To change or clear the history file in Netscape Navigator

1. From the Options menu, select General Preferences then the Appearance tab.
 

2. Click "Expire now" to immediately clear the history file.

To change or clear the history file in Netscape Communicator:
 

1. From the Edit menu, select Preferences then the Navigator category in the list along the

    left side of the window.
 

2. Click on "Expire now" to immediately clear the history file.  With Netscape closed,

    search your computer for the history file and delete it. The next time you open the

    browser, the file will be recreated.

* For Windows (all versions), the file is called netscape.hst
* For Macintosh, the file is called global history
* For Unix (all versions), the file is called history.dat