How do I delete my browsing history?

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mstlucky8072
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How do I delete my browsing history?

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If you want to delete individual entries from your Google search history , there are simple steps you can take that will give you more control over what gets saved:

1. Open your web browser and go to the Google home page.

2. Click in the search box to open a drop-down list of previous searches.

3. Scroll down the list and locate the entry you want to delete.

4. Hover over the entry, then click the three dots icon on the right.

Screenshot of where you can delete a single search in Google Search

Deleting a single search

By repeating these steps for each entry you want to delete, you will be able to effectively remove individual searches from your history.

Deleting all search history
If you prefer to delete your entire Google search history , there are different methods you can use:

1. Open a web browser and log in to your Google account.

2. Go to your Google Account settings, which can be found by clicking on your profile picture in the upper right corner of the Google website or by visiting the “My Account” page (myaccount.google.com).

3. Find the "Data & Privacy" option.

4. Scroll down the page and find the section titled “Things you’ve done and places you’ve visited.”

Delete all search history - a section of what you've searched for and where you've been

Deleting all search history

5. Go to "My Activity", Find the option "Delete Activity by", "Delete Activity for" or similar.

deleting google search history

Search for activity in Google search engine

Select the time range for which you want to delete truemoney database search history (e.g. Last hour, Last day, All time).

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Click the "Remove" button or select the service options displayed to confirm the operation, click "Next" and then "Remove".

Selecting the time range for deleting data

Selecting the time range for deleting data

Once you complete these steps, all search history for the selected time range will be deleted.

You can also go to your Google account settings , select the Privacy & Security tab, then go to “Clear browsing data”, make your preferred settings there and clear your data.

Deleting history in google account settings

Deleting History in Google Account Settings

Data deletion time range options

Data deletion time range options

There is also the option of automatically deleting history older than 3, 18, 36 months . This is possible by going to your Account, selecting “Data & Privacy” -> “Things you’ve done and places you’ve visited” -> “Internet & app activity” -> “Automatic deletion”. In this way, the selected data will be deleted automatically after the period you prefer.

Summary
Our Google history is important data that needs to be taken care of, and which we often forget about for various reasons. If you want to maintain privacy online, protect yourself from data leaks, or get rid of profiling in ads, it is worth spending some time analyzing and removing unnecessary information about your activities on the Internet. Deleting history from your Google account is not difficult, cleaning up activity takes a moment, and can mean a lot. I hope I have made you aware of the importance of search history and thanks to this article, you will be able to effectively control it.
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