Clear History : What's new

Saturday, November 7, 2009
Tip of the Day
• What is Recent Documents history?

Windows stores a list of documents and files you have recently opened and worked with. Anyone who has access to your computer can see this list and link to any of the items that you've opened. "Clear Recent Documents" feature allows you to clean up the "recently opened documents" list located in the Start menu.

What's new?

Note: Clear All History supports the latest versions of Internet Explorer, MSN Explorer, AOL Explorer (AOL Browser), Maxthon (MyIE2), Firefox, Safari, Opera, Mozilla, Netscape and Google Chrome.

Version 5.9 (November 5, 2009)

Now Clear All History supports Windows 7.

Added the 'Purge deleted entries in history database' option for Firefox.

Added the 'Purge deleted entries in Skype database' option.

Updated 'Clear history' modules in Firefox and Opera.

Version 5.8 (September 9, 2009)

Updated the 'Clear Opera history' module. Now Clear All History supports Opera 10.0.

Version 5.7 (August 24, 2009)

Added clearing last typed Call phones and send SMS messages history in Skype.

Added the 'Check for updates' option.

Version 5.6 (June 25, 2009)

Fixed problem with clearing the path you used for the last file(s) saving/opening in Internet Eplorer 8.0.

Added the 'Delete bookmarks' option for Firefox.

Fixed problem with clearing bookmarks while clearing browser history in Firefox on some PCs

Version 5.5 (May 27, 2009)

Added the 'Clear selected browser history automatically on browser close' option.

Updated the 'Clear Opera history' module.

Version 5.3 (April 1, 2009)

Now Clear All History supports Internet Explorer 8.0.

Now Clear All History supports Skype 4.0.

Version 5.2 (March 17, 2009)

Fixed problem with 'Clear history in Google Chrome' with shredding.

Version 5.1 (February 10, 2009)

Now Clear All History supports Google Chrome.

Version 5.0 (October 11, 2008)

Now Clear All History supports AOL Explorer (previously known as AOL browser)

Now Clear All History supports Safari browser

Updated the 'clear Opera history' module

Fixed bug with 'Invisible mode' on some PCs in trial version

Improved program interface

Version 4.9 (July 18, 2008)

Now Clear All History supports clearing history items in Firefox 3.x.

Version 4.8 (July 14, 2008)

Added ability to select if you want to get a confirmation message after clearing or not.

Added the 'Ask for closing browser(s) before clearing' option.

Now Clear All History supports clearing recently open/save files list (OpenSavePidlMRU and LastVisitedPidlMRU) on Vista.

Version 4.7 (June 2, 2008)

Added the 'Delete Skype call history' option.

Added the 'Delete Skype chat history' option.

Added the 'Clear speed dial items' option for Opera.

Now the 'Clear cache' option for Opera also removes visited sites icons automatically saved by Opera.

Version 4.5 (April 14, 2008)

Added the 'Shredder option'.
Now Clear All History shreds history files before deleting using U.S. DoD 5220.22-M(E) standard to give you confidence that deleted history files can't be recovered.

Updated the 'delete history tracks' module for MS Office applications.

Version 4.2 (February 15, 2008)

Added the 'Clear Recent Items' option.

Version 4.1 (January 15, 2008)

Fixed bug with deleting index.dat files on start up under Vista on some PCs.

Version 4.0 (December 12, 2007)

Now you can clear Google Desktop history.

Changed program interface to simplify work with the program.

Version 3.5 (October 29, 2007)

Added ability to clear history tracks (Most Recently Used list (MRU list)) in Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Front Page, Publisher).

Clear history tracks in Windows Media Player

Clear history in Wordpad and MSPaint.

Improved "Clear history" module.

Fixed problem with "Disable Recent documents" option under Vistra for some PCs.

Version 3.3 (September 3, 2007)

Now ClearAllHistory supports Maxthon (MyIE2)

Fixed bug with scheduler.

Version 3.2 (August 14, 2007)

Changed default hotkeys.

Version 3.1 (June 25, 2007)

Now you don't need to purchase additional license(s) to use ClearAllHistory on one PC under different users' accounts. You can purchase one ClearAllHistory license and use it for multiple users on the same PC (under the same OS).

Version 3.0 (March 30, 2007)

Now Clear All History supports MSN Explorer.

Added ability to run Clear All History in invisible mode (stealth mode).

Version 2.9 (January 31, 2007)

Supports Vista. Now ClearAllHistory fully works with Windows Vista.

Version 2.8 (January 8, 2007)

For more convenience added "Check" option in program toolbar. Now, if you want to select all items for clearing*, you don't need to select each item separately. Using this option you can select all items* for clearing at once.
Selects all items in "Browser History" window
Selects all items in "Windows History" window
Selects "Clear selected items on program exit" in "Settings" window.

Added "Clear Page file (swap file) at PC shutdown" feature.

Version 2.7 (December 4, 2006)

For more convenience added ability to open program main window (when program is running) by clicking on the desktop icon (not only access running program via the tray icon).

Fixed bug with damaging password (in "Protect program with password" option) in certain situations on some PCs.

Version 2.6 (November 18, 2006)

Now ClearAllHistory supports Internet Explorer 7.0

Now ClearAllHistory deletes toolbar search history in the latest version of Google Toolbar.

Version 2.5 (November 1, 2006)

Now you can clear the content of index.dat files independently of other features. In previous versions "Clear history index.dat file" ability was included in "Clear browser history" feature, "Clear cookies index.dat file" ability - in "Delete cookies" feature, "Clear temporary internet files index.dat file" - in "Delete Temporary Internet Files" feature.

Added "Delete index.dat files at Windows startup (PC startup)" feature. Using this feature you can select which of three Internet Explorer index.dat files (history index.dat, cache index.dat, cookies index.dat) you want to delete.

Added ability to set max index.dat file size for clearing (in MB).

Improved program scheduler. Now using ClearAllHistory scheduler you can set period of time (in hours, minutes) for clearing selected items automatically - not only clear selected items automatically on program start/exit.

Version 2.1 (September 7, 2006)

Added "Clear toolbar search history" feature. Using this feature you can clear Google Toolbar search history, Yahoo Toolbar search history, MSN Toolbar search history.

Fixed bug with immediate applying program settings on some PCs.

Fixed bug with "Clear Recycle Bin now" feature.

Version 2.0 (July 14, 2006)

Added "Clear Windows Run History (recently run programs list)" feature.

Added "Clear Windows Search "Files & Folders" History" feature.

Added "Clear Windows Search "Computers" History" feature.

Added "Clear Start Menu open programs history (Windows Explorer UserAssist Data)" feature.

Added "Clear view preferences for desktop and windows you opened (Streams and StreamMRU)" feature.

Added "Clear recently open/save files list (ComDlg32\OpenSaveMRU and ComDlg32\LastVisitedMRU)" feature.

Changed main program windows.

Version 1.6 (May 22, 2006)

Now "Clear History" feature for Opera supports Opera 8.x.

Now "Clear History" feature for Netscape supports Netscape 8.x.

Fixed bug with clearing Recycle Bin by using "Empty now" button.

Improved program tray menu design.

Now "Clear Temporary Internet Files" feature for Firefox supports Firefox 1.5.x.

Now "Clear History" feature for Firefox, Opera and Netscape also removes the path you used for the last file(s) saving/opening.

Version 1.5 (January 4, 2006)

Added hot keys:
"Close All Browsers"
"Hide All Browsers"
"Show Hidden Browsers"
"Minimize All windows"
"Close All browsers and Clear All selected items"

Added "Clear Clipboard (buffer) after paste with Ctrl+V and/or Shift+Ins" feature.

Version 1.3 (December 4, 2005)

Added hot key for clearing all selected items immediatelly.

Version 1.2 (October 29, 2005)

Added "Clear AutoComplete forms" and "Clear address bar history (URL AutoComplete)" to "Clear History" feature.

Now "Clear History" feature for Mozilla, Firefox, Opera also removes tracks of recently downloaded files (clears download list).

"Clear History" feature for Internet Explorer also removes the path you used for the last file(s) saving.

Added "Delete stored passwords" feature.

Fixed bug with showing check marks clearing items for certain browsers.

Version 1.1 (October 17, 2005)

Added "Empty Windows Temporary Folders" feature - empties current user Temporary directory and Windows Temporary folder.

Now all deleting/clearing options for Internet Explorer are combined with clearing of the corresponding index.dat files.

Version 1.0 (September 27, 2005)

Initial version