How to open and view history in Internet Explorer
By tradition, the first question is how to open and view the visit log .
As usual, there are several ways to do this.
In Internet Explorer 9, 10, 11.
1 way. You can open the history log using hotkeys: Ctrl+Shift+H .
Method 2 - through the menu. On the menu bar in the upper left corner, click View - Browser Panels - Journal.
3 way. In the browser command line, click Tools - Browser Panels - Log.
Note : If you do not see the menu bar and command line, then you should right-click at the top of the browser and check the Menu Bar and Command Prompt boxes.
In Internet Explorer 8 browser.
1 way. On the menu bar in the upper left corner, click View - Browser Panels - Journal.
Method 2. In the browser command line, click Tools – Explorer Panels – Journal.
3 way. In the Favorites panel, click Favorites, then go to the Journal tab.
Note. If you don't see the Menu Bar, Command Prompt, or Favorites Bar, you can right-click at the top of your browser and select Menu Bar, Command Prompt, or Favorites Bar.
Or open the magazine using the hotkey combination: Ctrl+Shift+H .
Any of the above methods will open the following window on the left side of the browser.
Where is Internet Explorer browser history and how can I erase it?
Hello! Agree, it’s a useful thing. You can view the browsing history of any user, unless, of course, it has already been deleted and you have the appropriate access. Where is it located in the browser?
Many have already noticed that in some other Internet browsers you can open the menu and find an item called “history”. In the case under consideration, the situation is somewhat different, but there is nothing complicated either.
Today I’ll tell you where the history is in Internet Explorer and how to delete it. The example below will be based on its 11th version.
To be honest, I didn’t find it right away. Then I figured it out. The solution turned out to be elementary. I'll show you where it is stored for a certain period of time. To do this you need to follow 3 simple steps:
- open browser;
- select the favorites menu through the icon that looks like a star;
- In the window that appears, go to the “log” tab and look at the history.
For clarity, I have prepared a screenshot for you.
The most interesting thing is that before preparing the picture, I went to the Internet browser and discovered that there was no historical data there. Can you guess why? In fact, I was surprised at first, but then I remembered that it is deleted when the program is closed. Next I’ll show you how you can enable and disable this functionality.
We looked at where it is stored and now we will look at how to clean it. To do this, we will need to open a window with the option to delete the review history. I'll show you two quick ways to do this. First, open the program parameters and then there are 2 options to choose from:
- Select “browser properties”, then the “general” tab and click the “delete” button.
- Select “Security” and “Delete Browsing History”.
See what it looks like for the first case.
The arrow shows the very possibility that I mentioned above - deleting the log when exiting.
I like the second case better, as it seems faster. It is shown below.
After one of the options is made, a service window will appear.
Here, at the user's discretion, you can select one or more items. I usually select everything and press “delete”.
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You can view your history of web pages you've visited in any browser. Internet Explorer is no exception. Moreover, the Internet browser allows you not only to view the magazine, but also to sort them by date of visit, order and other characteristics. First, let's look at how to view the Internet Explorer log.
There are several ways to view the history of web pages that a user has visited. First, launch the browser. In versions 8 and higher, we will need to select the View menu section. It is located in the upper left corner of the Internet browser. In this section, open the Panel and click Journal in the list that opens.
Another method is no less simple. In the right corner of the browser, select Service. It may also be indicated by an asterisk. In the menu that appears, click Panel – Journal. After this, the user is presented with a history of visits to web resources. By default, they are listed by the date you viewed the sites. You can open the magazine in Internet Explorer using the hotkeys Ctrl, shift and H. A complete list of hotkeys with their functionality can be found here.
In the journal, you can sort pages by date (this is the default), by node, and by visiting order. So, to see what resources you were on today, click, respectively, Today. In addition, by clicking on the Yesterday or Last Week links, you will open a list of the sites you viewed on those dates.
In order to start searching, first open the Journal. In it, go to View by date and open the search log. In Internet Explorer 8, this line may appear as a search in the log. Now we enter either the full or partial name of the site in the search field. We wait a few seconds and the results appear in front of us. You can go to the desired resource by clicking on its name.
Not every user wants to leave a list of the pages he visited in the browser. In this case, you will need to know how to delete your visit log. This procedure is as simple as possible in all versions of the Internet browser from Microsoft.
You can delete your history partially, within a certain period of time. In this case, you will need to open the Journal, select the period that you want to delete, for example, Today and right-click. In the list of actions that opens, click Delete. The same can be done if you need to delete just one resource. In this case, we highlight only its name.
You can completely clear the history in Internet Explorer by clicking Tools. In it we find and click on the lines Delete browser history. The same action is done using the command line. To do this, select Security. In the section, click Delete browser or browser history. In addition, you can use hotkeys by simultaneously pressing Ctrl, shift and Del. The window that appears will allow you to clear the entire history when you click on the delete button.
It should be noted that you can use incognito mode when visiting sites; in this case, deleting your browsing history will not be necessary. In Internet Explorer it is called private browsing. The developers also provided the ability to restore the last session at the next start in the event of an unscheduled shutdown. As you can see, the browser has quite a lot of functions designed for the convenience of users, but if you still don’t like it, then you can always change Internet Explorer to another browser. Therefore, if you have been to a site but have forgotten its address, you can always access the history in Internet Explorer. Moreover, it will be quite easy to find a resource if you use sorting according to some principle.
Absolutely all browsers have the ability to view the history of website visits. But all browsers have different ways to access it and different history names. Let's see how to find the menu item we need in the standard browser from Microsoft, which is available on any computer - Internet Explorer.
We will consider the topic using Explorer version 11 as an example. In previous versions there may be minor differences in the interface and tabs, but the path to the Journal remains unchanged. In addition, you can always open it using a key combination. But more on that later.
First, let's launch our browser. After launching, in the upper right corner you need to click on the star image. A panel with three tabs will open in front of you: Favorites, Web Channels and Journal.
In order to see the history, you need to click on the “ Journal ” tab. In it you can select the period of views and sort them. All internal visited pages of sites are collapsed in symbolic folders next to the portal name.
Clicking on the drop-down menu at the top “ View by Date ” will provide access to the views filter. In addition to the date, you can select “ View by site ” - this will allow you to see a list of viewed pages of any site. " View by Traffic " will show you the most frequently visited sites.
“Browse by Visit Order,” as the name suggests, will rank sites in chronological order, starting with the most recent visit.
The last menu item, Search History , will allow you to enter keywords and filter the results by them.
As mentioned earlier, it is possible to quickly access the history menu in Internet Explorer. , press the key combination Ctrl + H. The combination Shift + Ctrl + H will open the Journal as a full-height browser tab on the left side of the screen.
You can view your history of web pages you've visited in any browser. Internet Explorer is no exception. Moreover, the Internet browser allows you not only to view the magazine, but also to sort them by date of visit, order and other characteristics. First, let's look at how to view the Internet Explorer log.
There are several ways to view the history of web pages that a user has visited. First, launch the browser. In versions 8 and higher, we will need to select the View menu section. It is located in the upper left corner of the Internet browser. In this section, open the Panel and click Journal in the list that opens.
Another method is no less simple. In the right corner of the browser, select Service. It may also be indicated by an asterisk. In the menu that appears, click Panel – Journal. After this, the user is presented with a history of visits to web resources. By default, they are listed by the date you viewed the sites. You can open the magazine in Internet Explorer using the hotkeys Ctrl, shift and H. A complete list of hotkeys with their functionality can be found here.
In the journal, you can sort pages by date (this is the default), by node, and by visiting order. So, to see what resources you were on today, click, respectively, Today. In addition, by clicking on the Yesterday or Last Week links, you will open a list of the sites you viewed on those dates.
In order to start searching, first open the Journal. In it, go to View by date and open the search log. In Internet Explorer 8, this line may appear as a search in the log. Now we enter either the full or partial name of the site in the search field. We wait a few seconds and the results appear in front of us. You can go to the desired resource by clicking on its name.
Not every user wants to leave a list of the pages he visited in the browser. In this case, you will need to know how to delete your visit log. This procedure is as simple as possible in all versions of the Internet browser from Microsoft.
You can delete your history partially, within a certain period of time. In this case, you will need to open the Journal, select the period that you want to delete, for example, Today and right-click. In the list of actions that opens, click Delete. The same can be done if you need to delete just one resource. In this case, we highlight only its name.
You can completely clear the history in Internet Explorer by clicking Tools. In it we find and click on the lines Delete browser history. The same action is done using the command line. To do this, select Security. In the section, click Delete browser or browser history. In addition, you can use hotkeys by simultaneously pressing Ctrl, shift and Del. The window that appears will allow you to clear the entire history when you click on the delete button.
It should be noted that you can use incognito mode when visiting sites; in this case, deleting your browsing history will not be necessary. In Internet Explorer it is called private browsing. The developers also provided the ability to restore the last session at the next start in the event of an unscheduled shutdown. As you can see, the browser has quite a lot of functions designed for the convenience of users, but if you still don’t like it, then you can always change Internet Explorer to another browser. Therefore, if you have been to a site but have forgotten its address, you can always access the history in Internet Explorer. Moreover, it will be quite easy to find a resource if you use sorting according to some principle.
Website browsing history can be useful if you need to find a site or a specific page that you visited previously, but its names have been forgotten. In this case, you can refer to your browsing history and quickly find the website you are interested in. However, Internet Explorer's interface is slightly different from other browsers, which may make it difficult to recall room history.
Searching and sorting history in Internet Explorer
By default, the browsing history is sorted by date (more precisely, by visiting periods: day, week, month). To view which sites were visited today, click on today and open the list. To view the pages visited, click on the desired site.
The visit log can be sorted not only by date, but also by site (by node in Internet Explorer 8), by traffic and by order of visits.
To go to search by browsing history , select Search Log (Search in Log in Internet Explorer 8). Here in the search field you can enter either elements of the site address or name (in both Russian and English).
Features of visiting search history
The program control menu is simplified as much as possible, so all the necessary functions are located directly on the control panel. You can see where the history is in Internet Explorer in two steps:
- Immediately after starting the program, click on the star-shaped button in the right corner of the browser window.
- Now open the tab called Browser History in Internet Explorer, which stores information about your visits.
The presented section includes a system of filters that allow you to find data based on a given criterion. To do this, use the option – View by... and select the appropriate option.
Browsing history also includes a search function for key queries. With its help, you can quickly find links to important articles or news.
How to update Internet Explorer to the latest version
Deleting the browsing history (history) in Internet Explorer, complete and partial
As in other browsers, you can erase journal entries either completely or partially .
When viewing the log by date, you can delete visit log entries for a period by right-clicking on the desired period (for example, today) and selecting Delete. A similar operation can be done to delete an individual site or page entry.
If sorting is set by site, you can delete all records relating to one site for the entire history storage period in the manner indicated in the previous paragraph.
To clear the browsing history completely , click in the menu bar Tools – Delete browser history... (Delete browser history... in Internet Explorer 8).
Or, in the command line, click Security - Delete Browsing History... (Delete Browsing History... in Internet Explorer 8).
To open the history deletion window, you can also use the hotkey combination Ctrl+Shift+Del .
The Delete Browsing History window opens. Here we check the Log box. Then click Delete.
Note 1 . You could get to the Delete browsing history window using the methods described in the article about clearing the browser cache and cookies.
Note 2 . As usual, I remind you that if you use private mode (InPrivat in Internet Explorer), then to clear the history later.
How to restore your last session
There are also several ways to restore your last session in Internet Explorer.
1. Open a new tab and click Reopen last session. To open one of the recently closed tabs , click Reopen closed tabs and select the desired one from the list.
2. On the menu bar, click Tools – Reopen the last viewing session.
3. On the command line, click Tools – Reopen the last viewing session.
That's all for working with the visit log (history) in the Internet Explorer browser . Good luck!
