Computer tuning specialists unanimously recommend deleting the history in Yandex Browser if it is not particularly necessary. Why? Firstly, after all, the memory of the system disk is still consumed for its storage. Immediately, for example, the Yandex browser magazine takes 40 mb, then 200 mb, and then, as they say, more. Secondly, some websites sin by looking into the browser history without asking in order to find out the user's interests on the Web. And this, to put it mildly, is not very good. Thirdly, maybe someone else is working on the computer and under one more account with you. And this "someone" has the opportunity to look into the search history in Yandex. And it's good if there is nothing secret and private there, and if there is ... That's right! Extra problems.

All these situations - No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3 - can be bypassed. How? It's simple - timely clear the history in Yandex Browser. It is erased, and there is no list of views - there is no reason to worry, and on disk C, in system partition, it will be cleaner.

From this guide, you will learn how to clear history in Yandex Browser on a computer and mobile devices (phone and tablet).

Clear the history on the computer

In the desktop version of the browser, you can delete the request history in various ways. Let's take a closer look at how to use them.

Method number 1: standard settings

To clear all history in Yandex, do the following in the settings:
1. Open the menu (click on the "three stripes" icon at the top right).

2. Place the cursor on the "Advanced" section. In the drop-down submenu, click "Clear History".

Advice! The cleaning panel can be opened with "hot" keys - "Ctrl + Shift + Del".

3. To delete the search history, in the panel that opens, specify the period of time for which you want to remove search queries and URLs of visited pages. Click the mouse to open the drop-down list "Delete ..." and select the time period.

4. In the list of elements, make sure that the “tick” is set next to the “History ...” line.

5. Click Clear History.

Attention! It is impossible to restore a deleted history using regular means. This procedure is performed using programs that return deleted files and Windows OS settings recovery tools.

If you need to selectively clear the history, do this:

1. Click the "Menu" button.

2. Place the cursor over the "History" section.

3. In the additional list, click "History". Next, you need to find URLs that are no longer needed.

Attention! The tab with the log can also be opened using the "hot" key combination - "Ctrl + H".

5. Click the triangle icon. In the mini-panel, click the mouse to launch the "Delete from ..." command.

Advice! Beforehand, you can check the URL, click on it and see the loaded page for whether it should be deleted or not.

Method #2: eCleaner addon

1. Go to the official site of extensions for Opera and Yandex browser - https://addons.opera.com/ru/extensions/.

2. In the search box, type - eCleaner.

4. Install the add-on (use the green button to start the installation).

5. After connecting, click the addon icon in the Yandex top bar.

6. In the drop-down window, set the cleaning settings: for what period of time to clear the log, what elements to delete (the History line must be included!).

7. Click the "Forget!" button.

Delete history on mobile

(in Android and iOS)

On mobile devices, cleaning is performed a little differently:

1. Tap the menu icon (three dots icon).

Note. In some phones, the icon is not displayed and you need to press the "Menu" button directly on the device case.

2. Go to: Settings → Privacy.

3. Run the "Clear History" command.

4. Make sure the "History" element is enabled.

5. If necessary, further configure cleaning: enable/disable other items in the list.

6. Confirm the start of the removal procedure.

Don't forget to keep Yandex clean and tidy in time! It only takes a minute or two to clear the log.

As you browse the web, Firefox helpfully remembers lots of information for you – sites you"ve visited, files you"ve downloaded and more. All of this information is called your history. However, if you are using a public computer or share a computer with someone, you may not want others to see these kinds of things.

This article explains what information is stored in your Firefox history and gives you step-by-step ways to clear all or part of it.

To temporarily stop Firefox from storing history, see Private Browsing - Use Firefox without saving history .

What things are included in my history?

Browsing & Download History: Browsing history is the list of sites you"ve visited that are shown in the History menu, the Library window"s History list and the address bar autocomplete list. Download history is the list of files you"ve downloaded that are shown in the .
Form & Search History: Form history includes the items you"ve entered into web page forms for Form autocomplete . Search history includes items you"ve entered into the search field on the New Tab page or into Firefox"s Search bar .
Cookies: Cookies store information about websites you visit, such as site preferences or login status. This includes information and site preferences stored by the Adobe Flash plugin. Cookies can also be used by third parties to track you across sites. For more info about tracking, see How do I turn on the Do Not Track feature? .
Note: In order to clear cookies set by Flash you must be using the latest version. See Updating Flash for instructions.
Cache: The cache stores temporary files, such as web pages and other online media, that Firefox downloaded from the Internet to speed up loading of pages and sites you"ve already seen.
Active Logins: If you have logged in to a website that uses HTTP authentication since you most recently opened Firefox, that site is considered "active". Clearing this logs you out of those sites.
Offline Website Data: If you "ve allowed it, a website can store files on your computer so that you can continue to use it when you are not connected to the Internet.
Site Preferences: Site-specific preferences, including the saved zoom level for sites, character encoding, and the permissions for sites (like pop-up blocker exceptions) described in the Page Info window .

How do I clear my history?

How do I make Firefox clear my history automatically?

If you need to clear your history every time you use Firefox, you can set it to happen automatically on exit so you don't forget.

Note: Under certain circumstances, this function will not run:

Firefox did not shut down normally. If Firefox crashes, you will need to start Firefox and exit/quit normally to ensure that this function runs.
Firefox is set to use automatic private browsing. History retained from regular sessions can only be cleared from a regular window. To change between regular mode and automatic private browsing, see:

Use the History page to view a list of websites which you have visited in the last 90 days, using Google Chrome in standard mode.

History does not store pages on secure websites, pages you have visited in incognito mode, or pages you have already removed from browser history.

Opening the Chrome History page

Easily delete items on the History page.

Use the search box at the top of the page or the address bar to search your history.
To view the pages you have visited during your current session, press and hold the forward and backward arrows next to the address bar.
To view frequently visited sites, open a new tab page.

Do you use a Chrome device at work or school? Your administrator can disable your browsing history so that the History page does not display a list of sites you have recently visited.

Deleting browsing history

history Google browser Chrome can delete.

Clearing the entire history of Chrome

At clearing browser history the following data is deleted:

web addresses of visited web pages listed on the "History" page;
cached texts of visited pages;
snapshots of pages visited most often on the new tab page;
all IP addresses that are preloaded from visited pages.

Removing specific items by browser history

Types of data to be deleted

Browsing History: clearing your browsing history will remove this data:
- visited web addresses listed on the page Story;
- thumbnail screenshots of pages that are displayed on new tab page;
- IP addresses of previously loaded pages.
Download history: The list of files downloaded in Google Chrome will be cleared, but the files themselves will remain on the computer.
Cookies and site and plug-in data:
- Cookies: files that are stored on your computer when you visit websites. These cookies contain user information such as site settings and profile data.
- Site Data: storage type with HTML5 support, including application caches, web storage data, Web SQL Database data And Indexed Database data.
- Plugin Data: All data saved on the client side through plugins that use the NPAPI ClearSiteData API.
Images and files in the cache: Browsers save page fragments so they load faster the next time they are opened. The text and images of websites that were opened in Google Chrome will be removed from the computer.
Passwords: Entries with passwords will be deleted.
Autocomplete form data: All autocomplete entries and entries with text you entered in web forms will be deleted.
Data installed applications : Removes application data from the Chrome Web Store that is installed on your Chrome, such as local Gmail data when used offline.
Content licenses: in plugin Flash Player you will not be able to use protected files (such as purchased movies and music). If you want to sell or donate your computer to someone else, it is recommended that you deauthorize licenses for content.

Delete browser history in the address bar

To avoid matches with your browser history in the address bar, follow the steps above to clear all browser history.

You can also turn off prediction service for address bar to prevent Google Chrome from helping you complete search phrases and links when you type in the address bar.

Delete browser history from new tab page

On new tab page a list of the most visited sites is displayed. To delete a specific thumbnail, hover your mouse over the image. Click the × icon that appears in the upper right corner of the frame. You can click and drag the thumbnail to the Remove from Chrome trash can.

Deleted thumbnails no longer appear on the page. To display only empty thumbnails on a page, clear your entire web browsing history.

Delete browsing data on Android

How delete works

If you sync data across multiple devices, deleting it on one device will cause it to be deleted from all devices the next time you sync. You can choose what data types should be .
Saved page settings such as permissions, access to the microphone or files on the computer, not removed in this way. You can remove saved page settings by updating your content settings.
If you delete your cookies, you will be logged out of most websites. If you're signed in to Chrome on a mobile device, you'll be automatically signed out Google systems will not happen.

Browsers appeared with the advent of the Internet, and their main purpose is to provide any user with information through a visual interface. With the help of an Internet browser, you can view web pages of sites, listen to music, watch movies, chat with friends. Yandex.Browser is an advanced development of Russian programmers, designed for "travels" across network resources. For it to work correctly, you need to periodically clear the cache.

What is a cache and why clear it

The browser cache is a special folder that stores copies of data about the sites visited by the user and all actions performed by him at that time. During the re-browsing of web pages, there will no longer be a request for information, they will simply be retrieved from the cache and displayed in the browser window. When using the cache, network load is reduced and the time it takes to load the necessary pages is reduced.

Where is stored

Sometimes it becomes necessary to view or copy Yandex.Browser cache data, for example, when various technical support requests are sent to you or when searching for lost information about visiting a site, etc. The cache is located in a special folder on your computer or mobile device.

Folder addresses

operating system	cache address
Windows 7 and Windows 8	C:\Users\Your Account\AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\Default\Cache\
Windows XP	C:\Documents and Settings\Your Account\Local Settings\Application Data\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\Default\Cache\
Windows Vista	C:\Users\Your account\AppData\Local\Yandex\YandexBrowser\User Data\Default\Cache\
MacOS	~\Library\Application Support\Yandex\YandexBrowser\Default\GPUCache\
iOS	~\Library\Caches\ Since the data that is cached is generated by the browser, it is stored in the NSCachesDirectory, for which a separate folder can be created, for example, MyAppCache. In this case, one of the methods for storing temporary data can be used: NSKeyedArchiver, NSURLCache, SQLite, Core Data.
Android	~\Android\data\ Folder is for storing user data. Also, the information may be in an archived form in the Android\obb folder. The device cache is located in the wipe\cache directory, and the cache system applications in wipe\dalvik-cache.
Windows phone	~\Applications\Data\ The easiest way to access the cache is through the "Others" folder. It stores cached browser history files.

How to clear the cache

For operating systems installed on computers and mobile devices, Yandex.Browser is not basic. In this regard, clearing the browser cache always goes through internal settings or using special programs.

On the computer

Clear the cache by clicking on the appropriate button

Hotkeys

You can clear the Yandex.Browser cache using the keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + Shift + Del on Windows or ⌘ + Shift + Del on Mac OS. In this case, you immediately get to the "Clear history" tab, where, after selecting the necessary parameters, you start this process.

How to clear the browsing history of web pages on a computer (video)

https:\\www.youtube.com\watch?v=onVxU0RJCgM

Using Windows Cleaner

If you have no desire to search for and delete "garbage" on the system disk, as well as study the Yandex.Browser settings, then use a special program to clear the cache. Its advantage lies in the fact that it independently scans the system and removes unnecessary and temporary files.

Windows Cleaner is one of the most popular programs to clear the cache. It is preferred by many users. Its popularity is due to an extremely simple and intuitive interface, fully translated into Russian.

Windows Cleaner is free program with a wide range of features. Provides complete cleaning of the system and optimization of its operation.

On a mobile device

Consider the most popular mobile operating systems today:

android;
Windows phone.

iOS

In this operating system there is a built-in cache clearer only for Safari browsers And Opera Mini. The method for clearing the Yandex.Browser cache is the same as on a computer. You can also use special program PhoneExpander. But for this you need to connect to a computer with installed system Mac OS using a special lightning cable. The program can delete temporary files and clear the cache.

Android

Clearing the cache in Android system

IN open browser click on the icon showing the additional menu.
After that, select "Settings" and then "Clear data".
Turn on Cache. To do this, check the checkbox opposite the option name and click the "Clear data" button. After these steps, the Yandex.Browser cache will be cleared.

Quickly clear the cache on Android (video)

https:\\www.youtube.com\watch?v=0GxYbd5zHVs

Windows phone

To clear the Yandex.Browser cache in the system, you need to perform only three steps.

Good day!

Just because you feel like you're being watched doesn't mean you're paranoid...

I will probably not reveal a secret to many, but when working on a PC, quite a few people follow us, for example, the Windows OS itself, browsers (which also record the history of visited pages), providers, search engines etc.

And if the information from all these trackers is hidden from most people and it is difficult to get it, then finding out the history in the browser is a matter of half a minute!

This is probably why many users are often interested in how to delete the history of visiting sites from the browser for good, so that no one finds it. I will try to show in this article how this can be done.

Automatic

In order not to go into each browser and clear the history, it is much more convenient to use special. utilities - cleaners. I recommend CCleaner, System Care, Wise Care for these purposes (the first, in my opinion, is the most preferable - it is in it that I will show the whole process of work).

Addition!

By the way, I have an article on my blog about the best programs For Windows cleaning from garbage - I think now providing a link to it will be very helpful:

In addition, these specialized cleaner utilities have such a function as overwriting deleted files - i.e. the utility makes it so that other programs cannot restore deleted files. Those. as a result, we clean history completely and permanently - so that it will be impossible to restore it later!

CCleaner

Official website of the program:

CCleaner is one of the best utilities for fast and efficient Windows cleaning from garbage. The utility takes a very careful approach to its work - it removes only junk files that will not harm your system. In addition to its immediate task, the utility can defragment registry files (to improve performance), remove non-removable programs, control startup, and other functions.

Consider clearing browser history...

After launching the utility, press the "Analysis" button - it will allow you to assess the degree of "contamination" within a minute or two Windows various junk information (temporary files, broken shortcuts, tails in the registry, browser cache, etc.).

In my case, CCleaner found about 21,408 MB of garbage - which, you see, is not a little!

Note that the menu on the left shows which browsers will be cleared. If you do not want to clear the history in a particular browser, uncheck the boxes next to it.

To start cleaning - press the button of the same name below (see screenshot below).

We clean up 21 408 MB of garbage

So that history cannot be restored ...

If you want your history to be unable to be restored using special. programs (for example, such:), you need to do one more operation - wipe the free space with zeros.

The point here is...

Have you noticed that copying information to disk takes a long time, and deletion - 1-2 seconds. and there is no file. Why is that?

The fact is that when a file is deleted, Windows simply begins to assume that it has nothing at this address on the disk, and at any time you can write new information there. BUT! The file itself a certain moment, does not disappear from the disk, and until this disk space is overwritten, it can be restored.

The operation of wiping free space - just go through such areas on the disk, and fill them with "zeros" so that there is nothing to restore ...

So for complete removal history, after the program reports to you about successful completion cleaning operations, go to the section "Service/Erase Discs" and select the following options:

only free space (we have already deleted the history from the occupied one);
simple overwriting (the easiest option - both quickly and quite reliably);
local drive "C:\" (indicate the drive where your browser is installed).

The erase operation can take quite a long time - a 1 TB disk can take 1-2 hours. But usually still system disk with Windows they are made smaller, and therefore the operation is much faster. In any case, if you are worried about the story - an extra 10-20 minutes does not play a big role ...

ADDITION!

There is one more important point. Some browsers have one very interesting feature enabled by default: history synchronization (for example, it is in Chrome). And if you are registered and authorized in the browser, then the whole history is not only accumulated on your hard drive, but also on Google servers (data is sent to the cloud from time to time).

Thus, by deleting all the history on the disk, and then opening the browser, you can see that the history has not disappeared anywhere, the entire browsing log will be filled as before. Therefore, before cleaning, I recommend disabling history synchronization in the browser.

In Chrome, this is done quite simply, you need:

or open "Settings/sync" and turn off synchronization;
or open the page chrome://settings/syncSetup , and similarly move the slider to off.

Disable History Sync in Chrome (Settings/Sync)

After this option is disabled - the history will not be restored after it is deleted from the disk. You can rest easy...

Important!

Although we have completely deleted the history, there are still some ways that help to partially find out which web resources you have visited. I talked about how this can be done in one of my articles, I give a link to it below (I recommend that you read it).

How to view the history of visiting sites, even if it is deleted -

Manual

With this method, do not forget that information will remain on the disk that can be restored using special. programs (because without third-party utilities you can not "score" free space on the HDD with zeros).

Perhaps the only plus of this method: no need to download and install additional programs...

Chrome

IN Chrome browser There are three ways to log into your browsing history log:

To clear the history, simply click the link of the same name in the menu on the left. See screenshot below.

To open the quick clear history window in Chrome, there is a special keyboard shortcut - Ctrl+Shift+Del. The window that opens after this click is shown below.

If you don't want Chrome to remember the history - turn on incognito mode (key combination Ctrl+Shift+N ) - or select this option in the settings. The browser will open a new window - which will be tracked...

Also, do not forget that in order to completely clean up all traces, you need to wipe the free space with the help of a special tool. utilities. I talked about this in the first part of the article!

Opera

To quickly clear history - click Ctrl+Shift+Del. The combination is the same as in Chrome.
To open history: press Ctrl+H, or open the menu "O --> history" (note: "O" - red circle in the upper left corner). See screenshot below.