---
title: "How to delete history on browser"  
description: "Short for Web browser, a browser is a software application used to locate, retrieve and display content on the World Wide Web, including Web pages, im"  
author: "Manoj Pandey"  
published: 2015-06-19  
updated: 2019-09-07  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/articles/1794/how-to-delete-history-on-browser  
category: "desktop/laptop"  
tags: ["desktop troubleshooting", "laptop troubleshooting"]  
reading_time: 3 minutes  

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# How to delete history on browser

Short for [Web browser](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95505/what-are-the-pros-and-cons-of-using-safari-web-browser), a browser is a [software application](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/114711/why-does-a-software-application-crash-frequently-and-how-to-fix-it) used to locate, retrieve and [display content](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/118/problem-in-display-content-of-one-page-to-another-page) on the [World Wide Web](https://www.mindstick.com/forum/156264/what-is-the-world-wide-web), including [Web pages](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95530/how-do-i-fix-safari-not-loading-web-pages), images, video and other files. As a client/server model, the browser is the client run on a computer that contacts the [Web server](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/23199/digital-personal-server-the-premium-web-server) and requests information. The Web server sends the information back to the Web browser which displays the results on the computer or other Internet-enabled device that supports a browser.

In windows, mac, Linux have multiple browser if you want to delete browsing from your browser then follow below step-

##### Microsoft Internet Explorer : If your Internet Explorer version is above 7.0

##### 1. Open your browser and press Ctrl + h\

2. Now will open a tab.

![How to delete history on browser](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/07564ff3-7435-4301-9279-fcf9c95c62ac/images/e154b192-c897-48f2-932e-235a806e3459.png)\

3. Right click on option and choose **delete**.

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##### Delete History Using Shortcut Keys :

- Open the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser.
- Press **Ctrl + Shift + Del** to open the Delete Browsing History window.
- Check the boxes of the data you'd like to **clear**.
- Click **Delete**.

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##### Open Firefox browser :\

- Click Menu ![How to delete history on browser](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/07564ff3-7435-4301-9279-fcf9c95c62ac/images/a6f5106f-a049-4878-b14a-3f9715ac70c6.png) in the top right-hand corner of the screen.
- Click the History button.
- Click the Clear recent history option.
- Select an option for Time range to clear.
- Click the arrow for Details and select the options to have cleared.
- Click the Clear Now button.

OR

- Open [Firefox browser](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/95594/how-do-i-fix-my-firefox-browser).
- Press **Ctrl + Shift + Del** to open the **Clear Recent History** window.
- Select an option for Time range to clear.
- Click the arrow for Details and select the options to have cleared.
- Click the Clear Now button.

##### On Google Chrome :

- Open the **[Chrome browser](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/94847/why-is-my-phone-not-able-to-play-videos-on-the-chrome-browser-while-on-youtube-the-videos-are-playing-at-720p)**.
- Press **Ctrl + Shift + Del** to open the **Clear Browsing Data** Window.
- Click the **Clear browsing data** button.

OR

- Click the Wrench ![How to delete history on browser](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/07564ff3-7435-4301-9279-fcf9c95c62ac/images/697e2261-44d9-436b-933b-539c105f90dc.png) or Menu ![How to delete history on browser](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/07564ff3-7435-4301-9279-fcf9c95c62ac/images/a6f5106f-a049-4878-b14a-3f9715ac70c6.png) icon, which is located near the top-right side of the browser window.
- Move [your mouse](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/108658/what-to-do-if-your-mouse-is-not-responding) over More tools and select Clear browsing data...

![How to delete history on browser](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/07564ff3-7435-4301-9279-fcf9c95c62ac/images/6bcd83b1-141d-4be1-a353-f4fce9f52197.png)

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- Select how far back in your history you want to delete. You can choose from the past hour, the past day, the past week, the last four weeks, and the beginning of time.
- Select the types of history you would like to delete by checking or unchecking boxes on this list:

![How to delete history on browser](https://www.mindstick.com/mindstickarticle/07564ff3-7435-4301-9279-fcf9c95c62ac/images/49bdf506-1531-40e0-ba59-15ce2e439b02.png)

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- Click the Clear browsing data button to delete the selected history for the chosen period.

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