Do you delete your browsing history?


  1. Muz
    Posts : 25
    Windows 10
       #1

    Do you delete your browsing history?


    Do you delete your browsing history/cache files?
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  2. Posts : 655
    Windows 10 Home
       #2

    Muz said:
    Do you delete your browsing history/cache files?
    When I close the browser, everything related to history, cookies, etc, gets deleted. The only thing that I save out of browsing sessions other than downloads are bookmarks. I like keeping my Firefox pretty much intact, I get that done very easily by using Firefox Options and running Firefox sandboxed 100% of the time (only time I run it out of the sandbox is when is time to do updates). I open and close Firefox many times a day. Never mixing activities. And feel better using Firefox with a clean profile.

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  3. Posts : 685
    Windows 10 Pro 64-bit
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    Nah, I let the browser handle it. It knows when to delete old/outdated things, and to refresh with new stuff. I haven't deleted cookies, cache, or history in months, if not years. I may have deleted certain site cookies here and there when a site wasn't working correctly, but overall I don't bother with it.
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  4. Posts : 2,144
    Windows 11 Pro (latest update ... forever anal)
       #4

    Muz said:
    Do you delete your browsing history/cache files?
    Depends on your browser - different menu steps for different browsers.

    Name of browser? (Then it'll be easy to step/guide you through)

    EDIT : Oops! Mis-read OP as "How do you ....."
    Last edited by idgat; 22 Mar 2020 at 06:07.
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  5. Posts : 31,682
    10 Home x64 (22H2) (10 Pro on 2nd pc)
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    Muz said:
    Do you delete your browsing history/cache files?
    Not the history (that can be useful, and takes up little space) or cookies for sites like Ten Forums (they are required if you want to remain signed in).

    But I do clear the cache, particularly before making a system image. Typically I end up with several GB of cached pages after a week or so, as seen here in Firefox...

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  6. Posts : 56,831
    Multi-boot Windows 10/11 - RTM, RP, Beta, and Insider
       #6

    Only the cache, and cookies except the ones I choose to keep. History is helpful, kept shorterm.
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  7. Posts : 17,838
    Windows 10
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    Muz said:
    Do you delete your browsing history/cache files?
    Rarely! Some browsers will keep an eye on it for you...

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  8. Posts : 2,144
    Windows 11 Pro (latest update ... forever anal)
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    Some yes, some no.

    Got FFox running in a sandbox and set to clear *ALL* data on every exit.

    The others (Brave, Vivaldi, (new) MicrosoftEdge, Opera, SRWare Iron) ... Meh! Couldn't care less.
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