Clear history for the past day. Selective history deletion


Hello, dear visitors! When working on the Internet on someone else's computer, we unwittingly leave traces. The browser stores your browsing history, site settings, cookies, history of downloaded files, etc. In this article I will tell you how to clear your browser history, as well as all personal data.

You will learn how to delete the history of browsers such as:

Deleting history in Mozilla Firefox

To delete history in Mozilla browser Firefox, you need to do the following:

  1. Go to the Main Menu of the Mozilla Firefox browser and select Magazine.

Journal in Mozilla Firefox

  1. Left-click on the item " Delete history...»

Proceed to delete history

  1. A small window will appear where you will need to select the period for which the history will be deleted (from 1 hour to complete removal for the entire period) and data that needs to be deleted: log of visits and downloads, log of forms and searches, cookies, cache, active sessions, offline website data, site settings. Usually it is enough to select the first four items. Then you need to click on the “ Delete now»

Delete window Mozilla stories Firefox

  1. It may take some time for the history to be deleted. At the end of the cleaning process, the history deletion window will automatically close and you can continue working in the browser.

Delete history in Google Chrome

For Google browser Chrome challenge The history deletion window is slightly different:

  1. Click on the Main Menu button (1). Hover your cursor over " Additional tools"(2). An additional drop-down menu will appear where you need to click on “ Deleting browsing data"(3).

Main Google menu Chrome

  1. You will be taken to the clear history page. Here you need to select the period for which the history will be cleared and the data that you want to delete: browsing history, download history, cookies..., images and other files, passwords, autofill data, hosted application data, content licenses. After that, click on the “ Clear the history».

Cleaning window Google history Chrome

  1. Clearing your history may take some time. Once complete, you will be taken to the settings page. Now you can close the settings tab and continue working in Google Chrome.

Clearing history in Internet Explorer

Now let's move on to standard browser Windows, which is installed on everyone operating systems Windows family. To clear history in Internet Explorer, follow these steps:

  1. Click on the gear on the right top corner(1), move the cursor to the item " Safety" (2) and select " Delete browsing history..."(3).

Internet Explorer main menu

  1. A window will appear where you can select the data to delete: temporary internet and website files, cookies and website data, history, download history, web form data, passwords, ActiveX filtering and tracking protection data. When you are finished selecting items, click on the button Delete.

Internet Explorer history deletion window

  1. Clearing the history takes some time. Just wait until the clear history settings window disappears. After this, you will be able to use the browser to its full potential.

Clearing history in Opera

In the Opera browser, clearing history is done as follows:

  1. Go to the main menu (1) located in the upper left corner, then hover over " Other tools" (2) and select " Clear browsing history"(3).

Opera main menu

  1. A history clearing window will appear, where, as in other browsers, you will need to select the period to clear and the data to be deleted. To start the cleaning procedure, you need to click on the “ Clear browsing history»

Opera history clear window

  1. When clearing history in the Opera browser is complete, the clearing window will close and you will be taken to the settings tab. Just open new tab and continue working in the browser. The settings tab can be closed.

Clearing history in Yandex Browser

Deleting history in a Yandex browser is practically no different from other browsers:

  1. Go to the main menu (1), located in the upper right corner, hover over " Additionally"(2), in the drop-down menu that appears, select " Clear the history"(3).

Main menu of Yandex.Browser

  1. In Yandex Browser, the history clearing window is the same as in Google Chrome. In the same way, select the period and data to clear and click on the “ Clear the history».

Yandex Browser history clearing window

  1. When clearing history is finished, the settings tab will open. You can now continue using your browser as normal.

Clearing history in Safari

IN Safari browser Clearing your browsing history is done as follows:

  1. Open in Safari new tab and click on the button Story».

New Safari Tab

  1. In the lower left corner, click on the button " Clear the history…»

Safari clear history button

  1. A cleaning window will appear, where in addition to deleting history, you can choose to clear “Top Sites” (the list of most visited sites). To start clearing history, click on the " Clear».

Safari Clear History Window

  1. After clearing the history, the window will close and you will be able to use the browser.

You can also press the Alt button on your keyboard in Safari. IN top menu choose " Story» -> « Clear the history…».

Hotkeys for clearing history

In all browsers except Safari, the history clearing window can be called up using the Ctrl+Alt+Shift hotkeys. This saves time on calling the window.

After pressing these keys, a clearing window will appear, where you can configure the deletion of history and delete it immediately.

I hope I have fully covered for you the topic of how to delete browser history and you can do it yourself. If you have any questions while reading the article, ask them in the comments, I will try to answer them.

Today we will look at quick way clearing history (cache, downloads, browsing history and other personal data) in popular browsers.

In addition, data from the browser can be deleted through the settings menu of the browser itself or special programs, but I will not mention them in this article.

Clearing history in the Google Chrome browser

Ctrl+Shift+Del

On the page that opens, in the pop-up window, from the drop-down list, select the period for which you want to delete the history. Then check the required items for cleaning:

Click " Clear the history».

Yandex browser, Uran, Amigo, Chromium and others.

Clearing history in the Mozilla Firefox browser

To quickly clear history in the browser, press the key combination:

Ctrl+Shift+Del

In the window that appears, in the drop-down list, select the period for which you want to delete the history. Then check the required items for cleaning:


Click " Delete now».

By analogy, data is cleared in browsers. Tor Browser , SeaMonkey, Watefox and others.

Clearing history in the Opera browser

To quickly clear history in the browser, press the key combination:

Ctrl+Shift+Del

On the page that opens, in the pop-up window, from the drop-down list, select the period for which you want to delete the history. Check the required items for cleaning:


Click " Clear browsing history».

Clearing history in Internet Explorer

To quickly clear history in the browser, press the key combination:

Ctrl+Shift+Del

In the window that appears, mark the necessary items for cleaning:


Click " Delete».

Clear history in Edge browser

To quickly clear history in the browser, press the key combination:

Ctrl+Shift+Del

In the window that appears, mark the necessary items for cleaning (some of them are hidden under the “More” button):

Click " Clear».

Clearing history in Safari browser

Unfortunately, there are no hotkeys to clear history in the Safari browser on Windows. To delete history, you need to go to the “History” menu section, select “Clear history”.


In the window that appears (if necessary), check the box “Also reset Top Sites”:


Click " Clear».

"How to clear history in the browser
previously visited web pages."

For the convenience of the user, any browser by default saves the history of visits to websites. If necessary, the history of visiting websites can be viewed by any computer user with access to account. However, all Internet browsers provide the ability to delete your browsing history.

You can, of course, use it to delete your browsing history various programs. If you do not have the opportunity to use such programs, then this can be done manually without any problems, through the settings of the browser itself.

Exists a large number of browsers and, of course, each of them has its own procedure for deleting the history of visiting web pages.

We will consider the procedure for clearing the history of previously visited web pages only for the most common browsers.

1. For browser Internet Explorer just go to the menu "Service" on the browser taskbar, select "Browser Options". Next on the tab "Are common" In chapter "Browser Log" need to press a button "Delete". And in the window that opens, you can select what exactly you need to delete: Temporary Internet files, Cookies , Magazine(list of previously visited websites), etc. After that, press the button again "Delete".

also in "Browser properties" on the tab "Are common" In chapter "Browser Log" you can tick the box "Delete browsing history when exiting". Then, every time you close the browser itself, your browsing history will be deleted automatically. To save all changes, click on the buttons "Apply" And "OK".

2. For browser Opera you need to click on the icon "Opera"(in the upper left corner), select "Settings" and then select the item "Delete personal data". After that, in the window that opens "Deleting personal data" Check the box next to what you want to delete: cookies, history, cache, passwords, etc. Then click on the button "Delete".

3. For Mozilla FireFox need to go to "Settings" and select a tab "Privacy". Then in the section "Story" select item "Delete your recent history". Next a window will open "Deleting recent history" where to mark "Log of visits and downloads" or something else that you need to delete and press the button "Delete now".

4. For browser Google Chrome you need to press the keyboard shortcut CTRL+SHIFT+DEL, or select the item in the menu "Tools" and point "Deleting browsing data". This browser provides the ability to delete history to the depth that you need. The most important thing is to check the box "Clear browsing history" or "Browsing history", and only then press the button "Clear the history".

5. In the browser Apple Safari all browsing history is saved in the menu section "Story". Then select the item "Clear the history" and press "Clear".

If you often use the Yandex browser to access the Internet, then you probably know about the history of visits to it. This function is very convenient when you need to return to a viewed page or find a downloaded file. But over time, the list accumulates, which leads to an increase in the amount of space for storing it. Therefore, it is recommended to delete your browsing history from your browser. Read about how to do this correctly in this article.

How to delete history in Yandex browser - where is it located?

To search for previously viewed pages, you need to go to your browser history. This function in the program is very useful if you have not bookmarked the site. To edit or delete a watch list, you first need to find it in the program.

  • To do this, launch the Yandex browser in your usual way. This is usually a shortcut on your computer's desktop or an icon in the control panel (most often located at the bottom of the screen).
  • In the program window that opens, select settings. The icon is located at the top of the window on the right side in the form of several vertical lines.


  • By clicking on it, a menu with program settings will open in front of you. In the list, find the line “History”, left-click on it.


  • As a result of these actions, the additional window. In it you can find recently viewed sites, as well as open the entire history.
  • To see all pages with the time and date of viewing, select “History” in the settings section.
  • In the same way, you can find your Yandex browser history on any device: computer, laptop, tablet or phone.


How to delete history in Yandex on a computer

There are several ways to delete the list of visited sites from your computer.

  • First, open the history page in the browser through the settings, as described in the previous paragraph.
  • If you don’t have time to look through every history item or want to delete all the information at once, then find the “Clear history” button on the page. It is located on the right side of the window at the top. This will delete your entire browsing history.


  • This method is not suitable if you want to leave some sites in the list of viewed pages. To delete only some lines, check them in the box next to each item.


  • Then select the “Delete selected items” section or click “Clear history”.


  • You will see a warning window, in which you can confirm the deletion or refuse it.


  • As a result of these actions, the specified pages with your browsing history will be deleted.


  • If this is tedious for you or you need to delete data only for certain time, then use the “Clear history” function.
  • When you click on it, a pop-up menu will open in which you will be able to select the deletion period in the corresponding section.


  • Then look carefully at the other sections of the menu. Here you can clear your browsing history, delete downloads, clear cache and remove cookies, as well as delete saved passwords and autofill information. This will also allow you to delete files on your computer about your visits to pages on the Internet.


  • Confirm the removal steps.


  • There is another function in Yandex browser for browsing history. By turning it on, the history will never be saved in the browser. For this purpose in open window Yandex simultaneously press three buttons on the keyboard – Ctrl+Shift+N. It will enable the Incognito feature in the program.
  • Or go to the settings section in your browser and select “Incognito Mode.”


  • It will notify you when it is turned on. special message. But this mode will not make you invisible on other sites. You can exit it by closing the browser window.


How to delete history in Yandex on a tablet and phone

  • The algorithm for deleting browsing history in a Yandex browser on a tablet is almost the same as working on a computer. Only the site is presented in a reduced version.
  • All actions must also be carried out in the program settings menu. You can find them at the top right of the browser page. It can be presented in the form of a gear or vertical lines.
  • Deleting viewed information is possible completely, as well as certain period. This can be done through the “Clear history” function or delete separate files through the “Delete selected items” section.
  • But before you completely clear your browser history, think carefully. Maybe this data will be useful to you soon.


Another way to remove all browsing data on your computer through the Yandex browser, watch the video:

If you have a phone or tablet running on the Android platform, and you don’t know how to clear history from Yandex, then watch this video:


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