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Clear your browsing information, like sites you've visited, autofill information and site preferences.

Firefox stores pages you've visited in your history as you browse the web. Follow these steps to delete your browsing history. __TOC__ =Clear your recent history= #[[Template:iosmenu]] #Select {menu History} from the bottom panel to see your visited sites. #Tap the trash [[Image:trash icon fx iOS]] icon in the bottom left corner. #Choose from the following timeframes to clear: *Today *Today and Yesterday *Everything =Clear a specific website from history= #[[Template:iosmenu]] #Select {menu History} from the bottom panel to see your visited sites. #Swipe right on the website name you want to remove from your history and tap {button Delete}. {note}'''Note:''' This will not remove any site data or logins. To do that, see the next section.{/note} =Clear individual site data= #[[Template:iosmenu]] #[[Template:settingsios]] #Under the Privacy section, tap {menu Data Management}. #Tap {menu Website Data}. #Tap the site you want to clear or select {menu Show More} to find the site you want to clear. #At the bottom of the list, select '''Clear Items'''. =Clear private data= #[[Template:iosmenu]] #[[Template:settingsios]] #Under the Privacy section, tap {menu Data Management}. #At the bottom of the list, select '''Clear Private Data''' to remove all website data. {warning}'''Caution:''' This action will clear all of your private data and cannot be undone.{/warning} =Clear items from the Recently Visited section on the homepage= #On your iOS homepage, longpress on an item in the Recently Visited section to open a context menu. #Tap the [[Image:fx icon cancel download]] '''Remove''' icon to remove the specific page and all of its related metadata from your history. =What types of information can I remove?= *'''Browsing History''': Addresses and cached text for websites you've visited. Clearing this will remove these websites from your [[Customize Firefox Home on iOS| top sites shown on your Firefox Home page]]. You can also remove individual items from the Recently Visited section on your homepage. *'''Cache''': Parts of web pages that are stored in the browser to make them load faster the next time you visit. *'''Cookies''': Files that contain information about your visit to a website, including site preferences and user information. *'''Offline Website Data''': Files a website stores in your device (if you've allowed it) so you can continue to use it offline. *'''Saved Logins''': [[Manage saved passwords in Firefox for iOS|Manage saved username and password data]].