You visited a great web site on Thursday, but forgot to bookmark the URL. Now it's Sunday and you can't remember how to get back there. This is where the Internet Explorer History folder comes in handy. But just as it lets you trace back your Internet browsing steps, others can also use it to see where you've been. If the downside seems greater than the upside, here's how you can delete the Internet Explorer History and how you can prevent it from being stored in the future.
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: 5 minutes
Here's How:
- From the Internet Explorer menu, click Tools | Internet Options. For Internet Explorer v7, follow steps 2-4 below. For Internet Explorer v6, follow step 5. For both versions, follow the steps outlined in steps 6 and below.
- For IE7, under Browsing History, select Settings
- Under History | Days to keep pages in History, change the setting to 0.
- Click OK
- If using Internet Explorer v6, under History | Days to keep pages in History, change the setting to 0.
- Click OK to exit the Internet Options menu
- Close Internet Explorer and restart it for changes to take effect.
