Clearing address bar history improves privacy. Open browser, find “History” or similar menu item, select “Clear History” or similar command. Set browser to automatically clear history after a certain period of time.
Clearing the address bar history is a useful process that can help improve privacy. The process of clearing address bar history varies based on the browser program you’re using and the operating system your computer uses, but the basic process is usually the same. The first step is to open the browser program. Some browser programs will allow you to clear your address bar history without being connected to the Internet, while others may require an Internet connection. Once your browser program is open and your home page is displayed, you can begin the process.
At the top of the screen, the browser program often has menu items, such as “File”, “Edit”, “View”, History”, “Bookmarks” and “Help”. If you are new to the browser program, you can click the “Help” menu item to find tutorials on how to use the browser and how to clear the address bar history. If you are comfortable enough with the browser and feel that you can navigate it easily, you can locate the “History” menu item if there is one. If there is no “History” menu item, look for a menu item that says “Preferences,” “Privacy,” “Settings,” or something similar.
When you click on that menu item, a menu with several options will appear from that point. Look for the option that says “Clear History” or something similar. The menu may read as simple as “History” or “Browser History,” so click those items if they’re there. This will open a dialog which may provide a list of websites you have visited in the past. This is the history of the address bar. There will be a menu item within that dialog that says “Clear History” or a similar command. Clicking on this item will clear the log of websites visited, as well as all data temporarily stored by those websites.
Quite often you can set your browser to automatically clear the history of the address bar after a certain period of time. These settings can usually be adjusted within the history dialog or drop-down menu. You simply choose the amount of time you want your browser to store data; you can choose, for example, to instruct the browser to delete browsing data every two weeks. This means that the browser will delete the address bar history and other temporary files every two weeks from the initial setting date.
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