There are plenty of settings to tinker with in Google Chrome but, if you’ve been using it for a long time, deleting your browsing history can be one you’d like to take advantage of. Here’s how to delete your browsing data in Chrome.
We aren’t going to judge, there are plenty of reasons for you to decide it’s time to get rid of your browsing history. For Google Chrome users, we are here to help, with the simple steps of how to ditch your browsing data if you aren’t quite sure. If you want additional help through advanced settings, check out our Troubleshooting section after we’ve provided all the basic steps.
What you’ll need
- A PC or Mac
- Google Chrome
The Short Version
- Open Chrome
- Select More icon
- Click Clear Browsing History
- Select Clear Data
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Select Google Chrome if it’s already on your taskbar or desktop. If not, search for “Chrome” after pressing the Start icon.
Step 2.
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Now that you’ve opened Google Chrome, select the More icon towards the top right of the page. It’s represented by three vertical dots.
Step 3.
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With the More menu open, select the Clear browsing data… option.
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You’ll have now been taken to the Settings page and presented with this Clear browsing data window. Select what you’d like to remove and click Clear data.
Troubleshooting
On the final page, you’ll see an option to visit the Advanced browsing data settings rather than just the Basic. This option enables you to delete passwords, auto-fill form data, site settings and hosted app data.
