Confused about INDEX DAT files

CCleaner for Windows
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So from everything I've read concerning "eliminating" my browsing history completely from my computer, I've come to understand that simply clearing cache or my browsing history won't do the trick. If I understand the process completely, my computer still contains INDEX DAT files which are a record of every website I've visited, etc. This being the case, why didn't CCleaner show tons of these files the first time I ran it? Or am I misunderstanding something? :blink:

Thanks!

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index.dat file is used by internet explorer. (not FF, chrome etc) it's not just web history but also web URLs, search queries & recently opened files.

This file can not be erased in real time since it is resident in the systems memory.

ccleaner will erase this at system start up