How to clear web browsing history on Mac

Cleaning your browsing history regularly protects your privacy. It removes data it has saved for all the websites you have browsed for a certain period of time.

Clear Browsing History on All Browsers Manually

Clear Apple Safari Browsing History

1. Open Safari.
2. On the upper-left corner of the browser, click History, and then select Clear History....

   

3. A pop-up about clearing the web history will appear. Choose the time range of the browsing history you want to remove.
4. Click Clear History to proceed in removing the browsing history on Safari.

   

Clear Google Chrome Browsing History

1. Open Google Chrome.
2. On the upper-right corner of the browser, click the (⋮) icon, and then select History .

   

3. Select History. The History tab will appear.

   

4. On the left side of the History tab, click Clear browsing data .

   

5. A pop-up about clearing the web history will appear. Choose the time range of the browsing history you want to remove.
6. Tick the box for Browsing History, and then click Clear Data.

   

Clear Mozilla Firefox Browsing History

1. Open Mozilla Firefox.
2. On the upper-left corner, click History, and then select Clear Recent History.

   

3. A pop-up about clearing the web history will appear. Choose the time range of the browsing history you want to remove.
4. Tick the box for Browsing & Download History, and then click Clear Now .

   

Clear Browsing History on All Browsers with Antivirus One

1. Open your Antivirus One:
   • On the upper-right corner of your screen, near the sound controls and the system clock, click the Antivirus One icon on the Menu bar.

     

   • Open your Antivirus One from your Launchpad.

     

2. Click the Privacy tab.

   

3. Select the browser you want to clean, then click its corresponding gear ⚙ icon. A new window will appear.

   

4. Click the arrow head icon beside History.

   

5. Select Navigation History & Download History, then click Close.

   

6. Click Clean.

   

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