{"id":1675,"date":"2012-12-22T14:34:35","date_gmt":"2012-12-22T14:34:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=1675"},"modified":"2012-12-22T14:57:49","modified_gmt":"2012-12-22T14:57:49","slug":"automatically-delete-browsing-history-when-browser-exits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/automatically-delete-browsing-history-when-browser-exits\/","title":{"rendered":"Automatically Delete Browsing History When Browser Exits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All Web browsers keep a log of Web pages that you have visited in the past, defined as browsing history. If you&#8217;re concerned about your privacy and don&#8217;t want others to know what sites you have visited, it&#8217;s a good idea to configure your browser to automatically delete browsing history upon exit.<\/p>\n<p>This tutorial will show you how to configure your Web browsers to automatically delete your browsing history every time you exit your browser.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. Firefox<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>To begin, select Options from the Firefox menu. On the Options dialog box, click Privacy on the toolbar at the top. Select <strong>Use custom settings for history<\/strong> from the Firefox will drop-down list. To automatically clear your web history when you close Firefox, select the <strong>Clear history when Firefox closes<\/strong> check box.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-clear-history.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"firefox-clear-history\" width=\"527\" height=\"485\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1678\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-clear-history.png 527w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/firefox-clear-history-300x276.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Next click on Settings button to customize the type of history that you want cleared when you close Firefox. <\/p>\n<p><strong>2. Internet Explorer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>With Internet Explorer open, click on the <strong>Tools<\/strong> > <strong>Internet Options<\/strong>. Click on the <strong>Advanced<\/strong> tab in the Internet Options dialog box and scroll down until you reach the <strong>Security<\/strong> section, make sure to check the <strong>Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed<\/strong> option. Click OK.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ie-clear-history.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"ie-clear-history\" width=\"421\" height=\"520\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1679\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ie-clear-history.png 421w, https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/ie-clear-history-242x300.png 242w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 421px) 100vw, 421px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Now, you don&#8217;t have to worry about clearing your browsing history, such as downloads and cookies. Once you close the Firefox or Internet Explorer browser, the web history will be deleted by your browser automatically.<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All Web browsers keep a log of Web pages that you have visited in the past, defined as browsing history. If you&#8217;re concerned about your privacy and don&#8217;t want others to know what sites you have visited, it&#8217;s a good idea to configure your browser to automatically delete browsing history upon exit. 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