How to Clear Your Browsing History – A Safe Step-by-Step Guide

If you didn’t use Incognito/Private Mode, your browsing history may still be visible to anyone using your device, including your abuser. Below are easy steps to clear your history on the top 5 browsers (PC & mobile).

Please follow this link to learn more about Incognito Mode

Why Clear Your Browsing History?

• Prevents others from seeing websites you visited.
• Deletes saved passwords, cookies, and search history.
• Helps protect your privacy if someone else uses your device.

1. Google Chrome

PC:

1. Open Chrome and click the three dots (⋮) in the top-right corner.
2. Select “History” (or press Ctrl + H).
3. Click “Clear browsing data” on the left.
4. Choose “All time” (to delete everything).
5. Check “Browsing history,” “Cookies,” and “Cached images”.
6. Click “Clear data”.

Mobile (Android/iPhone):

1. Open Chrome and tap the three dots (⋮) (top-right on Android, bottom on iPhone).
2. Tap “History”.
3. Select “Clear browsing data”.
4. Choose “All time”, check the boxes, and tap “Clear data”.

2. Microsoft Edge

PC:

1. Open Edge and click the three dots (…) in the top-right.
2. Go to “History” (or press Ctrl + H).
3. Click “Clear browsing data”.
4. Select “All time”, check the boxes, and click “Clear now”.

Mobile (Android/iPhone):

1. Open Edge, tap the three dots (…) (bottom on iPhone, top on Android).
2. Tap “History”, then “Clear browsing data”.
3. Select “All time”, check the boxes, and tap “Clear”.

3. Mozilla Firefox

PC:

1. Open Firefox and click the three lines (☰) in the top-right.
2. Select “History” > “Clear Recent History”.
3. Choose “Everything”, check all boxes, and click “OK”.

Mobile (Android/iPhone):

1. Open Firefox, tap the three dots (⋮) (bottom on iPhone, top on Android).
2. Go to “History” > “Clear Recent History”.
3. Select “Everything” and tap “Clear data”.

4. Safari (iPhone & Mac Only)

Mac:

1. Open Safari and click “History” in the top menu.
2. Select “Clear History”.
3. Choose “All history” and click “Clear History”.

iPhone/iPad:

1. Open Settings, scroll down, and tap “Safari”.
2. Tap “Clear History and Website Data”.
3. Confirm by tapping “Clear”.

5. Opera

PC:

1. Open Opera and click the three dots (…) in the top-right.
2. Go to “History” (or press Ctrl + H).
3. Click “Clear browsing data”.
4. Select “All time”, check the boxes, and click “Clear data”.

Mobile (Android/iPhone):

1. Open Opera, tap the three dots (…) (bottom on iPhone, top on Android).
2. Tap “History” > “Clear browsing data”.
3. Choose “All time”, check the boxes, and tap “Clear”.