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In order to delete your history, you need to go to internet Options. This can be found on the Command Bar, which is found on the IE toolbar, under the Tools tab.

Once you click on the Tools tab, go down to Internet Options, and click on it. This will open the Internet Options area.

On the General tab (the first one you see) go down until you see Browsing History. Make sure the "delete browsing history on exit"* box isn't checked.

You will see two options; one is delete, the other is Settings. Click on the delete button (don't worry, it won't just automatically delete anything). Once you click on the Delete button, another box will open. This area gives you several options of files that can be deleted.

If the only thing that you want to delete is your History, you can do so. However, temporary Internet files, and cookies can take up alot of space on your hard drive as well. You can safely delete Temporary Internet Files, and Cookies that are on your hard drive, without losing the speed in which your favorite websites are loaded.

This is simple to do. Go to the top of the page, and make sure that the box next to: Preserve Favorites Websites...is checked.

The box next to InPrivate Data Filtering should always be checked.

Make sure that you have checked, or unchecked all of the boxes next to the files that you want deleted. Then go to the bottom of the page, and click Delete.

If this is the first time that you have deleted these files, it will most likely take a long while for this process to complete.

Enjoy your lighter hard drive, and IE!

(There is another way in which to access the Internet Options files. If you open your Control Panel, you will see Internet Options listed there as well).

* If you decide that you want your Browsing History deleted every time that you exit Internet Explorer, you can check that box once you have finished deleting your History.

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