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This article provides a step-by-step guide on how to check your browsing history on both desktop and mobile interfaces.
Steps
Using Google Chrome on a Computer
Launch Google Chrome by clicking on its iconic circular logo featuring red, yellow, green, and blue colors.
Click on the ⋮ located at the top-right corner of the window.
Select History near the top of the displayed menu to open an additional menu.
Click on History at the top of the displayed menu to view the browsing history you are looking for.
View your browsing history. You can scroll through the browsing history to see previous content or click on a link to reopen a page.
- To delete your browsing history, click on Clear browsing data on the left side of the page, ensure the "Browsing history" checkbox is selected, and click Clear data.
Using Google Chrome on a Mobile Phone
Launch the Google Chrome app by tapping on the Chrome icon with a white background.
Tap on the ⋮ icon located at the top-right corner of the screen.
Select History (History) near the middle of the menu.
Review your browsing history. Tap on any entry to revisit that page.
- To delete your browsing history, choose Clear Browsing Data... at the bottom-left corner (or at the top of the page for Android users), ensure the "Browsing History" checkbox is selected, and tap Clear Browsing Data (or CLEAR DATA on Android) twice.
Using Firefox on a Computer
Open Firefox by clicking on its iconic orange fox wrapped around a blue globe.
Click on the ☰ icon at the top-right corner of the Firefox window to access the menu.
Select Library (Library) from the dropdown options.
Click on History (History) near the top of the menu.
Click on Show All History (Show All History) at the bottom of the History menu to open Firefox's browsing history window.
Review your browsing history. Double-click on any entry to open it in Firefox.
- You can delete specific history items (such as a page or folder) by right-clicking (or two-finger tapping) on the entry and selecting Delete.
Using Firefox on a Mobile Phone
Launch Firefox by tapping on its blue globe icon with an orange fox.
Tap on the ☰ icon at the bottom-right corner of the screen to open a new page.
- On Android, tap on ⋮ at the top-right corner to access the menu.
Select History (History) from the menu to view your browsing history on Firefox for mobile.
View your Firefox browsing history. Tap on any entry to open it in Firefox; swipe left to remove it from your browsing history.
- To delete your entire Firefox history, tap on ☰ or ⋮, select Settings, choose Clear Private Data, then tap Clear Private Data (on iPhone) or Clear now (on Android), and confirm by selecting OK (on iPhone) or CLEAR DATA (on Android).
Using Microsoft Edge
Open Microsoft Edge by clicking on its blue and white "e" icon.
Click on the "Hub" icon, represented by a star, located at the top-right corner of the Edge window (to the left of the pencil icon) to access the menu.
Click on History (History) on the left side of the displayed menu. Your browsing history will be listed in the main section of the window.
Review your browsing history. Click on any entry to revisit the page.
- To delete your browsing history, click on Clear history at the top-right corner of the menu, ensure the "Browsing history" checkbox is selected, and click Clear.
Using Internet Explorer
Launch Internet Explorer by clicking on its light blue "e" icon.
Click on the star icon at the top-right corner of the window to open the menu.
Click on the History (History) tab at the top-right corner of the displayed menu.
View your browsing history. Click on any folder in the History menu to see the browsing history for a specific day, or right-click on a folder (or entry) and select Delete to remove it from your history.
- To clear your browsing history, click on the gear icon at the top-right corner of the window, select Internet options, choose Delete under "Browsing history," ensure the "History" checkbox is selected, and finally click Delete.
Using Safari on a Mobile Phone
Open Safari by tapping on its blue compass icon with a white background.
Tap on the book icon located to the left of the overlapping squares icon at the bottom-right corner of the screen.
Tap on the "History" tab with the clock icon at the top-right corner of the screen.
View your browsing history. Tap on any entry to see the full details in your web browser.
- To delete items from your browsing history, select Clear at the bottom-right corner of the screen, then choose the desired time frame when prompted.
Using Safari on a Computer
Open Safari by clicking on its blue compass icon on your Mac.
Click on History (History) at the top-left corner of your Mac screen.
Click on Show History (Show History) to open the browsing history window on your Mac.
View your browsing history. Click on any entry to see the full page.
- To delete Safari browsing history on a Mac, click on Safari, select Clear History..., choose the time range, and click Clear History.
Tips
- Websites visited in Incognito (or InPrivate) mode will not appear in your browsing history.
Warnings
- Deleting browsing history on a device synced with another (such as an iPad and Mac) will usually not remove the same content from the other device.
