How To Clear Your Private Data In Firefox For Windows

Open Your Firefox Browser
There are many things that Internet users want to keep private, ranging from what sites they visit to what information they enter into online forms. The reasons for this can vary, and in many cases they may be for a personal motive, for security, or something else entirely. Regardless of what drives the need, it is nice to be able to clear your tracks, so to speak, when you are done browsing.

Firefox for Windows makes this very easy, allowing you to clear the private data of your choosing in a few quick and easy steps.

First, open your Firefox browser.

Select “Clear Private Data” From the Tools Menu

Click on Tools in your Firefox menu located at the top of your browser. When the drop-down menu appears, scroll down and click on the Clear Private Data choice.

Please note that you can use the following shortcut keys in lieu of clicking the menu choice: Ctrl+Shift+Delete

Clear Private Data Dialog

At this point, you will see the “Clear Private Data” dialog box overlaying your browser window. The user is given several options at this point regarding what types of data he or she would like to delete. If the box next to a menu option is checked, that particular data type will be cleared upon clicking the Clear Private Data Now button.

It is imperative that you are aware of what each one of these choices means prior to doing anything here, or you may wind up erasing something important. The list in the following step gives a clear explanation of each item shown.

- Browsing History: Browsing history keeps a record of all web sites that you have visited. You can view this record by choosing History from the Firefox menu.

- Saved Form Information: Anytime you enter information into a form on a website, Firefox stores some of that data. For example, you may have noticed when filling out your name in a form that after typing the first letter or two your entire name becomes populated in the field. This is because Firefox has stored your name from entry in a previous form. Although this can be very convenient, it can also become an obvious privacy issue.

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