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• To step
• Method 1 of 3: Firefox 2.6
• Method 2 of 3: Firefox 4
• Method 3 of 3: Firefox 3.6 and earlier
• Tips
• Warnings

If you want to hide your recent activity on the web and delete your history, this is an article to help you with that.

To step

Method 1 of 3: Firefox 2.6

1. Open Firefox. When the program has started, click on the orange Firefox button in the top left corner.
2. Float above history. A menu will appear after you click on Firefox. Hover above History on the right side of the menu for a submenu.
3. Click on "Clear Recent History". A number of options are shown to delete history.
4. Select the period. Select how far back you want to clear the history.
5. Select what you want to delete. There are a number of different items you can delete. If you just prefer not to have someone accidentally find out what you have done on the internet, delete the first 4 parts (navigation & download history, form & search history, cookies and buffer).
6. Click on "Delete Now". Then you are done!

Method 2 of 3: Firefox 4

1. Click on "History" in the Firefox menu.
2. Click on "Clear Recent History".
3. Check the checkboxes of the items you want to remove.
4. Click on "Clear Now".

Method 3 of 3: Firefox 3.6 and earlier

1. Open Mozilla Firefox.
2. Open Firefox Options (Tools> Options).
3. Click on the Privacy tab.
4. Click Clear recent history.
5. Select the period you want to delete. If you want to delete all history, choose Everything.
   • If you want to delete all history, tick all items.
     
     
6. click on Delete now.
7. Click OK.
8. Restart Firefox.

Tips

• If you work on a computer that you share with others, clear your history after each time you use the computer.

Warnings

• Once the data has been erased, History cannot be recovered except after a system restore.