Subj : Microsoft Edge gets a nifty new feature to swiftly clear browsing
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From : TechnologyDaily
Date : Sat Jun 24 2023 12:45:03

Microsoft Edge gets a nifty new feature to swiftly clear browsing data

Date:
Sat, 24 Jun 2023 11:36:10 +0000

Description:
Microsoft is beavering away at improving the interface of Edge on various 
fronts.

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Microsoft has brought in a new piece of functionality for Edge allowing users 
to easily clear the browsers cache and history, but its only in testing right 
now. 

As spotted by Leopeva64 on Twitter, Microsoft made the change with the Canary 
(earliest test) version of Edge, introducing a trash can icon that allows for 
clearing browser data with a single click. There's a new button in Edge's 
History hub to quickly open the "Clear browsing data" dialog 
(Canary):https://t.co/4kaKCrxmz5.https://t.co/H8awAlHZYm 
pic.twitter.com/PUVPw4cVhj June 23, 2023 See more 

The icon is in the History hub, and it takes you straight to the clear data 
panel, where you can then click Clear Now to remove whatever you have 
selected (cache, browsing history or download history, or cookies). 

Technically, then, its a two-click process (assuming youre clearing 
everything), but still, the shortcut to get to the panel is a handy touch. 
Analysis: Full steam ahead with interface changes 

Microsoft made another change to the History hub last month, as the Twitter 
leaker pointed out at the time, making it longer (stretching the full length 
of the browser window so you can view more of your browsing history at once). 

Theres a fair bit of work going on regarding the interface of Edge in 
general, too. Most recently, weve witnessed Microsoft implementing a darker 
dark mode (which is fully black, rather than dark gray  again, this tweak, 
which might prove divisive , is in the Canary channel). 

Perhaps the most exciting development weve seen in recent times, though, is a 
glimpse of a new Settings panel that allows you to turn off (or on) optional 
features , a potentially very useful chunk of UI that could help tame bloat 
with Edge. And given the amount of features Microsoft has been adding to its 
browser of late, that could help to assuage some fears about it becoming too 
clunky a beast of an app. 

Via MS Power User



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Link to news story:
https://www.techradar.com/computing/edge/microsoft-edge-gets-a-nifty-new-featu
re-to-swiftly-clear-browsing-data


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