There will be a time when you will need to delete your browser history on Chrome. If you would like to erase any trace of the previous websites you have visited you can check and delete them from your Chrome browser.

What is History?

History is the record of all the links you’ve clicked and the websites you’ve visited. This record will be recorded starting from the last reset of your browser history or can be kept indefinitely.

Tip: If you have a google account that is currently logged-into your browser and is connected to multiple devices, you can delete your history from all your devices just by deleting your history from your browser.

How to delete your browser history from Chrome.

  • Click on the 3 dots on the top right corner of your Chrome browser.

  • Hover over the History tab with your mouse.
    Tip: You will see the most recent websites you have visited up to 10 websites.

  • Click on History.
    Tip: To get to this page by shortcut press ‘Ctrl+H’ on your keyboard or by typing ‘chrome://history/’ into the url.

  • You can either clear entire browsing history, click on the ‘Clear Browsing Data’ button on the left side of the window, or to clear a specific website link from your browsing history, tick the box next to a specific entry link that you want to erase and click the ‘Delete’ button that appears at the top right of the window. 

How to delete browser history from Chrome on your iOS device.

By deleting browser history from Chrome on your iOS device, you will only be deleting the browsing data from your specific device. Be aware that this does not delete browsing history from all devices connected to the Google account that is currently logged-in to your current device.

  • Tap on the 3 buttons on the top right of your window.

  • Tap on the ‘History’ tab.

  • You can either clear entire browsing history by click on ‘Clear Browsing Data’ at the bottom of the screen, or you can clear a specific website link by clicking on ‘Edit’ at the bottom right of your screen, then select ‘Edit’,and then ‘Delete,’ at the bottom of the screen.

How to delete browser history from Chrome on your Android device.

  • Tap on the 3 buttons on the top right of your window.

  • Tap on the ‘History’ tab.

  • You can either clear entire browsing history or select specific website link from your history.

To clear an entire browsing history:

  • Click ‘Clear Browsing Data’ at the bottom of the window.
  • Next to ‘Time range,’ select how much history you want to delete. You can select ‘All Time’ to delete all history.

  • Tap Clear Data at the bottom of the screen.

            To clear a specific website link(s) from your browsing history.

  • Click on ‘Edit’ in blue at the bottom right of your window.
  • Tap the circle next to the specific website link you want to erase.

  • Click on ‘Remove’.

There you have it! How to delete your browser history from Chrome. If you would like to browse privately without your history being recorded, we recommend you browse in Incognito Mode.

How do you delete your browsing history on Google Chrome?

To clear your browsing history in Google Chrome on Android or iOS, tap menu > Settings > Privacy > Clear Browsing Data. On an Android device, you’ll need to choose how much data you want to delete at the top of the screen. Select from the “beginning of time” to clear everything.

How do I permanently delete my browsing history?

Delete your Google activity on your mobile device
  1. On your Android or iOS device, go to myactivity.google.com.
  2. Tap Menu > Delete activity by.
  3. Below “Delete Activity” tap All time.
  4. Tap Next > Delete.

Does Google keep deleted history?

Google will still keep your “deleted” information for audits and other internal uses. However, it won’t use it for targeted ads or to customize your search results. After your Web history has been disabled for 18 months, the company will partially anonymize the data so you won’t be associated with it.

Why can’t I delete my search history on Google?

Recent versions of the Google Chrome browser have a bug that prevents some users from deleting the browsing history of the browser. Chrome users may load chrome://settings/clearBrowserData, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl-Shift-Del, or select Menu > More Tools > Clear browsing data to access the menu.

How do I delete personal searches on Google?

Here’s how you can delete your Google history:

Step 1: Sign into your Google account. icon and select “Remove Items.” Step 4: Choose time period for which you want to delete items. To delete your entire history, select “The Beginning of Time.”

How do I delete Google search results?

Previously, you could visit your Google Account in Settings on Android phones or on the web on iOS, tap Manage your data & personalization and then My Activity to see your search results. Then you needed to tap the three-dot menu and select Delete to get rid of something.

How do I delete email search history?

Go to the search box in Gmail. Type the first part of the search you want to delete. When the dropdown appears with one of the options you don’t want, hover over that option with your mouse. An “x” will appear on the right side of that entry – click it to remove that search from your Gmail search history.

How do I delete recent security activity on Google?

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  1. Visit the My Activity section of your Google account.
  2. Click the three vertical dots on upper right side of your screen.
  3. Click Delete activity by.
  4. Click Today to open the dropdown.
  5. Click All time to delete all of your activity ever.

How do I delete device activity on Google?

Learn how to check your Android version .

To remove devices from your account:

  1. Use your phone’s browser to go to myaccount.google.com .
  2. In the “Sign-in & security” section, touch Device activity & notification.
  3. In the “Recently used devices” section, touch Review devices.
  4. Touch the device you want to remove > Remove.

How do I delete Google activity?

On your Android phone or tablet, go to myactivity.google.com. Above your activity, tap Delete . Tap All time. Delete.

Can I delete security activity?

Click on the back arrow just left of “Recent security events” Scroll down to Your devices, then click on Manage devices. Click on the pane for any event to see more detail including a REMOVE button (this will not appear if the device is not still connected to your account) Click on REMOVE if the device is not yours.

Does clearing my history delete everything?

Clearing your browsing history doesn’t remove all traces of your online activity. If you have a Google account, it collects information not only on your searches and websites you visit but also on the videos you watch and even places you go.

How do I delete all data from Google?

Note: If you have more than one Google Account, deleting one won’t delete the others.
  1. Go to myaccount.google.com.
  2. At the left, click Data and personalization.
  3. Scroll to “Download, delete, or make a plan for your data.”
  4. Click Delete a service or your account.
  5. Click Delete your account.

How do I delete Google content?

How do you delete Google video history?

Go to the Library tab and tap History . Remove a video: Next to the video details in the History page, tap More and tap Remove from Watch History.

How do I delete videos from my Google?

Delete photos & videos
  1. On your Android phone or tablet, open the Google Photos app .
  2. Sign in to your Google Account.
  3. Tap and hold a photo or video you want to move to the trash. You can select multiple items.
  4. At the top, tap Trash .