Question:
need help!! PLEASE! IS there any way of seeing internet history after the history has been cleared?
2008-07-15 15:41:01 UTC
i need help, is it possible to see internet history (what site have been viewed) after the history has been cleared?
Ten answers:
2008-07-15 15:56:31 UTC
No but there is a program that you can put on your computer that records every thing you type and do on the computer....or

The easy and quick way to restore file and activity History is the System Restore feature. Since much history is saved into the Windows Registry, restoring it to a previous state will restore file and program History.





Choose a date you would like the computer reverted to (see warnings.)

Enjoy restored History.

But the story doesn't stop here! Perhaps System Restore was disabled by a user, or it is inappropriate to use it (see warnings). Well, let's try another tactic. There are lesser known log files that Windows keeps, which are independent of both the Registry and individual Program logs. They are called "index.dat" files. Use the Windows Search Tool to find all occurrences of "index.dat" on your C: drive.





On XP, click Start, and Search, then For Files & Folders, and All Files & Folders, now enter "index.dat" in the Filename field. Before searching:





Limit the search to C: drive using the Look In drop-down.

Check the following options using the More Advanced Options line:

Search System Files

Search Hidden Files & Folders

Search Subfolders

Click printscreen.

Be amazed at how many "index.dat" files there are.

Minimize the Search Results window.

You need a tool to read the index.dat files. They are NOT text files.





Super WinSpy is one such reader. Or search Google for "index.dat reader". (Right-click on the Google link and select Open in New Window).

Download the software, check it for viruses (as you do for all downloads) and install it. Start the program. You can enjoy different Histories, using the button provided.







[edit] TipsUse undelete software if your log files have been deleted accidentally.

Check the computer for Usage Track eraser programs. One such program may have been used on your computer. All the following programs can erase tracks:

Tracks Eraser Pro - Registry entries plus index.dat files.

Microsoft AntiSpyware - Registry entries.

Adaware - Registry entries.

Spybot S&D - Registry entries.

If a user has used advanced tools to erase usage tracks, program logs, registry history and the index.dat files, restore is more difficult. Try using a disk editor to directly access hard disk sectors.

It won't come as a surprise that the people who makes products that cover your Usage Tracks, also make software for viewing those tracks.

One tool that can often get around the track-erasing software is NetAnalysis, by Craig Wilson of Digital Detective in the UK. One function of this computer forensic software is to search the hard disk for references that are no longer part of the index.dat file, and reconstruct additional history that cannot be found in the index.dat file. It is common to find tens of thousands of entires, and not uncommon to find hundreds of thousands. The resource for this statement is my own experience in using the tool.
2016-04-10 15:11:46 UTC
Go to the start symbol in the bottom left corner, then go to settings then control panel and click the internet icon. Under general you will see the options to delete internet history, internet temporary files and off-line content. You should also check your document file (as before use the start then documents) and right click any references you wish to delete. There are still ways to get history but now require some effort so to go the next step you can purchase one of the internet clean-up programmes (use google or go to PC World) which will scrub everything. After that you will need to use a 'shredder' variant which goes down as far as military grade cleaning.
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2008-07-15 16:56:13 UTC
unless you have something set up to keep all your history after it is deleted the u wont get it back. If you are trying to find a website from your historythat you forgot the url to try looking at your website history. If you searched for it look at your pervious search history.



I hope i helped out.



also if you dont want ppl to see what you have searched the your fine because most people just check that.
tasrbow2006
2008-07-15 18:33:34 UTC
yes you can look at the history after it is deleted because the history is saved on your computer. if it was saved on the computer, then you could actually use a file-undeleter program to recover those files.



this might work-----

http://www.officerecovery.com/freeundelete/
Jess
2008-07-15 15:52:09 UTC
Nope not really. Some people though can bring back stuff you deleted a loonnng time ago. like my girl. But she's just an expert at technology.
tvsinesperanto
2008-07-15 15:51:20 UTC
No, don't worry. Once you clear the history, no one can tell that you've been looking at Porn sites.



Hope this helps.



TV
2008-07-15 16:01:11 UTC
i think so because you might have to go back in time. not leterailly but set a starting point and maybe you might see your history
Fuzz
2008-07-15 15:49:53 UTC
Unless your a hacker or the gov't its not likely you'll ever see it again.
brooke.
2008-07-15 15:51:20 UTC
go into cookies it should give you an idea if the websites looked at but not what was looked at.
Baha!!.
2008-07-15 15:46:40 UTC
as soon as its cleard its gone forever


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