As you browse the web, Firefox helpfully remembers lots of information for you – sites you've visited, files you've downloaded and more. All of this information is called your history. However, if you are using a public computer or share a computer with someone, you may not want others to be able to see these kinds of things.
This article explains what information is stored in your history and gives you step-by-step ways to clear all of part of it. To temporarily have Firefox not store any history, see Private Browsing.
To delete history on one button click
to clear your history, you can bring up the "Clear Browsing Data" window by hitting Ctrl + Shift + Delete. If you want to take the scenic route, go to Tools > Options > Under the Hood > Clear browsing data.
This article explains what information is stored in your history and gives you step-by-step ways to clear all of part of it. To temporarily have Firefox not store any history, see Private Browsing.
How do I make Firefox clear my history automatically?
If you need to clear your history every time you use Firefox, you can set it to happen automatically on exit so you don’t forget.- At the top of the Firefox window, click on the button ( menu in Windows XP) and then click
- Select the panel.
- Set Firefox will: to Use custom settings for history.
- Check the box for Clear history when Firefox closes.
- To specify what types of history should be cleared, click the button next to Clear history when Firefox closes.
- In the Settings for Clearing History window, check the items that you want to have cleared automatically each time you quit Firefox.
- After selecting the history to be cleared, click to close the Settings for Clearing History window.
- Click to close the Options window
To delete history on one button click
to clear your history, you can bring up the "Clear Browsing Data" window by hitting Ctrl + Shift + Delete. If you want to take the scenic route, go to Tools > Options > Under the Hood > Clear browsing data.
