The secret of the performance of a newly installed browser, unlike it, but after a few days of use, is quite simple: alas, the objects of the virtual world, just like things in the material world, although they do not deteriorate over time, they are subject to clutter . Browser clutter is a natural workflow when using it actively. In any browser, all previously visited sites are recorded so that the user at any time, using the browser history, can again get to the site he needs, which he did not add bookmarks when visiting, but he later came in handy.
Visited pages, automatic filling of web form fields, browser cache - this data can take up space on the computer's system disk, sometimes even steal a whole gigabyte of space from Windows. In addition, most of the data from the browser history is loaded into RAM. Naturally, this takes away the system resources of the computer that are needed for the operation of other processes and applications.
After reviewing the browser history, you can see what the child is interested in by entering keywords into search engines, what sites he visits when his parents are not at home. And, perhaps, viewing the browser history on the computer of the other half will give an answer to many jealous and jealous women, the answer to the tormenting question - does he or she have someone on the side?
As you can see, the benefits of keeping a history of visited sites are debatable, and in many respects everything will depend on the many nuances of a particular situation. In any case, it is still better to add useful sites to bookmarks, and you need to periodically get rid of the history and cache of the browser so as not to clutter it up. And, of course, it would be wise to cover up your tracks after each web surfing session, which relatives at home or outsiders at work should not know about.
Below we will consider how to get rid of the browser history and cache - manually in the settings of popular web browsers and using programs for cleaning and optimizing the operating system.
Both the functionality of browsers and the functionality of cleaner programs provide for selective cleaning of the browser history, where you can delete only part of the data, while leaving something that can be useful when browsing the Internet. So, if we are talking about periodically cleaning the browser for the sake of its performance, and you have nothing to hide from your loved ones, in this case it makes no sense to delete passwords and auto-fill data for web forms, so that you don’t bother with entering them again. If there is something to hide from prying eyes, it is necessary to set the options for clearing this particular data in the first place.
Well, let's get right down to business.
Delete History in Google Chrome
The browser history tab will open with a list of previously visited sites. At the top you will see a large "Clear history" button.
A small window will appear in the browser window with options for clearing history. In the drop-down list, we can select the period for which the cleaning will be carried out, and in the list of options for cleaning, check the boxes next to the browsing history, download history, cache, cookies and other data that we want to get rid of. Then click the "Clear History" button.
Delete History in Mozilla Firefox
To delete history in the browser, call the quick access menu and select "Journal" (in fact, the same "History").
A list of visited sites and options for working with the browser history will appear. Click "Delete Recent History".
From the drop-down list of the "Delete" option, select the period of history. In the list of deletion options, set the ones you need and click "Delete now".
Delete history in Opera
Since Opera is based on the Chromium platform, the process of getting rid of browser history will be exactly the same as that of Google Chrome. Click "Clear browsing history".
Deleting history in Yandex.Browser
A similar process for deleting history is for another follower of the Chromium platform, . We press the browser menu button, select "History", then - "History Manager".
A list of previously visited sites will open in a new tab, and a clear history button will be visible on the side. Let's eat it.
We set the parameters for clearing the history and click the button to start the process.
Delete History in Internet Explorer
To get rid of the history of the regular Windows browser - press the menu button and select "Internet Options".
In the new history deletion options window, check the boxes for the data to be cleared and click the "Delete" button.
The advantage of clearing your browser history with Windows cleaners and optimizers is that you can deal with all the browsers you use on your computer in one fell swoop. And periodically you can do this from a single interface, along with other actions aimed at maintaining system hygiene.
Delete browsing history with CCleaner
You can get rid of browser history with the help of the most popular CCleaner cleaner in the very first vertical tab of the Cleaner program. In the first horizontal tab "Windows" options will be available to clear the history of the standard Internet Explorer browser.
In another horizontal tab "Applications" we can set the conditions for cleaning popular third-party browsers installed in the system - Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Opera.
Delete browsing history with Glary Utilities
The functionality for comprehensive cleaning of the history of all browsers installed on the computer is also available in another cleaner with advanced features for working with Windows - in the Glary Utilities program. In the program modules tab, select "Clear History".
Set the parameters for cleaning browsers and click the "Erase traces" button.
Delete browsing history with Wise Care 365
Wise Care 365 offers advanced system cleaning functionality. And it also provides the ability to clean up the browsers installed on the computer. In the Wise Care 365 “Cleanup” program tab, select the “Quick Cleanup” vertical tab, set the data deletion options and click the green “Cleanup” button.
Deleting browsing history with Ashampoo WinOptimizer
Finally, the last cleaner-optimizer in this article that will help you "clean up" the browser is the Ashampoo WinOptimizer program. Among the functionality for comprehensive care of the operating system, this program has a separate utility for cleaning Internet data. In the "Modules" tab, click "Internet Cleaner".
Then, as in previous cases, we set the parameters for the program to clear the history of all browsers installed on the computer and click the "Delete" button.
Preventing the appearance of unwanted traces of being on the Internet
Any browser, no matter what you use, saves the history of your visits. This feature has both obvious advantages and disadvantages. Let's say if you have one computer for several users, then not everyone likes the fact that anyone can see his browsing history. Some simply do not want to clutter up the browser's memory. All this leads to the inevitable cleaning of the history of visits and all kinds of memory logs, but what if you suddenly need it?
How to recover browser history
If you find yourself in such a situation, do not despair. Deleted the history in the browser, how to restore, do not know? The situation is unfortunate, albeit manageable. It often happens that along with a large number of unnecessary links, useful links are also removed. It may be that someone in your environment who has access to your computer accidentally deletes your entire browser history along with the links you need. Now we have to solve the problem of how to restore deleted browser history. Fortunately, there are several effective methods for this, which do not always depend on the browser you are using.
One of the most accessible and simple methods is to view the event log. Your computer's operating system contains a number of logs containing everything from login records to changes to security settings. Through the log, you can also find out how to restore history in the browser. To do this, you need to take a few simple steps:
- First you need to open "My Computer" and go to the "Management" item to access computer management.
- In the dialog box that opens, you will need to expand the window called "Computer Management (Local)", which will give you access to the utilities.
- By going to the section with utilities, you can view all the events that have occurred recently, including events related to the browser.
The use of third-party programs
Another, no less effective way is to use third-party programs that are designed specifically to quickly and easily answer the question of how to restore history in the browser. There are a fairly large number of such utilities, the most common of them:
- Magic Partition.
- Recuva.
- Handy recovery.
- Auslogics File Recovery.
It makes no sense to describe the principle of operation of each of them, all of them are somehow designed for use by not the most sophisticated users, due to which they are equipped with intuitive controls. Each of these programs knows not only how to restore history in the browser, but is generally focused on restoring any deleted computer components.
How to restore history in Yandex.Browser
For those users who prefer to use Yandex.Browser in their work, there are also several effective ways. By the way, they are also suitable for other programs for using the Internet.
The easiest way out is to use the function built into the operating system called "System Restore". The path to it is quite simple and looks something like this: "Start", Next, it will open in which you will need to check the "Show other points" item, after which you can restore the system. After restarting the computer, there is a high probability that the deleted history will be restored. However, this method is more suitable in cases where the history has been erased recently.
You can also use the backup that exists in the Yandex system. To do this, you need to go to the tab with additional features of your browser (traditionally it is located in the upper right corner) and select the "Synchronization and backup" item there. You will be able to use the function as soon as you use your Yandex password.
As you can see, there are many ways to restore history in Yandex.Browser, especially when you consider that the above methods, which do not depend on the type of browser, also apply to it.
Conclusion
As a matter of fact, upon closer examination, it turns out that the question of how to restore the history in the browser is not so complicated. There are a lot of options that you can resort to, from emergency and simple to a little more multi-stage.
Viewing the history of visited sites You can find out a lot of personal information about a person. And if you do not want someone to accidentally peep the list of sites that you have visited for the last month, then you can simply delete the history of visiting sites using the browser's built-in functions.
It only takes a couple of clicks and we are safe! No one will know how much time you spent on VKontakte or Odnoklassniki. Follow this simple guide and you'll be fine.
Delete History in Google Chrome
The Google Chrome browser is by far the most popular, so let's start with it. First of all, click on the tool button, it is located in the upper right corner. In the menu that opens, click on the items History - History.
You can also use Ctrl+H. In the horse that opens, we need to press the button Clear the history.
Next, you need to select the period for which the history of visited sites is deleted and check the boxes next to the items that you want to delete. I usually delete " during all this time"and I don't tick only the points Passwords and Autocomplete data.
Just press again Clear the history and all" secret data" will be deleted.
By the way, it is also worth saying that the Google Chrome browser has a wonderful feature called "Incognito Mode". Using it, you will not leave a single trace in the browser. It is very easy to start this mode. Open Google Chrome and press the key combination Ctr + Shift + N on the keyboard. A new window opens already in Incognito mode:
Delete browsing history in Mozilla
In the Mozilla Firefox browser, everything is also simple. Open it up and press the button first. alt to display the menu items. Next, open the Journal - Delete recent history.
We leave the checkboxes opposite the elements that should be deleted, and also do not forget to select the period for which this data needs to be cleared.
After clicking Delete now, all data will be deleted.
Delete visited sites in Opera
The Opera browser is no worse than the rest, and in some ways it can be better than its competitors. It is very easy to delete the history of visited sites in Opera, as in the first two cases. Press the combination CTR + H on the keyboard and act by analogy with the previous descriptions.
Microsoft Edge
Microsoft's latest browser is called Microsoft Edge and pretty good at work. You can also clear visited sites in it. Pressing a familiar combination CTR+H and click on the link in the popup Clearing all logs.
Set the checkboxes and click again Clear.
More versatile way delete the history of visited Internet sites is to use special programs. One of these is called CCleaner! She knows how to do a lot of things, for example, to clean unnecessary "trash" and the like. It also works with browsers. This is what we need.
, install and run!
The Cleanup tab has a section Microsoft Edge and Internet Explorer, which lists the items available for deletion. We set the checkboxes we need and go to the next button Applications.
Here we can choose to clear visited sites other popular browsers (Chrome, Mozilla and Opera). It remains to press the Analyze button so that the program shows which files can be deleted.
If everything is OK, then you can proceed to deletion by clicking Clear.
If you use any other browsers, then I assure you, it is no less difficult to delete the sites that you visited there. That's all. Good luck!
It is necessary to go to the "Settings" section in the "Main Menu", and select the "Delete personal data" item in it. Selecting this item is a dialog box where you need to expand the complete list of data stored by the browser that can be assigned for deletion. To do this, click on the "Detailed" label and check all the data types that you need. The item "Clear browsing history" is also on this list. Pay special attention to the option to delete passwords - uncheck this item if you want to keep them. Finally, click the "OK" button.
In Mozilla FireFox, to clean it, you need to open the "Tools" section in the menu and select the "Settings" item. In the "Settings" window that appears, on the "Privacy" tab, click the lowest button - "Clear now". This will open the "Delete personal data" dialog box, where you need to check the box next to "Journal". If you need to delete other data - make the appropriate marks. Then click the "Delete Now" button.
In Internet Explorer, to get to the "Delete browsing" option, you need to select the "Delete browser" item in the "Tools" section. This will open a window with several sections. In the "History" section, you need to click the "Delete History" button. The browser will require confirmation of the operation - click "Yes".
In the Google Chrome browser, just press the key combination CTRL + SHIFT + DEL to open a window with the title " Clear data». You can also choose a long path - click the wrench icon in the upper right corner, select the "Tools" section from the menu, and in it the "Delete data about viewed documents" item. In the window for clearing browsing data, you need to specify the period and check the box next to "Clear browsing history", and then click the "Clear browsing data" button.
Good day.
It turns out that far from all users know that by default, any browser remembers the history of the pages you visit. And even if several weeks, or maybe months have passed, by opening the browser visit log, you can find the coveted page (unless, of course, you have not cleared your browsing history ...).
In general, this option is quite useful: you can find a previously visited site (if you forgot to add it to your favorites), or see what other users sitting at this PC are interested in. In this short article, I want to show how you can view the history in popular browsers, as well as how to clear it quickly and easily. So…
How to view the history of visiting sites in the browser ...
In most browsers, to open the history of visiting sites, just press a combination of buttons: Ctrl + Shift + H or Ctrl + H .
Google Chrome
In Chrome, in the upper right corner of the window there is a “combo button”, when clicked, a context menu opens: in it you need to select the item “History“. By the way, the so-called keyboard shortcuts are also supported: Ctrl+H (see Fig. 1).
Rice. 1 Google Chrome
The history itself is a regular list of web page addresses, which are sorted depending on the date of visit. It is quite easy to find the sites that you visited, for example, yesterday (see Fig. 2).
Rice. 2 History in Chrome
Firefox
The second most popular (after Chrome) browser at the beginning of 2015. To enter the journal, you can press the quick buttons (Ctrl + Shift + H), or you can open the menu " Journal»And from the context menu select the item" Show entire log«.
By the way, if you don't have a top menu (file, edit, view, journal...) - just press the left "ALT" button on the keyboard (see Fig. 3).
Rice. 3 opening a magazine in Firefox
By the way, in my opinion, Firefox has the most convenient visiting library: you can select links even yesterday, even for the last 7 days, even for the last month. Very handy when searching!
Rice. 4 Visit Library in Firefox
Opera
In the Opera browser, viewing the history is very simple: click on the icon of the same name in the upper left corner and select the "History" item from the context menu (by the way, Ctrl + H shortcuts are also supported).
Rice. 5 Viewing history in Opera
Yandex browser
The Yandex browser is very similar to Chrome, so everything is almost the same here: click on the “list” icon in the upper right corner of the screen and select the item “ History/History Manager” (or just press the Ctrl + H buttons, see Fig. 6).
Rice. 6 viewing the history of visiting in the Yandex browser
Internet Explorer
Well, the last browser that could not simply be included in the review. To view the history in it, just click on the "star" icon on the toolbar: then a side menu should appear in which you simply select the "Journal" section.
By the way, in my opinion, it is not entirely logical to hide the history of visiting under the “asterisk”, which most users associate with the favorites ...
Rice. 7 Internet Explorer…
How to clear history in all browsers at once
You can, of course, manually delete everything from the history if you don't want someone to be able to view your history. Or you can just use special utilities that will clear the entire history in all browsers in a matter of seconds (sometimes minutes)!
One of the most popular programs for cleaning Windows from "garbage". It also allows you to clean the registry from erroneous entries, remove programs that are not removed in the usual way, etc.
Using the utility is very simple: run the utility, press the analysis button, then check the boxes where necessary and press the clear button (by the way, browser history is internet history).
Rice. 8 CCleaner - history cleaning.
In this review, I could not help but mention another utility that sometimes shows even better results in cleaning up a disk - Wise Disk Cleaner.
Alternative to CCleaner. It allows you not only to clean up the disk from various kinds of junk files, but also to perform defragmentation (it will be useful for the speed of the hard disk if you have not done it for a very long time).
Using the utility is just as easy (besides, it supports the Russian language) - first you need to press the analysis button, then agree with the cleaning items that the program has assigned, and then click the cleanup button.
That's all for me, good luck everyone!
