Resetting QtWeb
If you use a shared or public computer, you may want to reset QtWeb to prevent other people from seeing which webpages you’ve visited.
Full reset will restore all settings to the state as if QtWeb never run on this machine. No traces of browsing will be left locally.
To reset some settings:
- Choose Privacy > Reset QtWeb, or press Ctrl+Alt+R key combination, or click Reset toolbar button.
- Deselect any items you don’t want to reset:
- History: Clears the stored addresses of webpages you've viewed.
- Cache: Clears the temporary location on your computer where QtWeb saves webpages you’ve viewed. The cache helps webpages load more quickly.
- Downloads: Clears the list of files you’ve downloaded from websites and removes files themselves.
- Cookies: Removes cookies that websites have stored on your computer.
- Icons: Removes website icons, which are small graphics that help identify sites on the Internet. You see them in QtWeb's address bar, bookmarks list, and other places. These icons are stored on your computer.
- Searches: Clears the search field of recent searches, which are normally saved in a list viewed by clicking the search field’s magnifying glass icon.
- Passwords: Deletes saved user names and passwords, being used in some forms for auto-fill.
- SSL Certificates: Removes all approved SSL certificates, the ones that caused SSL errors.
- Close all QtWeb windows: If you don’t close all QtWeb windows, someone could use the Back and Forward arrows to view the webpages you've visited.
- Settings: windows locations, fonts, style, home page, zoom, etc... whatever was changed will be resetted to default values.
- Click Reset.
Open windows are closed and a new window opens. The new window has a new history for the Back and Forward buttons.
To perform Full Reset on application quit:
- Choose Privacy > Quit with Full Reset, or press Ctrl+Alt+F key combination.
- Click Yes to confirm
resetting of all items at once:
- Bookmarks: Any bookmarks being added/imported will be cleared.
- History: Clears the stored addresses of webpages you've viewed.
- Cache: Clears the temporary location on your computer where QtWeb saves webpages you’ve viewed.
- Downloads: Clears the list of files you’ve downloaded from websites and removes files themselves.
- Cookies: Removes cookies that websites have stored on your computer.
- Icons: Removes website icons, which are small graphics that help identify sites on the Internet. You see them in QtWeb's address bar, bookmarks list, and other places. These icons are stored on your computer .
- Searches: Clears the search field of recent searches, which are normally saved in a list viewed by clicking the search field’s magnifying glass icon.
- Passwords: Deletes saved user names and passwords, being used in some forms for auto-fill.
- SSL: Removes all approved SSL certificates, the ones that caused SSL errors.
- Settings: All custom settings (windows locations, fonts, style, home page, zoom, etc.) will be reset to defaults
- After you exit an application - all settings are cleaned up and browser is reset to the state as if QtWeb never run on this machine