Search Fields

I have been looking for some way to delete the entered text for search fields in internet explorer. I have tried deleting cookies, temp files, and the history, but have not been able to find where the queries are stored. Thank you for any help.

~Michael

 

You can delete an individual entry by using the down arrow key to highlight it, then pressing the delete button.

You can turn off the auto-complete feature (which I think dumps all the stored entries but at least stops displaying them) in Internet Explorer 6 in Tools>Internet Options>Content>Auto Complete. Uncheck the appropriate items there.

 

Thank you for the reply, it helped. I was thinking that there was a temporary file which stored info entered into all search fields.

Mike

 

I don't remember where the previous search information is stored on the hard-drive, but if you want to delete your previous searches made from within IE, open IE, open the Search Pane, click on New, then select Previous Searches. A window will open showing you all of your previous search criteria. Click on Clear to remove all of these from memory.

If you're looking to clear search information from web-sites open Internet Explorer Properties, click on the Content Tab, click on Auto Complete, Click on Clear Forms, and Clear Passwords.

HTH.