How to automatically delete browsing data in your web browser

Learn how to automatically delete browsing history and other browsing data in your web browser Microsoft Edge, Firefox, and Brave on a PC.

You can choose what browsing data to delete automatically every time you close the web browser.

Microsoft Edge

1. Open Microsoft Edge.

2. Click on the ⋯ menu button located in the top right corner.

3. Click Settings.

4. Click Privacy, search, and services in the left menu.

5. Scroll down to the Clear browsing data section.

6. Click Choose what to clear every time you close the browser.

Now you will see a list of all the types of data you can clear every time you close the web browser.

7. Click the toggle next to the data type that you want to clear.

Microsoft Edge will automatically delete the selected browsing data every time you close the web browser.

Firefox

1. Open Firefox.

2. Click on the ☰ menu button in the top-right corner.

3. Click Settings.

4. Click Privacy & Security in the left menu.

5. Scroll down to History.

6. Click the Remember history selection menu button and select Never remember history.

7. Click Restart Firefox now.

Firefox will automatically delete your browsing history every time you close the web browser.

Brave

1. Open Brave.

2. Click on the ≡ menu button in the top right corner of your web browser.

3. Click Settings.

4. Click Privacy and security located in the left menu.

5. Click Clear browsing data.

A “Clear browsing data” window will appear.

6. Click On exit.

7. Select the data type that you want to clear.

8. Click the Save button.

Brave will automatically delete the selected browsing data every time you close the web browser.