Erase Computer History

Burned by your computer history?  What do you mean?  Perhaps you are not aware but your personal computer is one big, powerful recorder of all your computer activity.  Whether you are searching the Internet, browsing the Internet, having chat sessions, sending or receiving files or doing whatever your computer is capturing every keystroke and recording your tracks about where you have been, what you have viewed and what you have done.

Oh, you say that is no big deal.  I’ll just delete my computer history and temporary files with the tools offered by my favorite browser.  Well, think again.  Are you aware that there are numerous visible and hidden files where all this information is written and stored?  Unfortunately, the tools offered by your favorite browser do not erase or eliminate all these files and it’s not all your Internet browser’s fault.

Did you know standard Windows file deletion options utilized by your browser do not physically delete the files?  What are deleted are the index records detailing the file’s location and physical properties.  The physical or actual file is still there and ready to be recovered by data recovery software that can be successfully used by both novice and experienced users.  Until the original deleted physical file has been overwritten by another physical file, the original physical file is recoverable.

So what does all this mean to me?  Absolutely nothing if you have not been visiting websites or doing activities that could create a compromising situation if discovered by your employer, spouse or significant other.  Now, if you have been to websites, sent questionable emails or had risqué chat sessions that you shouldn’t have then you are in position to be placed in an embarrassing and compromising situation if discovered by the wrong individual.  Perhaps, you are in this last situation and don’t want to get burned by your computer history and tracks?

If so, then protect your privacy by using an Internet history eraser or cleaner that insures the deleting of Internet and computer history on your personal computer.  Don’t rely on the deletion tools provided by your Internet browser or Windows!  Their shortcomings may be your downfall as you get burned by your computer history creating personal anguish or employment troubles.

Don’t get burned by your computer history.  Get your history eraser software tool, erase your computer and insure your privacy and confidentiality today!

Do you have computer search and browsing history that you would like to erase? Do you know how to erase computer history completely?

We all have information on our personal computers that we want to keep private and secure. Our Internet search histories, browsing histories, chat histories and emails were never meant to be reviewed by our personal or business acquaintances. They could contain information that is potentially embarrassing to us or even catastrophic to protecting our identity. At some point we need to clean or erase history on our computer.

Now, let’s talk about the basics for erasing Internet browsing history in Internet Explorer and Firefox, the two most popular browsers in use today:

To erase the history of visited websites history in Internet Explorer 8.0:

Select Tools / Internet Options.

• Open the “General” tab.
• In “Browsing history” area click the “Delete” button.
• Make the appropriate selections and click the “Delete” button.
• Click OK.

To erase the history of visited websites history in Firefox 3.0+:

• Select Tools / Clear Recent History
• Select your time range.
• Select “Details” and check your selections.
• Click “Clear Now”.

That’s it. We’re done for now with the basics. In the future, we’ll talk about more tips to clean or delete computer history. Unfortunately, basic deleting is not enough! Deleting only removes a fraction of the information sometimes permitting full recovery of compromising or confidential information