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PLEASE add a 'Clear History on Exit" function to Edge Chromium
StoneT Thank you for your feedback. We take privacy very seriously. We are looking at making changes to our user interface. Please keep updating and letting know how you feel about the changes we make as we go.
Ok, so here I am in the latest version of Edge Can (Version 77.0.223.0 (Official build) canary (64-bit)) and I head on over to settings/Privacy and services/Clear browsing data/Choose what to clear every time you close the browser.
I make all my selections Browsing History, Cookies and other site data, Cached images and files.
Now before I close my browser to test this I go here..
Then head back to here....
Then to be safe and make sure no cookies and such would still be there I go here and turn off all settings..
I close Edge/Can down and wait about 2 minutes and then restart it. I go back to the settings for clearing on exit only to find this....
Now why in the world would there be any cookies or what have you, when all I did was start the browser and open to the new tab page which is blank other than the search bar.. Now there is either something I'm not getting or this is a bug and it is not clearing anything.....
Dennis5mile
Ok, Updated to the newest version of Can (Version 77.0.227.0 (Official build) canary (64-bit)) and still have this problem... I start browser, make sure I log into Nothing, clear everything just like I show in the photos in prier post and still,
I start Edge Can and it opens to here....I sign into/log into NOTHING and I go immediately to the settings page and find this
Now how is this possible? How can I have cookies and other site data from 13 sites and 3.1MB from Cached images and files when I've gone nowhere and signed into nothing, not even into this forum???
What's not working or am I missing something?
Dennis5mile
Thanks for helping us test this new feature! I'm sorry to hear it's not working as expected for you.
Do you have any extensions installed? They might also be adding to your cookie count. To have a better idea of where these cookies are coming from, you can visit edge://settings/siteData to see a complete list of cookies in your browser.
Do you mind sending us feedback from the :) if this is still an issue? That way we can get more info into what's happening. Thanks again!
This is the major one for me, have a look at how Firefox gives granular control over clearing browsing data on exit (I like to delete everthing except cookies for example).
At the risk of hijacking the thread, also note how Firefox allows the user to control what is shown in the URL bar. I don't want my browing history popping up as suggestions as I type, if you know what I mean..... ;)
Basically copy those two features of Firefox and you'll have another user swapping to Edge Chromium, those two things make me a Firefox user.
Ed.
EdUK2019 "This is the major one for me, have a look at how Firefox gives granular control over clearing browsing data on exit (I like to delete everthing except cookies for example)."
Firefox does an excellent job of granular selection of what to clear and what not. So does Edge Classic (see screenshots in comment above). I agree that replicating Edge Classic's functionality in this regard is a minimum requirement for release. I get rid of everything except passwords on both Edge Classic and Firefox.
I upvote this feature request. Please add this existing Edge feature to Edge-chromium
