Download history for the last hour. How to delete history in Yandex

Engineering systems 21.10.2019
Engineering systems

Sometimes it happens like this - I accidentally stumbled upon a certain site on the Internet, but immediately did not pay much attention to it and did not attach any importance to the find. And suddenly, a week later, exactly the information that was published on this resource was needed.

Now how do you find the information you need? I don't remember the site address. The resource was not bookmarked. There is a solution - find the desired web page in the browser history.

Now viewing the history of actions on the computer will depend only on whether the browsing history is configured or, in the interests of protecting personal data, all surfing was done in Private mode. It may also be necessary to see if the computer was running at a certain time.

Viewing the history of visited sites

To find the desired page in the browser, you must do the following steps

  • Launch browser.
  • Enter the menu Tools or Settings (this depends on the type of browser).
  • Open the History item.

Looking through the entire list of visits in a row, in the end, it will be possible to find the desired page and site. After that, you need to click on the link and in a minute the lost information is in front of your eyes.

Indeed, a handy thing. Provided that the user is not afraid of surveillance and is not worried that information about the sites visited may fall into third hands.

Mozilla Firefox Browser

In this browser, the history is called "Journal". The magazine is located immediately in the Firefox menu.

Opera Browser

In Opera, the tab is called “History”. When viewing history, it is possible to use a convenient search.

Google Chrome browser

In Google Chrome, you can view your browsing history in the menu item “History and recent tabs”.

Personal data protection issues

If the user is interested in maintaining the privacy of surfing, then you can completely disable the saving of browsing history in the browser settings.

If it is desirable to close the history of a single visit to the site from immodest eyes, then the easiest way is to check the Private Browsing item in the File menu of the browser before starting surfing. In this case, the history will not be saved only for this surfing session.

History of work with documents in applications

If you are not interested in surfing the Internet, but with what files you have been working with lately, in this case the problem is completely solvable. Again - unless saving the history of opening files has been disabled.
Many applications, such as text editors, graphics programs, save the history of working with documents. Usually at the very bottom of the File menu is a list of the last 10 working documents.

The number of saved open files can be adjusted in the Program Options using the system capabilities of the computer. You need to open the Start menu and find the item Recent Documents. There will be a list of files that have been worked on in recent days. Again - if the Start menu settings do not prohibit saving history.

View a complete history of all events on the computer

Windows event log

Windows has a special log where a great many events are stored. There you can see when the computer turned on, what updates were installed, what failures occurred, and so on.

In order to get into this log, you need to open the Control Panel, open “Administration” in it, and then double-click on the “Event Viewer” shortcut. And you find yourself in a journal in which you can view many entries. It would take too long to describe all the possibilities. Open it for yourself and see how much data is there.

Third Party History Viewer

Unfortunately, operating systems do not provide the option to view all events in full. The problem is solved by installing special software, for example, History Viewer.

It's not about spying and espionage. Computer activity monitoring programs are commonly used by employers to monitor performers - the client wants to know how the work on the project is going.

In Western countries, the hourly method of payment for work is common. In order for the customer to be able to check whether all paid hours have actually been worked in good faith, a tracker program is installed on the performer's computer, which sends a screenshot from the desktop screen to the client every few minutes.

Programs of another kind can collect an absolutely complete history of all events on a controlled computer:

  • What programs, when and how much worked.
  • How much each program consumes Internet traffic.
  • What sites have been visited.
  • How much live time the document was edited in the editor.
  • And much more, from which the employer can draw conclusions about the integrity of the employee.

Some of these trackers are designed for professional use in offices and in production - the program is installed on the computers of all employees with the results displayed on a monitor in the office of the boss or other controlling responsible employee.

Based on the results of work periods, such programs automatically generate reports and graphs, diagrams, on which you can clearly see what percentage of the employee's working time worked on tasks, and what time he spent in Odnoklassniki.

Parental control

Such activity monitoring programs are installed on the home computer by advanced parents in order to keep an eye on the child.

  • How much time did you spend in class?
  • How many played computer games.
  • Who did you interact with on social media?
  • Did you do something forbidden?

On the other hand, there have been cases when such monitoring was carried out by advanced children after their parents. And then they blackmailed dads and moms about buying something or demanding an easing of the regime.

We can revise it, analyze it, find and visit the pages we have viewed, download the files we have downloaded before and clean up the history itself.


And if once it is useful for finding a page whose address you forgot, then sometimes users do not want someone to know exactly which resources they visited. To do this, clear the browser history.

Today we will look at how to clear the history in Yandex Browser. In the vast majority of browsers, and Yandex.Browser is no exception, history can be checked using the Ctrl + H combination, or by clicking the settings icon in the upper right corners and selecting the history item from the menu.


Here we can clear the history for certain periods of time (for the previous hour, for the previous day and the entire history), as well as what exactly we want to remove from the history (cookies, cache files, download history, browsing history, saved passwords, autofill data).


No need to rush and delete everything, but only what needs to be hidden from prying eyes (you can delete it with one link), because, for example, cookies and cache files, auto-fill data helps speed up the browser.

When you notice that "Yandex" (browser) starts to "slow down", then it's time to clear your browsing history, as well as cookies and cache.

It is very easy to do this: Open a web browser and click on the button (with three vertical bars) in the upper right corner, with which you can enter the menu. Select the "History" option and then go to "History Manager". A page will open where you can view all the sites you have visited, as well as delete some of them or all at once.

If you want to completely get rid of the history, then click "Clear History" (button on the right). A window will appear in which you will need to check the boxes next to "Browsing history", "Cookies" and "Cache". Now it is recommended to indicate that you want to delete items accumulated "All time" and click "Clear History". That's all. You got rid of your browsing history. As you can see, there is nothing complicated in this operation.

"Incognito" mode If you do not want "Yandex" (browser) to save queries that you enter in the search box, as well as passwords and visited pages, you can use the "Incognito" mode. In order to activate it, open the browser menu and hover over the “Advanced” item, and then go to “New Incognito Window”.

After the steps have been taken, you will be able to visit any web pages and at the same time passwords, requests and resource addresses will not be saved. By the way, please note that by activating this mode, installed extensions will be disabled in the browser. No need to be scared - just open the menu again, go to the "Add-ons" section and turn on everything that you have turned off. Search engine "Yandex" So, you already know how to clear the history.

In Yandex (browser), this is very easy to do. But what actions to take if we are talking about carrying out the same procedure in the Yandex search engine? This will be discussed further. First of all, go to your Yandex account. At the top, next to your profile photo, you'll see a gear button. By clicking on it, select the option "Other settings".

A page will open where you need to go to the "My Finds" section. Now, to clear the history of search queries, click the appropriate button (you can easily find it). The last step (optional) is to disable history recording. To do this, simply drag the slider located on the left to the "Off" position.

When using the Yandex Browser, a question arises about clearing the history of visiting sites. This feature is useful when you need to find a downloaded file or a viewed page. The history in Yandex is replenished, loads the amount of internal memory, the device slows down.

How to view the history of visiting sites in Yandex Browser?

The history of visits is in the browser and search engines.

Below in the text, ways to view the history of site visits in Yandex will be considered.

View tab history

To view the list of open tabs in Yandex Browser, you need to do the following:

  • open tab;
  • press and hold the "Back" key (left arrow).

Viewing visited sites is only available on tabs where multiple pages have been viewed.

History of recently closed tabs

To view recently closed tabs, you need to open the Tableau and click on the "Recently closed" button below it.

The second way: move the mouse cursor over the tab and right-click on the command "Open just closed tab".

History of all pages

Open browsing history in Yandex helps in the search:

  • select "Settings" at the top right;
  • click on the icon;
  • select "History";
  • find the tab and click on it.

Quick call buttons

Using quick (hot) call buttons allows you to open a history in Yandex in seconds:

  • to view history: Ctrl+H;
  • to open downloads: Ctrl+J;
  • to bookmark an open site: Ctrl+D.

Using the Ctrl+Shift+Delete keys opens the cache, history and downloads cleaning tool.

Browsing log in Yandex Browser

Previously, queries could be managed manually after queries and results were saved. Innovations have made history in Yandex Browser according to user preferences.

To use personal search, check the boxes:

  • take into account search history in the results;
  • show your favorite sites in tooltips.

Thanks to the settings, the built-in Yandex search stores queries in the database.

Browsing history

To view the search history in Yandex, use the H + Ctrl key combination. The step-by-step instructions for viewing tab histories are as follows:

  • press the "Settings" button (located at the top right);
  • select "History";
  • view all visited sites in the window.

The browsing history is arranged in chronology. You can view the last 12 tabs. All stories can be synchronized, cleared and restored.

Download history

All downloaded files are stored by default in the Downloads folders on the local C drive. Download files can be cleared, reopened, reloaded.

You can access your download history in several ways:

  1. Click on the panel icon
  2. Call via keyboard shortcuts: Ctrl+J.

Files saved in the cache

Browser cache is the amount of hard disk space used to store downloaded files while browsing. The cache allows you to find a file previously viewed by the user. The cache is stored on the computer in the Yandex Browser folder at: C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\Local Settings\Application Data\Yandex\Yandex [version]\cache.

Delete history cache in Yandex Browser:

  • enter "Settings";
  • click "Advanced";
  • select the "Clear history" command;
  • clear records for the period (specify);
  • select the "Cache files" checkbox;
  • click "Clear history".

To clear only the browser cache, you need to uncheck the other options.

Cookies and other site and module data

Cookies are small data sent by a server and stored on a computer. Cookies store logins and passwords from web pages.

You can clear cookies by following the instructions:

  • select "Settings";
  • click on "Advanced";
  • open Yandex Browser history";
  • check "Delete cookies".

Form autofill data

Form autocompletion is required to automatically enter personal information in registration forms on websites. Options for autofill are created and edited in the "Settings" in the "Passwords and forms" block.

You can remove autocomplete data like this:

  • open the settings panel;
  • select "Clear history" and "Delete records for all time".

After disable the options, leaving autocomplete and click "OK".

Application data

Application information is stored in Yandex disk history. All applications are created in the system Applications directory (Apps). Created files can be deleted, renamed and moved. The address scheme for applications looks like this: app:/.

media licenses

These are licenses for playing purchased content (music, movies). Before buying a computer, it is recommended to reset the list of media licenses in the browser history.

How to delete browsing history in Yandex Browser?

  1. Enter "Settings".
  2. Select "History".
  3. Select the line "Clear history".
  1. Click on the "Clear History" button.

On the computer

To remove a page from the history in the browser, you need to do this:

  • click on "Settings",
  • select pages;
  • delete entries.

On the phone

To delete history in the browser on the phone, step by step instructions:

  • click on the icon: (or menu button) on the panel;
  • select "Settings";
  • open "Privacy";
  • select "Clear data";
  • enable the cache option;
  • clear data.

On a tablet

You can clear Yandex history on a tablet like this:

  • select the ... icon at the bottom of the screen on the Internet browser panel;
  • call the "Settings" item;
  • click on "Delete log";
  • click on "Delete".

Clear browsing history with CCleaner

The CCleaner program will clear the history in Yandex:

  • run the program;
  • select the Cleanup tab.

A full folder analysis will start, then click on the "Clean" button.

Timely deletion of Yandex history guarantees stable operation of the Internet browser.

All people are naturally curious. Therefore, they are always very interested in knowing what others are doing at a personal computer. There are several ways to view your browsing history. It all depends on what exactly you need. You can look at pages on the Internet or track what kind of correspondence a person has had, and so on. You can see what programs were launched on the computer, what is the history of browsing sites.

Another situation may also arise. For example, you read some interesting article on the Internet. You liked her, but you did not add her to your favorites. It was not possible to find this page again, especially if you got to it completely by accident. This is where browsing history is needed. In it you can see a list of all visited Internet projects. In a browser, browsing history includes the browser cache and cookies.

How to view deleted browsing history

In order to find out the history of browsing sites, you can use a special program. For example: DiscDigger, Easy File Undelete, Recuva. After downloading and installing the program, you need to run it and find a special file called Places, which has the sqlite extension. This is the history of viewing Internet projects.

You need to know that if the user deleted such a list using specialized programs, then it will be very difficult to restore it. In this case, the browsing history will be lost forever.

To view it in a browser, press Ctrl+H. The entire history is stored in the memory of a personal PC in the form of files. When you delete it, you are, in other words, deleting certain files from your hard drive. You just need to know where they are located.

If the Explorer browser is used, then this file is located here: C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\History

In Firefox browser: C:\Users\user\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\

In Google Chrome, the file is located here: C:\Users\user\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default

Here it is necessary to replace the “user” with the name of the one whose history we need.

Another interesting history viewer

Consider another option with which you can see the history. To do this, you can use a program called Punto Switcher. This program has a very handy feature. It's called Keeping a Diary. It is there that everything that the user did on his PC is recorded. To ensure that only you have such access, you can set a password for it. It must be remembered that this file must be cleaned periodically, otherwise the program may not work correctly.

site views

Any browser installed on a computer keeps a history of visits and movements of users on the Internet. This happens by default and is available for viewing by anyone. If you need to delete these entries, the browser itself provides such an opportunity.

Let's see how to do it in the most popular browsers

  1. If you need to clear the history in the Opera browser, then you should follow these steps. Open the browser menu and find the "Settings" section. Here you need to select the option "Delete personal data". In the settings window, the settings are hidden by default. They must be deployed by clicking on the "Detailed settings" link. You need to check the box next to the item "Clear browsing history". You also need to carefully look so as not to delete something necessary.
  2. We do this in Firefox. We find the section called "Tools", and there we will need the line "Settings". A new window will open, and in it we need the "Privacy" tab. In it, click on "Clear immediately." Next, a window called "Delete unnecessary data" will open. In it, we check that there is a label on the item of the visit log. Select what you want to remove and click on the "Delete" button.
  3. If you have Explorer installed, the history is named "Browser History". To get there, you need to find a section called "Service" in the menu and select the line "Delete log" there. After that, a new window will open, and there we find "Delete History".
  4. In the Google Chrome browser, you can do this: use the key combination Ctrl + Shift + Del. And you can do it differently. Go to the "Tools" section and find the "Delete data about viewed documents" button. The browser deletes the history to a depth that you can specify yourself. This can be done from the drop down list. Check the box next to "Clear history" and click on the delete button.
  5. If you use it, there is a separate section called "History". It is located in the browser menu.

How to delete history in Yandex

Yandex also provides many opportunities for users. It saves every visited internet project. If necessary, you can see both the history of visits and the history of downloads.

To delete visited Internet pages, open the browser and click on the icon that looks like a wrench. It is located at the top right after Here we find the item "History", and there will be a list of all visited pages. We put a tick on those pages that need to be deleted, and delete them.

When you visit pages on the Internet, your computer saves everything: where, when, what you watched. What for? - you ask. It happens that the page was accidentally closed, not saved in favorites, and the information from it was suddenly needed, and there is no time and desire to search again for hundreds of pages. It is much easier to find it through the list of pages viewed, which is in every browser. Also, this function helps to trace, find out where other users of your computer have gone, thereby quickly finding the necessary information, controlling visits to sites by children, subordinate employees. Let's look at where information is stored, how to view the history of visiting sites.

The most popular browsers for Windows

In the most popular browsers, to open the list of visited sites, there is a keyboard shortcut: Ctrl + H or Ctrl + Shift + H. The list is also opened using the built-in function.

Consider how to check the history of visiting sites in individual browsers, the most common.

Google Chrome

Open Google Chrome. There is a settings button next to the address bar. By clicking on it, you will open a menu where you should select the "History" item. Now you can see a list of site addresses arranged by the date they were viewed. Knowing, for example, that you visited the desired page yesterday, you can easily find it without reviewing the links visited earlier and later.

History in Google Chrome

Firefox

The popular browser contains information about views in the "Log", in which to check, click on "Show all log". It is located in the top menu or can be called by pressing the left Alt. In Firefox, links are separated by date, and on the left there is a menu list, in which you can choose for what period to view the history: today's visits, yesterday's, per week, month.

Magazine in Firefox

Opera

In Opera, click on the button at the top left to bring up the browser menu. There, go to the "History" item.

Yandex

In Yandex, the functions are similar to Chrome, you will also find the history under the settings icon located at the top right. When you want to view and check the addresses, in the list, click on "History" - "History Manager".

IE

In Internet Explorer, click on the star on the toolbar to open visit information. In the menu that appears after that, select "Journal". Now you can see the list of sites structured by date.

Deleting the list of visited sites

If you do not want someone to know about your "walks" on the network, you can remove the list of links to the sites you visit. If you do not know how to delete the history of visiting sites from your computer, read below.

There are several ways to clear your browsing history. Of course, an inconvenient and time-consuming option is to remove each link individually from the Journal. However, browsers provide cleaning in a simpler way.

Google Chrome

Go to "Tools" - "Delete data about viewed documents". Specify the depth of deletion in the drop-down list. Next to "Clear history" check the box and click on delete.

You can use the combination Ctrl+Shift+Del.

Firefox

In this browser, find the "Tools" section, on the "Settings" line. In the window that opens, go to the "Privacy" - "Clear immediately" tab. A new window "Delete unnecessary data" will appear. Check that there is a check mark on the item indicating the visit log. Put marks on what you need to clear, then click "Delete".

explorer

In IE, browsing history is called "Browser History". The path to it lies through the menu, section "Service", there is a line "Delete log", then click on "Delete history".

Opera

In the browser menu, go to "Settings", find the option "Delete personal data". The default settings in the settings are hidden, expand them by clicking "Detailed settings". Go to the item “Clearing the history of visited pages”, carefully review everything so as not to destroy what you need.

safari

Safari has a separate section in the browser's History menu. Go to it, there you will see a link to delete information.

Yandex

In the browser, click on the icon next to the address bar, resembling a wrench. Next, go to "History". You will see a list of visited sites, check the boxes next to those you want to delete, click the appropriate button.

Using utilities

You can clear your browser history with special utilities that quickly clear and delete everything you want. Just be careful, download utilities from official sources, beware of unverified pages, because you can get on scammers who send viruses. The utilities themselves, named below, are an excellent tool for removing unnecessary information, garbage, and allow you to qualitatively solve the problem.

  1. The most popular is CCleaner. It can remove programs that cannot be eliminated by ordinary methods, clean the registry, removing erroneous entries. After launching the utility, start the analysis, then check the boxes indicating what is to be deleted, click the clear button.
  2. An alternative to the above program is WiseDiskCleaner. It also cleans everything perfectly, removes garbage, and performs defragmentation. There is Russian-speaking support. Click the analyze button, agree with the items offered by WiseDiskCleaner for cleaning, click the appropriate button.

Finding the list of viewed pages in the browser, clearing it is not difficult, you can easily cope with the task by reading the recommendations above and applying them. The problem is solved without special time costs, does not need to call specialists. Each user will be able to do everything necessary.

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