Additional information covers how to clear your net online gate history for Safari, Chrome, and Firefox.

How Do I Find the Downloads Folder on a Mac?

To locate theDownloads folderon your Mac, selectGoon the Finder menu bar.

The Mac Doc showing the Documents folder

The Downloads folder appears in the drop-down menu.

The Finder is the program that is always running on your Mac.

It’s where your desktop is with all the icons on the desktop.

Finder Go menu with Downloads highlighted

PressCommand+Ato select all the files.

Once the files are highlighted, expand theFilemenu at the top of the screen and selectMove to Trash.

Alternatively, use the keyboard shortcutCommand+Delete.

Mac Downloads folder with all items selected

The files are moved to the Trash can.

To permanently delete the trash, choose the menu labeledFinderand selectEmpty Trash.

There is no “undo” from this, so confirm this is what you want to do.

Finder File menu with Move to Trash selected

The online window doesn’t contain the actual downloaded files, just that you downloaded them.

Here’s how to find the download history through Safari, Google Chrome, and Firefox browsers.

flush the History in the Safari internet tool

bring up the Safari internet tool.

Finder menu with Empty Trash selected

ClickHistoryin the menu bar to bring up the net web client history.

ClickClear Historyat the bottom of the menu to wipe out the history of your downloads.

SelectClear Historyone more time to complete the process.

Safari History menu with Clear History highlighted

To wipe out your download history in Chrome, click theWindowmenu and selectDownloads.

Now tap thethree dotsin the upper right side of the downloads page and selectClear all.

The download history is wiped clean.

Clear History window with time span options displayed

reset the History in the Firefox online window

Deleting your downloads history in Firefox is even easier.

Open Firefox and click theToolstab at the top of the screen and selectDownloads.

A new screen opens showing the downloads with a link to open each file.

The Chrome browser with Downloads selected in the Window menu

Click theClear Downloadsbutton to remove the downloads history.

To wipe out your download history in Firefox, clickHistory>ClearRecentHistory.

Chrome menu with Clear all highlighted

Firefox Tools menu with Downloads selected

FIrefox Clear Downloads button

Firefox History menu with Clear Recent History highlighted

Firefox Clear Recent History options