Meaning of browsing history?
Whenever you visit the web, your browser remembers every page that you’ve ever visited. Except for when you choose Incognito Mode (or Private Browsing), all of these pages are stored in your browser and connected to your account.
Now you will see the websites you visit as auto-fill options on Google search forms, and they will be highlighted in violet in search results. It’s always useful to have your browsing history on hand when you want to look up that cool site a month after you visited it.
What is the purpose of removing your browser’s history?
This is up to you. You might choose to take a general joy in having things cleaned up, either because of a concern for privacy, professional etiquette, or business confidentiality.
Knowing that your search results won’t show up with any of the websites you visited will be strangely satisfying. You can protect your privacy if you share your Mac with someone else by removing your history after you’re finished browsing the web. Let’s see
You can also use Mac Optimizer Pro software, if you don’t want to do this action manually. This tool provides you overall optimization for your Mac devices within some clicks. But first, we will focus on how to remove search history from your Mac manually.
Further, we will discuss about the steps of clearing history in different browsers i.e. Safari, Google Chrome, etc.
- Safari Browser
How to delete history in Safari browser
You can clear Safari history or delete certain pages you visited by following these steps.
Steps to delete whole browsing history
- Open Safari.
- Go to top menu and click on History tab
- After that, choose Clear History
- Then select the option of All history
- Afterwards, click Clear History
How to remove specific pages from Safari’s history
- Click the History tab in Safari
- Then, click on Show All History
- Put the website name in the search field to find the page you wish to remove
- Next, click the page you wish to remove and hold down the Control key
- After that, click on Delete
Steps for private browsing in Safari
- Start Safari; and click on File in the top menu
- Then , start New Private Window
By following these steps, you will see a private mode window appear. Your search history will not be stored once you have finished using the private mode, so make sure to save every page you want.
- Chrome Browser
How to delete history in Chrome browser
Chrome is a good alternative to Mac’s built-in browser. Here’s how you can delete browsing history in Google Chrome on Mac.
Steps to delete whole browsing history
- Open
- Open search bar and enter chrome://history/in that, after that press Return.
- Then, click on Clear browsing data
- After that, select the option All time
- Select and mark only Browsing history
- Lastly, Click on Clear data
How to remove specific pages from Chrome’s history
- Open Chrome , and click on three dot icon and go to History tab
- Then, check the box, it selects the page you want to remove
- Next, Click on Delete
- Click on Confirm and delete it
Steps for private browsing in Chrome
- First, open Chrome
- Next, click on three-dot menu icon.
- Select New Incognito Window, and start browsing privately
- Firefox Browser
How to delete history in Firefox browser
Follow these instructions to clear the browser history if you use Firefox to surf the web.
Steps to delete whole browsing history
- Open Firefox browser
- Open History from the top menu, after that Clear Recent History
- In mean time, choose Everything option
- Select only Browsing & download history
- Lastly, press OK
How to remove specific pages from Firefox’s history
Just like with Safari and Chrome, removing specific pages from your Firefox history is easy:
- Open Firefox, and click on hamburger menu icon
- After that, go to History > Manage history
- Control-click the page, which you want to delete
- Finally, Click Delete Page
Note: In addition, you can delete all entries related to this specific page, by selecting Forget About This Site.
Steps for private browsing in Firefox
- Open Firefox, and click on File from the top menu
- Then, open New Private Window, and start browsing privately
- Opera Browser
How to delete history in Opera
In this browser, history cleaning method is somewhat difficult as compare to other browsers.
Steps to delete whole browsing history
- Start Opera.
- Go to top menu, and click on History > Show All History
- After that, click on Clear Browsing Data option
- Choose All time, option to delete all the history
- Then, choose the box, which appears next to Browsing history
- Lastly, Click on Clear data to confirm the deletion
How to remove specific pages from Opera’s history
- Start Opera, and click on History in the top menu
- Then, go to Open full History view
- Next, choose the page you want to delete
- Click the “x” icon to delete the page from history
Steps for private browsing in Firefox
- Open Opera, and click on File in top menu
- After that, select New Private Window, and enjoy private browsing
Are you, still facing the problem of history’s deletion?
As you can see, it’s simple to delete search history in any browser. However, sometimes your browser will not let you delete history entries. It could be that your Mac has been infected with a browser hijacker, if your browser continues to behave weirdly, showing unnecessary pop-ups and redirecting to websites full of advertisements. You may be able to resolve the issue by quitting and restarting your browser.
This type of Mac malware hijacks a user’s browser and modifies its settings and behavior. Mac Optimizer Pro has a Malware Removal module that detects almost every type of Mac-related threat. Using this software, you will be able to scan and remove browser hijackers and other threats from your Mac.
All in all, By deleting your browser history, you can protect your privacy in the case of sharing your Mac with someone else. Don’t forget to clear your cookies and cache if you don’t want your online activity tracked. Websites also collect other information, such as your web browser’s cookies and cache.
