Jul 23 2019 09:20 AM - edited Aug 09 2019 09:13 AM
Instead of manually clearing your browsing data, you can schedule Microsoft Edge to automatically delete it from the browser when you close all windows. This feature allows you to schedule the same data that can be manually cleared.
Here’s how you do it:
Privacy and services / Clear browsing data.
The next time you launch your browser, the data you selected will be cleared. This can be verified by returning to the same page inside settings and observing if you have any data remaining for the toggles you have enabled. You may also visit edge://history to verify your history has been cleared.
If your data has not been cleared, please Send Feedback and include a description of what was supposed to be cleared, if you have any extensions installed, and the amount of data (e.g . 96 Browsing history items) that should be cleared.
Some things to consider:
Jul 23 2019 11:59 AM
Hi @Elliot Kirk
I've already posted about an issue with this yesterday and today right here at Clear data on close.
Dennis5mile
Jul 23 2019 01:45 PM
Thank you, @Dennis5mile. We also wanted to call this out as a new feature in the Developer channel. This has been one of more frequently asked for features, and we wanted to make sure that people saw that it is now available.
Thanks,
Elliot
Jul 23 2019 01:49 PM
Jul 24 2019 12:08 AM
Jul 24 2019 03:20 AM
@Elliot Kirk Nice feature. What would be really cool: The ability to clear all the cruft from a particular page when I close the tab, leaving other tabs alone. Sometime I'm logged into various sites, browsing whatever, and I open an new tab and immediately think "Big mistake - its Google/facebook/twitter related." Then I have to go clear all my cookies etc.
Jul 24 2019 05:45 AM
I would be interested to know whether this is a simple deletion or a secure deletion. Whether this is of use to me or anyone else in business might well depend on the answer to that.
Jul 24 2019 05:48 AM
I concur. In fact I'd like all delete functions to be secure. Delete should mean Delete.
Jul 24 2019 02:52 PM
Aug 01 2019 12:24 PM
@Elliot Kirk - how does this work relative to "Site permissions -> Cookies -> Keep local data only until you quit your browser"?
Aug 02 2019 04:34 AM
Aug 08 2019 09:33 AM
Aug 08 2019 10:49 AM
Chromium based browsers can use "Read Aloud" and it will read PDF pages. It's an extension rather than built-in but it will do the job until MS make it a native ability in Edge. You can get it in the Chrome store.
Aug 11 2019 04:13 PM
@Elliot Kirk I'd like to see an option for Clear Search Strings. I've noticed that search strings previously used are coming through as top search suggestions. This is true in the standard browsing session but more concerning is that search strings used during InPrivate browsing are also coming through as top search suggestions is the standard session.
So private is really 100% private. :unamused_face:
Aug 11 2019 05:59 PM
Sep 01 2019 11:41 PM - edited Sep 01 2019 11:47 PM
You can always (also) add a favorite to your favorite bar to Clear Brower Data which is like in a way adding your own clear data/history button. I did it, and all I do is click the icon (or right click to a new window tab) and clear data/history with in a second when I want to clear data. Its: chrome://settings/clearBrowserData (type it in to get to that setting as copy/pasting/clicking link here wont work properly) to do so and than bookmark the tab (star). One can do that, and/or also set clear data upon exit to have both routes or if they watn to clear data/history real fast when needed, but not always want it cleared upon exit. Example:
Sep 04 2019 02:41 PM
@Eric_Lawrence After some further experience especially with Edge for Android I'm starting to think the problem may actually be associated with the keyboard being used. The in-private mode on Edge for Android does not seem to clear out the keyboard data and as a result the words used during an in-private session appear on the keyboard as top suggested words to start your next typing session. Very obvious with SwiftKey keyboard.
I did seem to experience similar behaviour on my desktop browser but not to the same extent.
Sep 05 2019 06:32 AM
@Elliot Kirk When will this option be available in GPO?
Sep 08 2019 09:42 AM
Hi @stesch79, I will ask the owners of this area and find out for you. Thanks - Elliot
Sep 09 2019 10:06 AM