How Do I Clear My Internet and Browser History on Chrome?

Clearing your browsing history on Chrome is easy and will help to free up space on your laptop or device. It can also be useful if you're using a shared computer and don't want anyone to know what you've been looking at. To clear your browsing history, click on the menu button, and then you can either completely clear your history or select individual items to delete. Once you've finished, click the ‘clear history' button.

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Dec 9, 2022

How do I clear my internet and browser history on Chrome?

Chrome is one of the most popular web browsing software in the world. It's used on a daily basis by millions of people. If you are using a shared computer, you may like to clear your browsing history so that other people can't see what you've been looking at. No one will be able to see which files you've downloaded, and once you've cleared your browsing history, it can't be undone. Clearing your history will also help to free up space on your computer or device and can also clear cache and cookies.

Follow the simple steps below to delete your browsing history on either an iPad, Android phone, or laptop.

Clear your Chrome browsing history

1.To clear your browsing history in Chrome, first click on the menu button in the top right-hand corner of the screen. The menu button is three dots.

2. Then click on ‘More tools' and then tap ‘Clear browsing data.' You may also like to use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+Del.

3. If you don't want to clear your browsing history completely, you can also select which data you'd like to delete. Do this using the drop-down menu and then check the ones you want to clear.

4. Once you've selected the items, you wish to delete, click on the ‘clear history' button.

Contact Chrome Customer Service

If you need any help with clearing your browsing history or have any other problems with Chrome, you can contact the customer service team by phone, email, or live chat.

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