How To Clear Your Internet History in Firefox

  • June 5, 2008
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Have you maybe been eyeballing some things you’d rather other people didn’t know about? Clear your internet history and leave your anxiety behind.

You Will Need

  • The Firefox web browser
  • And a questionable internet history
How To Clear Your Internet History in Firefox: Open Firefox

Step 1: Open Firefox

Open Firefox.

How To Clear Your Internet History in Firefox: Click "Clear Private Data"

Step 2: Click "Clear Private Data"

On the top menu bar, click “Tools,” then “Clear Private Data.”

How To Clear Your Internet History in Firefox: Click every checkbox

Step 3: Click every checkbox

In the box that comes up, click every checkbox and check every box you can.

This will clear every bit of information that might indicate where you’ve looked on the internet, including any passwords you’ve saved. For a less thorough clearing, click just the first two boxes.

How To Clear Your Internet History in Firefox: Click "Clear Private Data Now"

Step 4: Click "Clear Private Data Now"

Click “Clear Private Data Now.”

Rest easy. Your computer is clean until the next time you visit the internet’s dark corners.

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Comments (2)

sarge657

to delete things individually , highlight a url in the history and hit Shift+Delete

over 3 years ago by sarge657

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clayton

great tip, thanks!

over 3 years ago by clayton

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