Unless that special someone eventually asks you why nothing is in your history at all. You’ll be in the clear. You’ll be good to go.

So whenever you hear that special someone coming down the hall, just press your new keyboard shortcut followed by Return, and your history will be deleted. The lucky part about this, though, is that “Clear” on that warning box is already highlighted, so you can confirm that option by pressing Return after the box appears. The back and forward list for open webpages.

When you clear your history, Safari removes data it saves as a result of your browsing, including: History of webpages you visited. Choose how far back you want your browsing history cleared. When you do, you should see a box with a warning pop up, which you’ll need to agree to. In the Safari app on your Mac, choose History > Clear History, then click the pop-up menu. I’ve used Control-Option-H, but you do whatever feels good to you.Īfterward, click “Add,” and then go to Safari and test it out. Note that you must include the ellipsis after the “Clear History” command, or this won’t work (though it doesn’t matter if it’s an actual ellipsis character or three periods).Īnd of course, once you reach that “Keyboard Shortcut” field, you can press any one you’d like to use. On the pop-up that appears, fill it in as below. From the left-hand list, choose “App Shortcuts,” and then you’ll click the plus button to add a new one. So to begin, visit System Preferences> Keyboard… We’re going to configure a keyboard shortcut to clear your browsing history, and it’s gonna be awesome. I’m here for you, dear readers, even with your weird Internet habits. I cleared everything in settings, but when i search things that I accidentally searched before pop up. Oh, no! You don’t want your mom/spouse/teacher/hedgehog to know what you’re looking at! Crap crap CRAP where’s that “Clear History” command?! It is very irritating because I know how to but the clear button is grayed out and I cant push it. In the Safari app on your Mac, choose History > Clear History, then click the pop-up menu. You’re browsing, and you hear footsteps coming down the hallway.

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