Cover Your Tracks
Safety Information when visiting this site.
Hide your browsing.
Internet Explorer
- Click on the Tools menu (in the row at the top of the browser )
- Select Internet Options from the drop down menu.
- You should now be on a tab that says General if not select General.
- Under the title Temporary Internet Files click on Delete Files.
- You can also check the box that says delete all offline content.
- Then under History click on Clear History.
- Then click OK, at the bottom
Netscape
- Pull down the Edit menu.
- Select Preferences from the drop down menu.
- Click on Navigator (this may be a tab at the top or option in a list on left)
- Click on the Clear History button.
- Then click on Advanced (this may be a tab or an option in a list on the left. If it’s in a list lick on the + sign).
- Then select Cache.
- Click on Clear Disk Cache.
- On older versions of Netscape:
- Pull down the Options menu
- Select Network Options
- Select Cache
- Click on Clear Disk Cache.
AOL
Take the following steps to clear AOL’s browser cache:
- Go to Start – Programs – AOL – AOL System Information.
- Click the Utilities tab at the top of the window.
- Click the Clear Browser Cache button. The Current Cache Size will change to 0 KB.
- Now close the AOL System Information window by clicking the X in the top right-hand corner of the window.
- Connect to AOL to see if this has solved the problem. If not, try the following alternative method:
If AOL System Information is not listed in the Programs menu:
- Sign on to AOL as normal.
- Go to AOL Keyword Preferences.
- Click Internet Properties (www) – This will open the Internet Options window.
- Click Delete Files then click OK to delete your temporary Internet files.
- Now click OK to close the Internet Options window
PLEASE NOTE:
The information listed above may not completely hide your tracks.
The safest way to find information on the Internet is to do it in a safe place.
This could be at a local library or a friend’s house.