Clear browser history

Your abuser may know advanced methods that can be used to track your activity on your home computer.

We recommend using private browsing so that your search history is not recorded.
Private browsing automatically ends when you close your browser window.

Please note that if you add bookmarks or download files, they will remain saved on your device.

If you believe it may be unsafe to use your home computer, try to access the internet from a safe place such as a public library, a school, an Internet café, or at the home of a trusted person.

To remove traces of your browsing activity, please follow the instructions below.

If you are using Internet Explorer:

  • Click the “Tools” button (the gear icon in the upper-right corner). A menu will appear.
  • Select “Safety”, then choose “Delete browsing history.”
  • A new window will open. Some boxes may already be checked by default. Make sure to uncheck them if needed.

Keep the following boxes checked:

  • Temporary Internet files and website files
  • Cookies and website data
  • HistoryDownload history

Form data

Confirm by clicking “Delete.”

Please remember that doing this will also delete the browsing history of other users. This may make it noticeable that the history has been cleared.

🚨 How to browse privately:

  • Click the “Tools” button (the gear icon in the upper-right corner).
  • Select “Safety,” then choose “InPrivate Browsing.”

A new window will open showing that InPrivate Browsing is active.

If you are using Firefox:

  • Click the “Open Application Menu” button.
  • Click “History”.

Option 1: Select “Clear Recent History”. You can then select the time range to be deleted: the last hour, the last two hours or today. Or you can choose to delete everything.

But remember that selecting “Everything” will also delete the record of websites that other people have visited. This risks creating a blank history.

Confirm your choice by clicking “OK”.

Option 2: Click “Manage History”. A window opens showing all the sites visited.

Right-click on the sites you want to delete and click “Forget About This Site”.

🚨 How to browse privately:

  • Click the menu button (the three horizontal lines in the upper-right corner).
  • Then select “New Private Window.”

A new window will open with a purple mask icon, indicating that you are in private browsing mode.

If you use Safari:

  • In the Safari app on your Mac, choose “History”, then “Clear History”.
  • Click the pop-up menu.
  • Choose how far back you want your browsing history cleared.

But remember that you will also delete the record of websites that other people have visited. This risks creating a blank history.

🚨How to browse privately:

Safari (Mac):

  • Open the Safari menu at the top of your screen.
  • Select “File,” then click “New Private Window.”

A new window will appear with a dark Smart Search field, showing that you are browsing privately.

Safari (Windows):

Click the “Settings” icon (the gear icon in the upper-right corner).
Select “Private Browsing.”
A message will appear asking if you want to turn on private browsing. Click “OK.”

When private browsing is enabled, Safari will not save your browsing history, search history, or AutoFill information.

If you are using Google Chrome:

  • Click “Customize and control Google Chrome” (three horizontal bars, top right corner).
  • Click “History”. A tab opens.
  • Click “Clear browsing data”.

But remember that you will also delete the record of websites that other people have visited. This risks creating a blank history.

  • In the list that appears, select the sites you have visited by clicking in the tick-boxes next to them. Next, click “Remove selected items”.

🚨 How to browse privately:

  • Click the “Customize and control Google Chrome” button (the three vertical dots in the upper-right corner).
  • Then select “New Incognito Window.”

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