Steps to Clear Internet Explorer History and Cookies

Question: How can I clear the Internet Explorer history file?

Answer: Instructions on how to clear the History/Cache in Internet Explorer 4.0 and above on a PC.

1. Select "Internet Options" under the "View" or "Tools" option (depending on the version you are running) on the toolbar.
2. Under the "General" folder under "Internet Options", there is a section called "History". Change the "Days to keep pages in History:" to 0 and click the "Clear History" button.
3. Click "Apply" at the bottom of the "Internet Options" box, then click "OK"
4. To double check that everything is cleared, click the "History" button on the web browser toolbar - it should be empty. Also, click the arrow on the right of the URL Address box - it should be empty as well.

Steps to clear browsing history for Mozilla Firefox:

1. Click on Tools on the top menu bar of the browser
2. Select Options...
3. You will then see the Firefox Options dialogue box
4. Click on the PRIVACY icon and you will be presented with the Firefox Privacy settings
To clear your history
5. Click the CLEAR BROWSING HISTORY NOW (Firefox Versions 1 and 2) or the CLEAR NOW (Firefox Version 3) button.
6. When done, click the OK button

Safari Browser

1. Click on History in your Safari menu, located at the top of your screen.
2. When the drop-down menu appears your most recent history (the last 10 web pages that you have visited) will appear
3. At the very bottom of the History drop-down menu is an option labeled Clear History. Click on this to delete your history records.