How do you delete the history on internet explorer?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

For Internet Explorer 8, Firefox, and Chrome, press Ctrl + Shift + Del on your keyboard. This will prompt you for deletion of all your cookies, browsing history, form inputs, etc.

Other browsers should have an option under the Edit, Tools, or Settings menu. Older Internet Explorer versions will have it under Tools, Internet Options, Privacy. Older Firefox versions have Tools, Options, Privacy. Other browsers will locate the functions in similar places, if they have the option.

If you don't have an option to do so in your browser, you will need to go Start > Run, type in "%appdata%" (without the quotes), then delete the folder that names your browser or the software developer of your browser. Note that doing this will cause all your settings to be lost for that program, so use with care.

Answer 3

To delete all or some of browsing history in Windows 7:

1. Open Internet Explorer by clicking the Start button. In the search box, type Internet Explorer, and then, in the list of results, click Internet Explorer.

2. Click the Tools button, point to Safety, and then click Delete browsing history. If you dont want to delete the cookies and files associated with websites in your favorites list, select the Preserve Favorites website data check box.

3. Select the check box next to each category of information you want to delete.

4. Click Delete.

Answer 4

you click favorites then history right click then delete

Answer 5

click on favorites with the star next to it on the top left corner, click the history tab, right click what you want to delete then press delete