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A cookie is a file created by a web browser, at the request of a web site, that is then stored on a computer. These files typically store user-specific information such as selections in a form, shopping cart contents, or authentication data. Browsers will normally clear cookies that reach a certain age, but clearing them manually may solve problems with web sites or your browser.
A browser's history is a log of sites that you visit. When you use a browser's Back button, you are moving back one entry in the history log. Browsers will normally clear the history at regular intervals, but you may want to clear it manually for privacy.
Android
- Select Menu, then More.
- Select Settings.
- Under "Privacy settings", select Clear cache, Clear history, or Clear all cookie data as appropriate, and then OK to accept.
Chrome
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On a computer
Chrome
Open Chrome.
Click the 3 dots in the upper right corner of the browser.
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Click Clear Browsing Data...
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Choose All Time from the drop-down at the top.
Make sure that the checkboxes for Browsing history, Cached images and files, and Cookies and other site data
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are checked.
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Click Clear
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Data.
Firefox
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Open Firefox.
Click the hamburger menu in the upper right corner of the browser.
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Click History.
Click Clear Your Recent History.
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Next to the Time range to clear
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, select Everything from the drop-down menu
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Select Browsing & Download History, Form & Search History, Cookies, Cache and Active Logins
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from the checkboxes.
Click Clear Now.
Edge
Open Edge.
Click the 3 dots in the upper right corner of the browser
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Choose History.
Click the Trashcan icon in the upper right corner of the History menu.
Under Clear Browsing Data
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set the time range to All time.
Select
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Browsing History, Cookies and
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Other Website
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Data, Cached
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Images and Files,
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and Download History.
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Click Clear now.
Safari
Open Safari.
Click
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the Safari menu in the top bar, then Clear History...
In the Clear field
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choose All History
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Click Clear History.
Mobile Safari for iOS (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad)
To clear cache and cookies:
- From the home screen, Select Settings > Safari.
- At the bottom of Safari's settings screen, Select Clear cookies and data or Clear Cookies and Clear Cache.
- Confirm when prompted.
To clear history:
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Opera GX
Open Opera.
Tap the clock icon for history in the left side bar.
Click Clear Browsing Data.
Choose All Time from the drop-down at the top.
Make sure that the checkboxes for Browsing history, Cached images and files, and Cookies and other site data are checked.
Click Clear Data.
On a Mobile Device
Chrome
Open Chrome.
Tap the three dots in the upper right corner.
Tap Privacy and Security.
Tap Clear Browsing Data.
Set the time range to All Time.
Make sure that the checkboxes for Browsing history, Cached images and files, and Cookies and other site data are checked.
Click Clear Data.
Firefox
Open Firefox.
Tap the three dots in the lower right corner.
Tap Settings.
Scroll down and tap Delete Browsing Data.
Make sure Browsing History, Cookies and Site Data, and Cached images and files are checked.
Tap Delete Browsing Data.
Safari
Open your device settings.
Open Safari.
Tap Clear History and Website Data