you would like items be deleted (beginning of time recommended)
  5. Check all boxes except Passwords and Autofill (unless you are selling your PC or otherwise need to)
  6. Click the Clear browsing data button
  7. Close the Settings tab and restart Opera
  8. You’re all done!

Delete history in Internet Explorer (WIN8)

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Sometimes you need to delete your browsing history, cookies and other data in Internet Explorer on your Windows 8 machine, I’ll show you how in this guide along with some important tips.

Watch the video above or follow the text guide below.

Clear history in Internet Explorer (WIN8.0)

  1. Click/tap the Internet Explorer tile
  2. Swipe in from right (tablet) or mouse-over bottom-right corner (desktop)
  3. Click/tap the Settings icon, then click/tap Internet Options
  4. Look for the Delete Browsing History heading, then click the Delete button
  5. Click/tap outside the settings area to return to Internet Explorer
  6. All done!

Clear history in Internet Explorer (WIN8.1)

  1. Click/tap the Internet Explorer tile
  2. Swipe in from right (tablet) or mouse-over bottom-right corner (desktop)
  3. Click/tap the Settings icon, then click/tap Options
  4. Look for the History heading, then click the Select button
  5. Select which data you want to delete using the check boxes (defaults recommended), then click the Delete button
  6. Click/tap outside the settings area to return to Internet Explorer
  7. All done!

Delete history in Firefox (LINUX)

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Sometimes you need to delete your browsing history, cookies and other data in Mozilla Firefox web browser on your Linux machine to speed it up, for privacy or just regular maintenance, and I’ll show you how in this guide.

Delete browsing history, cookies & data in Firefox (LINUX)

  1. Open Firefox
  2. Click on the Settings Menu icon Firefox settings icon at the top-right of the browser window
  3. Click on the Preferences menu item/icon
  4. Click on the Privacy icon
  5. Make sure the Remember history option is selected
  6. Look for the text-link that says ..clear your recent history and click it on
  7. Choose a time range to clear (everything option recommended)
  8. Click the Details arrow and choose which data you want to clear (leave at defaults is recommended)
  9. Once you have made your choices, click the clear now button
  10. Click the close button, then restart your browser (not necessary but I recommend to do so)
  11. All done!