[HOWTO] Delete your browsing history/clear cookies

[Fexno]

Unfortunately there are quite a few browsers out there, and most of them have different options in clearing your browser history.

Here are the howto's for the most popular browsers:
Chrome
Mozilla Firefox
Internet Explorer
Safari

[Fexno]

Click on the 3 stripes icon in the topright of the browser window and choose "History"
http://www.thesettlersonlinewiki.com/images/clearhistory/chrome1.png


Then click on the "Clear browsing data..." button in the "History" section.
Make sure you choose "the beginning of time" and the checkboxes for "Delete cookies and other site and plug-in data" and "Empty the cache" are ticked
http://www.thesettlersonlinewiki.com/images/clearhistory/chrome2.png


You then get this confirmation screen where you can decide what to keep and what needs to go. Keep in mind that once you hit the "Clear browsing data" button there is no turning back.
http://www.thesettlersonlinewiki.com/images/clearhistory/chrome3.png


The screenshots were taken from Chrome 28.0.1500.95 m, so they might differ a bit in other versions of Chrome

[Fexno]

Click on "History" and choose "Clear Recent History..."
http://www.thesettlersonlinewiki.com/images/clearhistory/firefox1.png


You then get this confirmation screen where you can decide what to keep and what needs to go.
Make sure you choose "Everything" and the checkboxes for "Cookies" and "Cache" are ticked.
Keep in mind that once you hit the "Clear Now" button there is no turning back.
http://www.thesettlersonlinewiki.com/images/clearhistory/firefox2.png


The screenshots were taken from Mozilla Firefox 23.0.1, so they might differ a bit in other versions of Mozilla Firefox

[Fexno]

Click on the cogwheel icon on the topright of the browser window and choose "Internet options"
http://www.thesettlersonlinewiki.com/images/clearhistory/ie1.png


Then click on the "Delete" button in the "Browsing history" section
http://www.thesettlersonlinewiki.com/images/clearhistory/ie2.png


You then get this confirmation screen where you can decide what to keep and what needs to go.
Make sure that the checkboxes "Temporary Internet files" and "Cookies" are ticked. Also if you have added "The Settlers Online" to your favorites, make sure that the checkbox "Preserve Favorites website data" is not ticked.
Keep in mind that once you hit the "Delete" button there is no turning back.
http://www.thesettlersonlinewiki.com/images/clearhistory/ie3.png


The screenshots were taken from Internet Explorer 9, so they might differ a bit in other versions of Internet Explorer

[Fexno]

Click on "Edit" and choose "Reset Safari…"
http://www.thesettlersonlinewiki.com/images/clearhistory/safari1.png


You then get this confirmation screen where you can decide what to keep and what needs to go.
Make sure that the checkboxes "Empty the cache" and "Remove all cookies" are ticked.
Keep in mind that once you hit the "Reset" button there is no turning back.
http://www.thesettlersonlinewiki.com/images/clearhistory/safari2.png


I don't have this browser myself, so used some images found here (http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/apple/clear-all-browsing-history-in-safari/)