Why can't I delete my browsing history
I have tried going to settings, safari, clear history but that does not work. I have also tried doing the little book pages at the top of the screen in the Internet browser then deleting everything. I have tried restarting and rebooting but nothing seems to work. I have never experienced this problem until now. It's just a handful of website url's that pop up every time. Please help.
You saw my pre edited post I suppose?
But Yes, I agree about the bookmarks. You are right about this I'm sure. I didn't even think about bookmarks.You have to delete bookmarks in order to competely clear all of that out. I have tons of bookmarks in Safari and unless I delete the bookmarks, even if I clear the history, those websites will pop up in the window under the URL field because they are still in the bookmarks.
Deleting the history just deletes the chronological listing of the sites that you have visited over a period of time. Bookmarks are something totally different altogether.
But to me - the whole point of having bookmarks is so that you can easily navigate back to this sites.
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Thanks for any help!You saw my pre edited post I suppose?
But Yes, I agree about the bookmarks. You are right about this I'm sure. I didn't even think about bookmarks.You have to delete bookmarks in order to competely clear all of that out. I have tons of bookmarks in Safari and unless I delete the bookmarks, even if I clear the history, those websites will pop up in the window under the URL field because they are still in the bookmarks.
Deleting the history just deletes the chronological listing of the sites that you have visited over a period of time. Bookmarks are something totally different altogether.
But to me - the whole point of having bookmarks is so that you can easily navigate back to this sites. -
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* Make sure that you do not use [[Clear Recent History]] to clear the Browsing History.
* Make sure that the History is set to at least 1 day: Tools > Options > Privacy > History: "Remember visited pages for at least"
* Make sure that you do not start Firefox in Private Browsing mode (Tools > Stop Private Browsing is grayed, see [[Private Browsing]])
* To see History and Cookie settings in Tools > Options > Privacy, choose the setting "Firefox will: Use custom settings for history"
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*http://kb.mozillazine.org/browser.history_expire_days (180) (also affects saved form data)
*http://kb.mozillazine.org/browser.history_expire_days_min (90)
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* Shockwave Flash 10.1 r53
*Java Plug-in 1.6.0_07 for Netscape Navigator (DLL Helper)
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Why can't I clear my browsing history in safari
I am trying to clear my browsing history on my iPhone 4 but the bit ton is gray and won't allow me to select it in either the settings menu or in the actual browser. I also tries putting my safari app into private mode but for some reason cannot find the button... It should be in safari at the bottom when I choose to look at multiple tabs (or at least that's where I have always found it) but I don't see it anywhere. I am not sure if this is a problem with the new iOS update I just got or if I somehow changed my settings somewhere to not allow these functions but it is really annoying not being able to clear my history... Please help me figure out how to fix this
Hi,
Once you delete your History, make sure you fill it back up again!
Go to www.fillmyhistory.com for a quick, easy and safe way to fill up your browser.
Nothing is more suspicious than an empy Internet History!
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I may receive some form of compensation, financial or otherwise, from my recommendation or link.
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Why can't I access my browsing history?
very simply, when I use the pull down tab to view my browsing history, there is no history shown, and I know I have history from today, and more than that, I probably have a month's worth of browsing that I would like to access.
Can you see your History in the "Library" window?
Also, your UserAgent string in Firefox is messed up by another program that you installed - Comcast software.
[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_Agent]
type '''about:config''' in the URL bar and hit Enter
''If you see the warning, you can confirm that you want to access that page.''
Filter = '''general.useragent.extra.firefox'''
Right-click that preference and select '''Reset'''
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http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/plugincheck/ -
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Without knowing what hapens when you try:
Try:
- Reset the iOS device. Nothing will be lost
Reset iOS device: Hold down the On/Off button and the Home button at the same time for at
least ten seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Reset all settings
Go to Settings > General > Reset and tap Reset All Settings.
All your preferences and settings are reset. Information (such as contacts and calendars) and media (such as songs and videos) aren’t affected.
- Restore from backup. See:
iOS: How to back up
- Restore to factory settings/new iOS device. -
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Don't wipe your phone!!! its a pain in the back side re-installing everything back
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*https://support.mozilla.org/kb/Bookmarks+not+saved#w_fix-the-bookmarks-file
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[Topic title updated by moderator to be more descriptive. Original topic title was: "skype"]Hello, dmitry72, and welcome to the Skype Community!
Sorry you're having trouble doing such a simple task. Unfortunately, you are correct in your findings - unlike the desktop version of Skype, there's no way to simply clear your chat history in one swift motion other than clearing the data or uninstalling the app. You can, however, clear the chat history of a conversation by deleting it. The only downside to the workaround is the amount of time it would consume if you desired to remove every conversation.
Your feedback can change Skype, so do send the developers some using the app! They're listening, so you may send this (or take a chance that this gets noticed by developers) and other bright ideas you may have about Skype for Android. You might see some great changes in the upcoming versions!
The option to send feedback is within the Settings menu on the latest version of Skype.
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In I.E. when you want to delete your browsing history, the Internet Options tab allows you to retain the cookies for the websites that are listed in your 'Favorites'. With this preference enabled, you can delete your browsing history regularly without having to maintenance your cookies that you need. My bank requires that I register my computer for security reasons. The registration process places a cookie on PC. My browsing history is set to delete upon logout and I'm concerned that I will have to re-register my PC every time I log in or I will have to maintenance my browsing history every time I clear it. Does Firefox provide a feature so I can retain certain cookies that I want to keep?
If you use [[Clear Recent History]] or other means to clear (all) cookies then those specified cookies will be removed, even if there is an allow exception.
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*Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: "Keep until": "I close Firefox"
*Tools > Options > Privacy > Cookies: "Exceptions"
Make sure that you do not use [[Clear Recent History]] to clear the "Cookies" and the "Site Preferences"
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Find and delete private browsing history
trying to find and delete private browsing history in safari. info suggests data in safari folder, file "WebpageIcons.db". Unable to locate. any assistance appreciated.
using IMac
Mac OS X, version 10.5.8
Processaor: 2.4 GHZ Intel Core 2 Duo
memory: 1 GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAMI don't have Safari 5.0.6 to test.
I haven't read the article you refer to.
You can check the home library.
~/Library/Safari/Webpageicons.db.
Finder
Click your account name in the Finder sidebar. Then open "Library".
Open Safari folder.
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Do any of the slots have an URL displayed under the image placeholder?
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