How do I permanently delete my Google searches?

  1. To permanently delete your Google search history, you will need to access your account’s Activity Controls.
  2. From there, you can select “Delete activity by” and choose a time period for which you would like to delete your history.
  3. After selecting the time period, click on the “Delete” button and confirm your choice.

Can browsing history be deleted permanently?

If you don’t want a record of web pages that you’ve visited using Chrome, you can uninstall it. It will take effect on all devices where you’ve turned on sync and signed in to Chrome, if you remove your browsing history. Your history will be removed from the browser.

Does Google keep your search history forever?

By default, the Web & Activity data you’ve set up will be retained indefinitely. Before auto-delete is turned on, the Web & App Activity page says that your activity is being kept until it is deleted manually.

How do I permanently delete my history on Google Chrome?

Click on the three dots at the top of the browser window to open it. Click “clear browsing data.” Select the data you want to remove from the ‘Advanced’ tab. Pick ‘All time’ from the Time Range drop-down. Click ‘clear data’, and that’s it. If you want to clear browsing data, you can load chrome://settings/clearBrowserData, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl-Shift-Del, or select the menu. You may want to switch to advanced if you want more control over the features.

Why can’t I delete my Google history?

Click on the three dots at the top of the browser window to open it. Click “clear browsing data.” Select the data you want to remove from the ‘Advanced’ tab. Pick ‘All time’ from the Time Range drop-down. Click ‘clear data’, and that’s it. If you want to clear browsing data, you can load chrome://settings/clearBrowserData, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl-Shift-Del, or select the menu. You may want to switch to advanced if you want more control over the features.

How do you delete history that won’t delete?

Click on the three dots at the top of the browser window to open it. Click “clear browsing data.” Select the data you want to remove from the ‘Advanced’ tab. Pick ‘All time’ from the Time Range drop-down. Click ‘clear data’, and that’s it. If you want to clear browsing data, you can load chrome://settings/clearBrowserData, use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl-Shift-Del, or select the menu. You may want to switch to advanced if you want more control over the features. Click the menu button if you want to clear cache and cookies. “Anything” can be selected under “Time range to clear”. Toggling the Details list active is done by clicking the arrow next to it. Check the cache and cookies from the details list.