How to Clear Address Bar
Internet privacy involves more than just keeping the data you transmit safe. You may also prefer that others not have evidence of the websites that you visit. This is especially true for those who share a household computer or who must use...
Method 1 of 4:
Internet Explorer
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Picture 1 of How to Clear Address Bar Launch Internet Explorer. -
Picture 2 of How to Clear Address Bar Click "Tools," and then click "Internet Options." -
Picture 3 of How to Clear Address Bar Check the "Delete browsing history on exit" button,- then click the Delete button under the Browsing History subheading to clear the browser history.
- The Delete Browsing History window will open. For the best security, make sure that all options are checked, including "Form data," "Passwords" and "InPrivate Filtering data." Click the Delete button and wait for the process to complete.
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Picture 4 of How to Clear Address Bar Close the Internet Options window by clicking Apply and then the OK buttons.
Method 2 of 4:
Firefox
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Picture 5 of How to Clear Address Bar Open the Firefox browser -
Picture 6 of How to Clear Address Bar Access the Options window by clicking "Tools" on the main menu, then choosing "Options." -
Picture 7 of How to Clear Address Bar Select the Privacy tab in the Options window to clear the history.- Here you can establish privacy options for future use by selecting your preferred option under the History subheading.
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Picture 8 of How to Clear Address Bar Set the location bar to suggest "Nothing." -
Picture 9 of How to Clear Address Bar Click the linked phrase, "clear your recent history."- You can choose to delete your browsing history from only the most recent activity within the last hour or 2, the current day or everything.
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Picture 10 of How to Clear Address Bar Choose your preferred option and click the "Clear now" button. Wait a few moments for the activity to complete, then click the OK button.
Method 3 of 4:
Chrome
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Picture 11 of How to Clear Address Bar Launch the Chrome browser. -
Picture 12 of How to Clear Address Bar Go to options at the upper right side of the browser then click on Settings.- The Options menu will launch in a new tab in the same browser window where you can clear the history.
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Picture 13 of How to Clear Address Bar Under "Settings" from the option types, click "Advanced Settings". Then look for "Clear Browsing Data" under Privacy.- Set the period you want to clear the history from and select the data types you will be deleting. For the highest security, select all data types and clear "From the beginning of time."
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Picture 14 of How to Clear Address Bar Finish the process by clicking the Clear Browsing Data button and then closing the Options tab.
Method 4 of 4:
Safari
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Picture 15 of How to Clear Address Bar Use the dock area to launch the Safari browser. -
Picture 16 of How to Clear Address Bar Click "History" on the main toolbar, then click the Clear the History option at the bottom of the drop down menu.
Update 24 March 2020
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