How to Clear Your Browser History (Chrome, Edge, Firefox, and DuckDuckGo)

Clearing your browser history is a simple but powerful way to improve privacy, free up space, and even speed up your browsing experience.

Whether you want to keep your activity private or just tidy things up, here’s a step-by-step guide for clearing history on all major browsers — including why privacy-focused browsers like DuckDuckGo are worth considering.

Why Clear Your Browser History?

• Protects your privacy (especially on shared computers)
• Removes clutter and speeds up your browser
• Fixes website loading issues caused by old cache or cookies
• Reduces tracking from advertisers and third-party tools

Google Chrome

1. Click the 3-dot menu in the top-right
2. Go to History → History again
3. Click Delete browsing data on the left
4. Select a time range (e.g. “Last 7 days” or “All time”)
5. Check Browsing history, Cookies, and Cached images
6. Click Clear data

Microsoft Edge

1. Click the 3-dot menu in the top-right
2. Choose Settings → Privacy, search, and services
3. Under Clear browsing data, click Choose what to clear
4. Select the items you want to remove
5. Click Clear now

Mozilla Firefox

1. Click the 3-line menu in the top-right
2. Select Settings → Privacy and security → Clear Data
3. Choose the time range (e.g., “Everything”)
4. Check Browsing & download history, Cookies, Cache, etc.
5. Click OK

DuckDuckGo

DuckDuckGo doesn’t track you, but it still keeps temporary history per session. Here’s how to clear it:

1. Tap the fire icon 🔥 in the bottom menu
2. Confirm by tapping Clear All Tabs and Data

DuckDuckGo’s “Fire Button” instantly clears all tabs and data in one tap, making privacy quick and simple.

Why Use DuckDuckGo?

DuckDuckGo is built for privacy-first browsing. It blocks trackers, avoids filter bubbles, and doesn’t store your search history — ever.

Benefits:

• 🚫 No tracking or search history stored
• 🔥 “Fire Button” clears everything instantly
• Blocks hidden trackers across sites
• Unbiased search results (not based on your data)
• Available on iOS, Android, Windows 10 or later and as a Chrome/Firefox extension

If you’re looking for a browser that respects your privacy by default, DuckDuckGo is one of the best choices available.

Final Thoughts

Clearing your browser history is a quick win for privacy and performance.
And if you want a browser that doesn’t keep track of what you do in the first place — try DuckDuckGo.

It’s simple, fast, and puts you in control of your data.