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How to See and Delete Your Google Search History

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The short answer

To delete your Google search history on a computer, go to myactivity.google.com/product/search, click Delete and choose Delete all time, a custom…

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Key point 1 of 5

Your searches can end up in more than one place, and deleting one doesn't clear the others.

Key point 2 of 5

The Google app works the same way on both:

Key point 3 of 5

Auto-delete is the set-and-forget option.

Key point 4 of 5

Google notes that simply turning it off doesn't delete past activity, so pick the second option if you want a clean slate.

Key point 5 of 5

Chrome keeps its own history of every page you open, including search results pages.

Quick tip

Three months is a good middle ground. Recent searches still help your results, and nothing older piles up.

Watch out

Google says that once you erase your search history, you can't get it back..

You might ask

How do I delete all my Google search history at once? Go to myactivity.google.com/product/search, click Delete and choose Delete all time.

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How to See and Delete Your Google Search History

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