{"id":7048,"date":"2016-06-15T07:53:12","date_gmt":"2016-06-15T07:53:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/?p=7048"},"modified":"2023-02-21T01:57:38","modified_gmt":"2023-02-21T01:57:38","slug":"how-to-delete-file-explorer-address-bar-history-in-windows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-file-explorer-address-bar-history-in-windows\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Delete File Explorer Address Bar History in Windows 11 \/ 10 \/ 8 \/ 7"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>While typing a path in the address bar of File Explorer, Windows will display a history of all previous locations you&#8217;ve typed. You can also view the address bar history by clicking the down arrow icon placed on the right end of the address bar.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/address-bar-history.png\" alt=\"address-bar-history\" width=\"557\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7051\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In this tutorial we&#8217;ll show you 2 ways to delete File Explorer address bar history in Windows 11, 10, 8 and 7.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1: Delete Address Bar History by Right-clicking Address Bar<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>After opening File Explorer (or Windows Explorer), right-click on the address bar and select the &#8220;<strong>Delete history<\/strong>&#8221; option.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/delete-address-bar-history.png\" alt=\"delete-address-bar-history\" width=\"557\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7052\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This will clear all address bar history from File Explorer. Now, if you click the down arrow button in the address bar, you&#8217;ll see all history has been cleared.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/address-bar-history-cleared.png\" alt=\"address-bar-history-cleared\" width=\"539\" height=\"413\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7053\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 2: Delete Address Bar History from Folder Options<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From File Explorer (or Windows Explorer), select the <strong>View<\/strong> tab and then click on <strong>Options<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/file-explorer-options.png\" alt=\"file-explorer-options\" width=\"539\" height=\"360\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7054\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Once the Folder Options window has been opened, click the <strong>Clear<\/strong> button to delete all the File Explorer history. This action clears the File Explorer address bar history and the recent files and folders in quick access.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.top-password.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/folder-options.png\" alt=\"folder-options\" width=\"382\" height=\"475\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7055\" \/><\/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>While typing a path in the address bar of File Explorer, Windows will display a history of all previous locations you&#8217;ve typed. You can also view the address bar history by clicking the down arrow icon placed on the right end of the address bar. 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