How To Delete Your Computer History (for Chrome Only)
Various web-history data is stored in the chrome browser.You may want to remove your browser history for a number of reasons, such as visiting a website that you weren't supposed to visit, de-cluttering your online life, and freeing up memory on your computer.You can remove your history from chrome.To navigate to the History tab, press the Ctrl+H key.
Step 1: There is a menu in the top-right corner of the browser window.
Some people call it "the hamburger" because it looks like three lines stacked horizontally.
Step 2: You can choose history.
The H button on the keyboard should be pressed at the same time as the Ctrl button.You should see a chronological list of websites that you've visited.History is organized by day.
Step 3: Click on "clear browsing data".
A dialogue box will appear.You will be asked to choose which types of web history you want to remove.
Step 4: You can choose how much history you want to remove.
You will be asked if you want to "obliterate the following items" from the past hour, past day, the last four weeks, or the beginning of time.
Step 5: You can choose which types of history you want to remove.
All browsing data within that category will be deleted if you check the box next to each item.You have the option to remove your browsing history, "Cookies and other site and plug-in data," your saved passwords, your Autofill form data, and any content licenses.It will suffice to remove the browsing history, download history and cookies.To understand what each category means, check the Understanding Web History section of the article.
Step 6: When you're ready, click the "clear browsing data" button.
Double-checking which boxes you have selected before you take the plunge will permanently deleted any type of browser data that you selected.
Step 7: You can remove specific types of web history.
You will be asked to remove your browsing history, your download history and "Cookies and other site and plug-in data", as well as your saved passwords, Autofill form data, and any content licenses.You don't need to wipe out all of these categories if you're removing your history.It will suffice to remove the browsing history, the download history and the cookies.
Step 8: Remove your browsing history.
The local record of any web addresses you've visited, as well as snapshots of those pages for images that appear on the New Tab page, are all wiped out by clearing your browsing history.
Step 9: It's time to clear your download history.
The actual files will remain on your computer even though the list of files you've downloaded will be erased.If you have hidden sensitive files on your computer, deletion of your download history might make those files more secure.A small amount of memory can be freed up by clearing your download history.
Step 10: "Cookies, site, and plug-in data" can be deleted.
Cookies are files that are stored on your computer.User information can be found in these files, such as preferences for websites.Storage types included in site data include application cache, Web Storage data, and Web SQL Database data.Plug-in data is any client-side data stored by plug-ins.
Step 11: cached images and files should be removed.
Deleting the cache removes the text and content from your computer.During your next visit, browsers store elements of the page to speed it up.It may take a little longer to navigate familiar websites if you remove the cache.
Step 12: Your saved passwords need to be deleted.
All usernames and passwords will be deleted if you do this.Password records are deleted from Keychain Access if you use a Mac.You don't want to be locked out of an account if you forget your password, so make sure that you log in elsewhere and write down your passwords there.
Step 13: The form data should be erased.
All your Autofill entries, as well as the records of any text that you've entered on web forms, will be deleted.If your shipping address forms automatically fill in the ghosts of addresses past, you can eliminate those Autofills.The names, addresses, credit card numbers, contact information that you have set to Autofill will need to be manually entered.Unless you are facing an excess ofcluttering, it may be inconvenient to remove this data.
Step 14: Data from hosted apps is clear.
The data from the apps you added to the Chrome Web Store will be erased if you select this box.The local storage is used by Gmail Offline.
Step 15: Content licenses can be deauthorized.
This will prevent the flash player from playing protected content that you have purchased.Before selling or donating a computer, you should deauthorize your content licenses.
Step 16: Only certain websites should be deleted from your browsing history.
If you have visited a few sites that you aren't supposed to visit but still want to keep your web history, this may be useful.If you want to keep some information, but not the entire browser history, it will look suspicious.You can choose to remove the local record of any and all sites that you have visited since you started using Chrome.
Step 17: You can navigate to the History tab.
The menu can be found in the top-right of the browser.
Step 18: You can choose to remove browsing data items.
There is a box next to each piece of web history that you want to remove.As necessary, select as many items as possible.Click a box further down the list if you want to select entire chunks of site data.You can use the search box at the top of the History tab to find links that you want to erase.
Step 19: Press the button to remove items.
Once you have selected at least one website to be deleted, this button is clickable.
Step 20: Make sure to remove these pages from your history.
You will be asked if you want to remove the pages from your history.Double-checking that you aren't about to erase anything important is the best way to backtrack.You can proceed if you are absolutely certain.
Step 21: Click that to remove it.
You will no longer be able to see the sites you selected in the browsing history.