How to automatically delete browsing data in Edge and Brave
This tutorial will show you step by step how to automatically delete browsing history and other browsing data in Microsoft Edge and Brave.
You can choose what browsing data to delete automatically every time you close the web browser.
Methods:
You can set Microsoft Edge and Brave to automatically delete the following browsing data:
- Browsing history
- Download history
- Cookies and other site data
- Cached images and files
- Passwords
- Autofill form data
- Site permissions
How to automatically delete browsing history in Microsoft Edge on a PC
1. Open Microsoft Edge.
2. Click on the menu button in the top right corner of your web browser. The menu button consists of three horizontally aligned dots (⋯).

3. Click on Settings.

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

5. Scroll down to the Clear browsing data section.
6. Click on 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 from now on automatically delete the selected browsing data every time you close the web browser.
How to automatically delete browsing history in Microsoft Edge on Android
The steps below work for the Microsoft Edge web browser on all Android phones, such as Samsung, Lenovo, Motorola, OnePlus, ASUS, Nokia, Google, Sony, LG, and all other Android smartphones.
1. Open Microsoft Edge.
2. Tap on the menu button at the bottom.

3. Tap on Settings.

4. Scroll down and tap on Privacy and Security.

5. Scroll down and tap on Clear browsing data.

Now you will see a list of all the types of data you can clear every time you close the web browser.
6. Tap on the toggle button next to Clear browsing data upon exit to turn it on.
7. Check the checkbox next to the data type that you want to clear.

Microsoft Edge will from now on automatically delete the selected browsing data every time you close the web browser.
How to automatically delete browsing history in Brave on a PC
1. Open Brave.
2. Click on the ≡ menu button in the top right corner of your web browser.

3. Click on Settings.

4. In the left menu, you click on Additional settings.
5. Under Additional settings, you click on Privacy and security.
6. Click on Clear browsing data.

A “Clear browsing data” window will appear.
7. Click on On exit.
8. Select the data type that you want to clear.
9. Click on the Save button.

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