Delete browser data

Some data is saved in the browser for your convenience. For example, passwords you entered, autofill data, search terms, and addresses of visited sites. There are two options for protecting your anonymity in the browser:

Before you visit a site. If you want to keep your search terms and viewing history private, use Incognito mode and follow the general recommendations for protecting your personal information.
After you visit a site. If you didn't use Incognito mode and your data was saved in the browser, you can delete it.

Attention.

It's not effective to delete your data after you visit a site, since a hacker might steal it during your visit.
If you delete your data, you risk losing information that you might need (such as passwords).

Delete data

Data that you can delete


Data type	Comments
Browsing history	Addresses of web pages you have visited and all IP addresses associated with these pages.
Download history	List of downloaded files in the browser. The actual files remain on the computer.
Files saved in the cache	Web page elements that the browser has saved in the cache in order to load them faster on the next visit.
Cookies and other website data and plugins	Cookies saved on your computer. Storage types supported by HTML5, for example, application cache, web storage, SQL databases, and data in indexed DBs. Any client information saved by plug-ins that use the NPAPI ClearSiteData API.
Saved passwords	Passwords that you saved in Yandex.Browser for automatic authentication on websites.
Autofill form data	Autofill data that you entered in web forms.
Media licenses	Licenses to reproduce purchased content such as films and music. Please cancel these licenses before you sell or donate your computer.


Data type	Comments
Browsing history	Addresses of web pages you have visited and all IP addresses associated with these pages.
Download history	List of downloaded files in the browser. The actual files remain on the computer.
Files saved in the cache	Web page elements that the browser has saved in the cache in order to load them faster on the next visit.
Cookies and other website data and plugins	Cookies saved on your computer. Storage types supported by HTML5, for example, application cache, web storage, SQL databases, and data in indexed DBs. Any client information saved by plug-ins that use the NPAPI ClearSiteData API.
Saved passwords	Passwords that you saved in Yandex.Browser for automatic authentication on websites.
Autofill form data	Autofill data that you entered in web forms.
Media licenses	Licenses to reproduce purchased content such as films and music. Please cancel these licenses before you sell or donate your computer.

To delete data

Use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + Del (in Windows) or Shift + ⌘ + Backspace (in macOS).
In the Clear browsing data list, select the time range you want to delete cookies for.
Select the data types you want to delete.
Click Clear browsing data.

Data that you can't delete


Data type	Comments
Extensions	Extensions can store data on your computer or in your Yandex account. To erase this information, delete the extension itself.
Site permissions	Go to the settings to delete handling rules for website elements (pop-up windows, microphone access, etc.) and exceptions for specific websites.


Data type	Comments
Extensions	Extensions can store data on your computer or in your Yandex account. To erase this information, delete the extension itself.
Site permissions	Go to the settings to delete handling rules for website elements (pop-up windows, microphone access, etc.) and exceptions for specific websites.

If syncing is enabled

If syncing is enabled, data deleted from your computer will be deleted from all your devices during the next sync.