How to Clear Reddit History: In the App, On the Website, and More

Did you know that Reddit keeps a record of every post and comment? Considering that Redditors spend, on average, 10 minutes and 23 seconds on the platform, that can mean a hefty post history. History can be handy if you want to revisit an old post, but it can also cause problems for your privacy. In this post, we’ll show you how to clear Reddit history so that nobody can see what you’ve done in the past. Let’s get started.

How to Clear Reddit History

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If you’re a regular Reddit user, chances are your history is filled with all sorts of useful (and not-so-useful) information. If you’re looking to clear your Reddit history for privacy reasons, here are a few different ways you can go about it.

How to Delete Reddit History Using the App

Reddit users who want to clear their history in the app can follow this step-by-step guide.

1. Launch the Reddit app on your phone
2. Tap on your profile on the top left portion of the screen
3. Go to “Settings”
4. Scroll down and tap on “Clear Local History”
5. Choose either “Clear All” or “Clear Input Data” and confirm the deletion from the on-screen prompt.

How to Delete History on Reddit Using Search Engines

Users can also clear their Reddit history directly from a web browser. Here are the steps:

1. Open your web browser
2. Go to your browser’s settings page
3. Click “Privacy and security”
4. Click the “Cookies and other site data”
5. Go to “See all cookies and site data”
6. Type “Reddit” in the search bar
7. You can either delete all data or remove them one by one

How to Clear Reddit History Using My Profile Page

Maybe you want to delete your data and Reddit history, but also your comments and posts. You can manually do this on the My Profile page of your Reddit account.

1. Click on your username at the top right corner
2. Click “My Profile”
3. This will take you to the Overview section of your profile, showing a list of your posts and comments
4. Go to the post you want to delete and click the ellipses button
5. Click the “Delete” button
6. Confirm that you want to delete the post from the pop-up message

How to Clear History on Reddit Using Nuke Reddit History

Maybe you want to remove all your comments and posts at once, and deleting them through the My Profile page is too time-consuming. You can also use add-ons specifically designed to delete Reddit history and multiple posts with just a few clicks.

1. Go to the Chrome Extensions web page and search for Nuke Reddit History
2. Click “Add to Chrome” and wait for the download to complete
3. Go to the Chrome toolbar and click on the Nuke Reddit History extension icon
4. Select “Overwrite and delete all my comments” or “Delete all my posts”

Your Reddit comments and posts will be deleted when you complete all steps.

Why It’s Important for Reddit Users to Clear History

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As anyone who has ever browsed Reddit knows, the site is a wealth of information on any topic imaginable. However, it’s also important to remember that the platform is a public site. The latest statistics on Reddit show it’s home to users of different demographics. Anything you post there can be seen by anyone who visits the site.

This is why it’s crucial to delete your Reddit history regularly. This will help protect your privacy and prevent others from learning more about you than you want them to know.

Deleting your Reddit history can also help improve your browsing experience and make Reddit load faster. Apart from that, removing old posts, comments, and data prevents the Reddit algorithm from showing targeted ads based on your search history, making it easier to find the content you are looking for.

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