Delete History

 

Google knows everything about us, what functions we have done from our browser and applications, where we have been, what we have consulted, what we have read, how long we have been in each site, what time, when we connect and disconnect ..

The company has a site that collects all information regarding the relationship of users with their services, called “My Activity” which is our search history and browsing data. The system allows us to know, for example, from the pages we have searched in the browser to the videos we have reproduced on YouTube, in what can be a useful tool as well as something quite complex at the level of investigation of what we do in the network.

My Activity orders all the data according to the time of its execution, although we can apply filters to be able to make a review during certain periods in the past, or to inquire about if we use some particular service, be the search engine, Android, etc.

How to clear google search history

delete google search history

 

It is a service that chronologically accumulates the entire journey of an internet user in which some service of the company is involved (Google, Chrome, Android, Gmail, Maps …), and seeing the omnipresence of the Firm founded by Sergey Brin and Larry Page, it is practically impossible to avoid its trace. These saved data help make your services much more useful, receiving, for example, more public transport options in Maps or faster results in the search engine. This stored information can now be reviewed from top to bottom, and also be edited, making it possible to erase everything that you do not want to appear in your activity, for whatever reason.

You саn dеlеtе past searches, brоwѕіng data, аnd оthеr асtіvіtу from уоur Gооglе Aссоunt. You аrе in соntrоl оf whаt іѕ stored іn mу асtіvіtу, аnd уоu саn ѕtор saving mоѕt activity аt any tіmе.

  1. Go to The URL to access and see all your full google activity: https://myactivity.google.com you will find your previous searches. You will see something like the image below.

 

google history

 

View Google Activity

Tо fіnd, view and erase all that іѕ ѕаvеd mу activity, сhооѕе from the орtіоnѕ bеlоw.

 

Bundle view

Click on the left side of your screen to select this option. You can see here your searches and visited pages in bundles. To view or remove each bundle click on the hub button (three horizontal dots see image below).

 

  1. Now click on Details to view your detailed searches and visited pages.
  2. Then Click on Delete to erase all the bundle.

 

Item view

Click on the left side of your screen to select this option. You can see here your searches and visited pages individually. To view or remove each individual item click on the hub button (three horizontal dots see image below).

 

  1. Then Click on Details to view your detailed searches and visited pages.
  2. Finally, Click on Delete to erase the item individually.

 

Clear Google Activity

 

See how you can quickly erase your activity.

 

  • Select option Delete Activity by (you will find it on the left side of your screen, see image below).

 

delete activity

 

  • Now fill the following parameters:
    1. In the first drop down you can choose to remove all from today, yesterday, last 7 days, last 30 days or all the time.
    2. In the fields After and Before you can put a date range.
    3. In the last drop down menu you can select an individual product: ads, android, books, chrome, developers, gmail, Analytics, apps, play store, help, image and video search, maps, news, shopping, youtube and voice & audio. If you want to select all choose All products

delete activity by

  1. Click on Delete.
  2. Confirm on next screen. Click on OK.

 

 

Stop Saving Activity

 

You саn соntrоl most of thе information thаt’ѕ ѕаvеd in Mу Aсtіvіtу through the option Activity Controls.

Select this option (left side of your screen) and choose whether to save or not your activity by default.

 

  1. Stор ѕаvіng activity соmрlеtеlу

To рrеvеnt all уоur ѕеаrсhеѕ, brоwѕіng data, аnd mоѕt оthеr activity frоm bеіng ѕаvеd іn my асtіvіtу, gо tо асtіvіtу соntrоlѕ, уоu might need tо ѕіgn іn tо your Gооglе Account. Nеxt to the activity уоu dоn’t want tо ѕаvе, turn оff thе ѕwіtсh. Tо соnfіrm, ѕеlесt Pаuѕе.

  1. Stор ѕаvіng activity tеmроrаrіlу

If уоu оссаѕіоnаllу want tо рrеvеnt all the асtіvіtу frоm being ѕаvеd tо your ассоunt, you саn brоwѕе thе web рrіvаtеlу. Dоn’t sign in to уоur Aссоunt іn thе рrіvаtе window.

 

Google Chrome

It makes it easy for you to erase your browsing data in some quick and simple steps. It has a browsing data interface which provides you with the options to remove some information: cookies, visited websites, and cache in specific time intervals. Your browsing stored information includes data in the form of a list, which shows which websites you have visited recently, in the past, and even since the first time you ever used Chrome in the smartphone, tablet or computer.

google chrome logo

Also, you can choose to erase all the files you download using Chrome. But be careful, this will erase these downloads forever. Let’s see how it’s done, through the following step by step guide.

It gives you the option to remove all or some of your historical data after the browsing session. Remember that if your  account is signed in from more than one device, whatever activity you do in one device will affect your  settings on the other devices as well.

 

Let’s see how to do it.

  1. On the right hand corner of your toolbar on your Chrome Browser, click on the menu icon.
  1. Select Tools.

  1. In the following window, click on “Clear browsing data”.

  1. In the window which appears, check the “Clear browsing history” box (also you will have to select “download” if you wish to remove your most recent downloads stored data).

 

  1. Using the top menu, decide on a time frame of which you want to erase data of. You can choose between given time slots, or choose “the beginning of time”, which we will do for the sake of this example.

  1. Click on “Clear browsing data” at the bottom

 

Keep in mind that when you choose to remove browsing data (as seen in previous image), certain information will be permanently deleted, including:

  1. Websites stored.
  2. Cached text of your visited pages.
  3. Saved content, such as images which you have opened in new tabs.
  4. Prior IP addresses which have been previously gathered from other pages which you have visited.

 

To erase an item, you can follow the steps below:

  1. Click on History by first clicking on the More tab located on the top right of the browser.
  2. Click on the box next to the items you prefer to erase.
  3. Then click on Delete located at the top right of the screen
  4. Next, click on Remove to confirm the action.

 

You can also remove images the sites you visit, open a new tab and point to the image you want to remove, after which you should click on Remove.

You can browse privately without the device saving the websites you visit; this is possible by browsing with incognito mode.One of the easiest ways to prevent Google or any search engine from saving your activity is to use Chrome Incognito Mode on your Android and other devices. It is a private browsing mode that does not track everything you do. Your ISP and websites you visit are traceable, but all data is wiped out when you exit the mode.

 

Android

Google collects information about your browsing habits and searches also in your phone. It allows to deliver personalized search suggestions, helping you to work faster. You can disable or erase that, but Search app as well as Chrome Browser enable the features by default. In Android, every time you tap the search bar, there will be a list of your previous searches as a drop-down list. If you want to repeat the same as you did this morning, for example, all you need to do is tap the right queries in the list. Some users actually want to keep those searches private, and luckily you have many options to do that.

android logo

Remove Partial

Removing previous queries from the search bar is easy; it does not actually erase your browsing data, but this is enough for some users. Here is how to do it:

  1. As you tap the bar (or a Google Search Icon if you are in landscape mode), a drop-down list of previous searches will come up.
  2. The list is filled with the last few search queries you used in the previous search.
  3. If you touch and hold any of them, a pop-up dialog box appears to give you option to either erase or keep it.

 

Make sure your Google Search app is up to date to use this feature. Please put in mind that this method only removes the queries from appearing the next time you use the bar. Google will keep collecting your browsing and inquiry data afterwards, unless you change the settings.

 

Erase Complete

For the more complete removal of searches, even those from several months ago, you need to navigate deeper in Google account setting and remove all at once.

  1. Sign-in to your Google account. Use a browser on your Android device to sign-in and access your account preferences.
  2. Once logged-in, you will be redirected to Google Homepage. At the bottom of the homepage, you will see “Setting” button.
  3. Click/tap the button to see some options including “History” or “Manage”. Either of them will do.
  4. Now you will be taken to a page where you can configure website activity including searches.
  5. A complete list of searches will be displayed. Each has a check box in front of it.
  6. Choose the search queries you want to get rid of, or choose them all and hit the “Remove” button.

 

If you haven’t cleared searches in a long time, tapping all the check boxes is time-consuming. A simpler option is to tap the cog button below search bar to access the “Remove” button. You will be given some options to remove data from the past hour, past day, past week, past month, and all time. Select the “all time” option if you want to remove everything.

 

Stop

 Once again, the previous method deletes only previous data, meaning Google still collects any activity information afterwards. If you don’t want to go through the same process repeatedly, you have the option to stop Google from storing the information as well. Use your Google Search App, and follow these instructions:

  1. Once you open it, you will see an icon made up from three horizontal short lines. Click on that to open menu and choose “Settings”.
  2. It will open a page where you can access “Accounts and Privacy” .
  3. Within this option, select “Web & App Activity”. There are many options available including YouTube Watched videos  as well.
  4. Most (if not all) are turned on by default, indicated by ticked check boxes. Uncheck all the boxes you want to stop collecting information about your activities.

 

Google prompts you to confirm the option you choose or if this is really something you want to do. Google does not actually say “stop” collecting information, but “pause”. Choose pause to compete the setup.

 

Erase Browsing History

 

A good internet browser should allow you to remove your browsing data all at once. A lot of internet browsers are available today, and each of them has its specific measure of flexibility when it comes to clear all data. Be that as it may, each of them makes provision for clearing or deleting browsing data.
Some browsers allow you to browse incognito, which means they will not store your visited pages while you are surfing the internet; not all internet browsers have this feature though. The method to be followed for deleting differs from one type of internet browser to another. Be that as it may, the method seems similar for both the mobile and desktop versions of these browsers; there may be one or two changes here and there.

Continue reading to find out how you can erase your browsing data on the major internet browsers available today.

 

Internet Explorer

  1. From the Menu, click on the Favourite button
  2. Next, click on the history tab, then choose how you want to view by choosing Filter from the Menu. The list of sites will then be presented to you
  3. You can then right-select any of the sites you want to remove if you prefer to remove just some individual items.
  4. Afterward, click on Delete
  5. If you are having Internet Explorer 10 or 11, click on the Tool button, then click on Safety, then click on Delete.
  6. In Internet Explorer 9, click on Tools, then on Internet Options, then click on Delete under the Browsing History.
  7. If you are browsing with Internet Explorer 8, on the other hand, click on the Safety menu, then click on Delete Browsing History, then click on Delete.

Also, you can set Internet Explorer to erase automatically each time you close the browser.  This can be done via the steps below:

  1. Click on Delete Browsing History on Exit
  2. Then click on the box against Delete.

See more

 

Edge

 

  1. Click on Hub
  2. Then select History
  3. Next, select Clear all history
  4. Then, select the particular type of data to get rid of. Afterward, press Clear.

Are you using Cortana and want to remove data stored in the cloud?

  1. Then click on Change what Microsoft Edge knows about me in the cloud.
  2. Next, click on Clear browsing history

After this, the URL of the websites you have visited will be erased, along with the time and date in which you visited those sites. If you want, it can also clear your download activity. The steps described above can also be used to erase your form data, passwords, media licenses, pop-up exceptions, cached data and files, cookies and saved website data, etc.

 

Mozilla

  1. First of all, visit the history panel on the browser.
  2. Then click on Clear browsing history, which can be found on that panel
  3. Next, click on Ok for confirmation

The steps above will clear the entire browsing data. To clear specific items on your browsing activity, follow the steps below

  1. Click on the Menu button. This can be located on the top-right or below the browsing screen on some devices
  2. Then, click on Settings. At times, you may need to click on More first.
  3. Afterward, click on Privacy, then Clear now.
  4. Next, you can mark the box against any of the items you want to clear off.
  5. Afterward, click on Clear data.

Aside from the methods described above, you can also erase items from Mozilla automatically

Follow the steps below to do that

  1. Click on the Menu button; remember that it can be located at the top-right or lower part of the browser, depending on your device type.
  2. Next, click on Settings, which may require that you click on More first.
  3. Then, click on Privacy. Next, check the box next to “Always clear when quitting.”
  4. A pop-up box will show up, in which you can select the particular type of data or information you would like to get deleted each time you close your browser.
  5. Next, select Set. This way, Mozilla Firefox will erase your selected browsing data each time you close the browser.

See more

 

 

Opera

Open the browser and click on Menu  from the main window

  1. Then, click on Tools, and next History
  2. Next, a window will open; click on History
  3. Next, select Clear
  4. A window will pop-up containing information warning you that you are about to clear your browsing data; you will also be asked to confirm if you want to continue with the process.
  5. If so, press Yes, which will delete your browsing data.
  6. While browsing, certain files might have been downloaded on your device too. You can also remove those files to free some memory space on your device. This method works for both mobile and desktop versions of Opera browser.

See more

Safari

  1. First of all, launch the Safari browser on your device
  2. Look for the back and forward buttons on the toolbar, then tap and hold the back button
  3. This will bring up the entire browsing you have opened recently
  4. Next, click on the Bookmarks button, which can be found on the toolbar.
  5. Then, select the Bookmark icon located on the upper left corner of the browser
  6. Next, tap on the History menu, and this will bring up your entire searches from all the open tabs.
  7. Now on this menu click on Clear, then select those items you want to clear. You can decide to clear your data in the past 48 hours or one hour. You can also choose to clear all the recorded data.

 

YouTube

For detail about Youtube activity click here

 

If you find this article useful please share this page in your favorite social networks to help me. Thanks in advance.