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History tracks stored by Internet Explorer (IE)
Internet Explorer stores information about web sites you visited, information you entered on web sites, etc. to improve your web browsing. But browsing history tracks 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.
Browsing history tracks stored by Internet Explorer:
- history of visited sites
- search history
- autocomplete
- cookies
- Temporary Internet Files
- saved passwords
The fastest and the easiest way to clean Internet Explorer history - use Clear All History.
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Internet Explorer history FAQ
How to clean Internet Explorer browsing history
To clean Internet Explorer browsing history:
• Select 'Tools' and then 'Delete Browsing History'.
• Click 'Delete all', and then click 'Yes'.
How to clean specific category of Internet Explorer browsing history
To clean specific category of browsing history:
• Select 'Tools' and then 'Delete Browsing History'.
• Click 'Delete button' next to the information you want to delete, and then click 'Yes'.
Note: in Internet Explorer even if you clean browsing history history manually, index.dat files that store information which can show where you have been online still exist. This file can't be deleted manually as it is used by Windows all the time.
How to clean Internet Explorer (IE) search history
To clean search history in Internet Explorer 7.0:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Internet Options".
• Open the "General" tab.
• In "Browsing history" area click the "Delete" button.
• In "Delete browsing history" window click "Delete forms" button and then click "Yes".
• Click Close and then click OK.
To clean search history in Internet Explorer 6.x:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Internet Options".
• Open the "Content" tab.
• Click the "AutoComplete" button.
• Click the "Clear forms" button to erase search history.
• Click OK.
How to clean visited sites history in Internet Explorer
To clean visited sites history in Internet Explorer 7.0:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Internet Options".
• Open the "General" tab.
• In "Browsing history" area click the "Delete" button.
• To delete list of web sites you have visited (delete Address bar history), click "Delete history" and then click Yes.
• Click Close and then click OK.
To clean visited sites history in Internet Explorer 6.x:
• Go to Tools and select Internet Options.
• Open "General tab", click "Clear history".
• Click "OK".
Note: in Internet Explorer even if you delete visited sites history manually, history file (index.dat file) stores information which can show where you have been online. History index.dat can't be deleted manually as it is used by Windows all the time. Using Clear All History you can clean or delete index.dat file depending on your needs
How to delete Temporary Internet Files in Internet Explorer
How to delete Temporary Internet Files in Internet Explorer 7.0
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Internet Options".
• Open the "General" tab.
• In "Browsing history" area click the "Delete" button.
• In "Delete browsing history" window click "Delete files"
•Then click Yes, and then click Close.
How to delete Temporary Internet Files in Internet Explorer 6.x
• Open the Tools menu.
• Select Internet Options.
• Open the General tab.
• In the "Temporary Internet files" area click the "Delete Files" button.
• Click OK in the "Delete Files" dialog box to erase delete Temporary Internet Files.
Note: in Internet Explorer even if you delete Temporary Interet Files manually, index.dat file stores information which can show where you have been online. This file can't be deleted manually as it is used by Windows all the time. In Clear All History "Delete Temporary Internet files" feature is combined with clearing the content of index.dat file.
How to clean Internet Explorer cookies
How to clean cookies in Internet Explorer
To clean cookies in Internet Explorer 7.0:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Internet Options".
• Open the "General" tab.
• In "Browsing history" area click the "Delete" button.
• In "Delete browsing history" window click "Delete cookies" button and then click "Yes".
• Click Close and then click OK.
To clean cookies in Internet Explorer 6.x:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Internet Options".
• Open the "General" tab.
• Click the "Delete cookies" button.
• Click OK.
Note: Every time a web site places a cookie on your PC, Internet Explorer and MSN Explorer insert an entry in the cookies index.dat file that associates a web page with a cookie file. And even if you clean cookies manually, cookies index.dat file stores Internet surfing information - URLs with date/time stamps and pointers to cookie files.
Cookies index.dat file can't be deleted manually as it is used by Windows all the time. Using Clear All History you can easily clean index.dat files content or delete index.dat files.
How to clean Internet Explorer Form AutoComplete
To clean Form AutoComplete in Internet Explorer 7.0:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Internet Options".
• Open the "General" tab.
• In "Browsing history" area click the "Delete" button.
• In "Delete browsing history" window, to clear AutoComplete, click "Delete forms" button and then click "Yes".
To clean Form AutoComplete history in Internet Explorer 6.x:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Internet Options".
• Open the "Content" tab.
• Click the "AutoComplete" button.
• Click the "Clear forms" button to clear all AutoComplete form data and/or click the "Clear Passwords" to clear restored passwords.
How to clean passwords in Internet Explorer
To clean passwords in Internet Explorer 7.0:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Internet Options".
• Open the "General" tab.
• In "Browsing history" area click the "Delete" button.
• In "Delete browsing history" window click "Delete passwords" button and then click "Yes".
• Click Close and then click OK.
To clean passwords in Internet Explorer 6.x:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Internet Options".
• Open the "Content" tab.
• Click the "AutoComplete" button.
• Click the "Clear Passwords" to clear stored passwords.
How to clean Internet Explorer Address Bar
To clean Address bar history in Internet Explorer 7.0:
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Internet Options".
• Open the "General" tab.
• In "Browsing history" area click the "Delete" button.
• To delete Address bar history, click "Delete history" and then click Yes.
• Click Close and then click OK.
To clean Address bar history in Internet Explorer 6.x:
• Go to Tools and select Internet Options.
• Open "General tab", click "Clear history".
• Click "OK".
Note: in Internet Explorer even if you clean Address bar history manually, history file (index.dat file) stores information which can show where you have been online. History index.dat can't be deleted manually as it is used by Windows all the time. Using Clear All History you can clean or delete index.dat file depending on your needs
Clean browsing history FAQ
• How to clean Recent Documents folder for Windows XP manually
To clean Recent Documents history (most recently used documents list) for Windows XP manually:
• Right-click the Start button and choose "Properties".
• Then click "Customize".
• Click the "Advanced" tab
• To clean 'My Recent Documents folder' click "Clear List" and then click "OK".
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