Browsers have long implemented a function that appeared relatively recently in search engines - you start typing a word, and a list immediately drops out offering you to choose an option to continue this word or phrase. This is called "contextual help" and is used in browsers to speed up the entry of site addresses in the address bar. The option is very convenient, but sometimes this convenience runs counter to the desire to maintain the privacy of Internet use. Then it becomes necessary to clear this list of visited sites.
Instructions
Step 1
To completely clear this drop-down list, you must completely delete the history of visits to web resources. In Internet Explorer, the path to the option to clear the log is through the "Tools" section of the menu - in it you need to select the "Internet Options" item. This will open the settings window, in which on the "General" tab you need to click the "Delete" button in the "Browsing history" section. As a result, the "Delete browsing history" window will open, where in the "History" section, click the "Delete history" button.
Step 2
In Mozilla Firefox, to delete the browsing history, open the "Tools" section in the menu and select the "Settings" item, then in the window that opens, go to the "Privacy" tab and in the "Personal data" section, click the "Clear now" button. Immediate cleaning will not occur - the browser will open the "Delete personal data" dialog box, where you should specify the list of types of stored information that you want to delete. Check the box next to the "History of visits" item and click the "Delete now" button.
Step 3
In the Opera browser, in order to get to all the cleaning options, including deleting the browsing history, you need to open the "Settings" section in the menu and click on the "Delete personal data" item. This will open a dialog box where you need to expand the list of data to be deleted - that is, click on the "Detailed settings" checkbox. Make sure that this list contains a checkmark opposite the item "Clear browsing history" and click the "OK" button.
Step 4
In Google Chrome, perhaps the fastest access to the options for clearing history is implemented - just press CTRL + SHIFT + DEL. But there is another way to the same window with the title "Clear browsing data" - in the upper right corner of the window, click the icon with the image of a wrench, select the "Tools" section in the drop-down menu, and in it select "Delete data on viewed documents". In the dialog box for deleting data, you need to specify the time period and check the box next to the item "Clear browsing history". After that, it remains to press the button "Delete data on viewed pages".
Step 5
In the Apple Safari browser, to clear your browsing history, open the "History" section of the menu and click the bottom-most item labeled "Clear History". The browser will ask you to confirm the operation - click "Clear".
