How to make your web browser delete history when closed

This step-by-step tutorial will show you how to make Microsoft Edge, Firefox, and Brave delete your Internet history, cookies, and other browsing data when closed.

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


How to make Microsoft Edge delete internet history automatically when closed

  1. Open Microsoft Edge.
  2. Click on the ⋯ menu button in the top right corner of your browser.
    Microsoft Edge menu button
  3. Click Settings.
    Microsoft Edge settings
  4. Click Privacy, search, and services in the left menu.
    Open privacy, search, and services settings in Microsoft Edge
  5. Scroll down to the Clear browsing data section.
  6. Click Choose what to clear every time you close the browser.
    Choose what to clear every time you close the browser settings in Microsoft Edge
  7. Click the toggle next to the browsing data type you want to clear automatically when closing Edge.
    Automatically delete browsing data in Microsoft Edge

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


How to make Firefox delete internet history automatically when closed

  1. Open Firefox.
  2. Click on the ☰ menu button in the top right corner of your browser.
    Firefox menu button
  3. Click Settings.
    Firefox settings
  4. Click Privacy & Security in the left menu.
    Firefox privacy and security settings
  5. Scroll down to History.
  6. Select Use custom settings for history instead of Remember history.
    Use custom settings for history in Firefox
  7. Check the Clear history when Firefox closes option.
    Clear history when Firefox closes option
  8. Click Settings.
    Firefox history settings button
  9. Check the browsing data types you want to clear automatically when closing Firefox.
    Select the browser data types to clear automatically when closing Firefox
  10. Click Save Changes.

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


How to make Brave browser delete internet history automatically when closed

  1. Open Brave.
  2. Click on the ≡ menu button in the top right corner of your browser.
    Brave menu button
  3. Click Settings.
    Open Brave settings
  4. Click Privacy and security located in the left menu.
    Privacy and security settings in Brave browser
  5. Click Clear browsing data.
    Clear browsing data in Brave browser
  6. In the next window, you click On exit.
  7. Select Browsing history and other types of browsing data you want to delete.
  8. Click Save.
    Automatically delete browsing data in Brave

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

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References:

https://www.howtogeek.com/718265/how-to-automatically-clear-browsing-data-when-you-close-microsoft-edge/

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/delete-browsing-search-download-history-firefox