Delete browsing data in Chrome

You can delete your Chrome browsing history and other browsing data, like saved form entries, or just delete data from a specific date.

What happens to your info

Data that can be deleted

Basic

Browsing history: Deleting your browsing history deletes the following:
- Web addresses that you've visited are removed from the History page.
- Shortcuts to those pages are removed from the New Tab page.
- Address bar predictions for those websites are no longer shown.
Cookies and other site data
- Cookies: Cookies are files created by websites that you visit. They make your online experience easier by saving browsing information.
- Site data: HTML5-enabled storage types including application caches, web storage data, web SQL database data and indexed database data.
- Handlers. Chrome allows external applications and web services to open certain links. For example, certain links can open a site like Gmail or a program like iTunes. The default action that you set for certain types of link will be deleted.
- Media licences: Licences for HTML5-protected content, like films or music that you've played or downloaded, are deleted.
Cached images and files: Chrome remembers parts of pages to help them open faster during your next visit. Text and images from pages that you've visited in Chrome are removed.

Advanced

The 'Advanced' section includes the basic data types, plus the following:

Download history: The list of files that you've downloaded using Chrome is deleted, but the actual files aren't removed from your computer.
Passwords: Records of passwords that you saved are deleted.
Autofill form data: Your autofill entries are deleted, including addresses and credit cards. Cards and addresses saved in your Google Account aren't deleted.
Content settings: Settings and permissions that you give to websites are deleted. For example, if a site can run JavaScript, use your camera or know your location.
Hosted app data: Data from hosted Chrome Web Store apps is erased, such as the local storage used by Gmail Offline.

Data that doesn't get deleted

There are other types of data that are related to your behaviour online. These other types of data can be deleted separately:

Search history and other Google activity: Searches and other activity on Google services are saved to your Google Account. Learn how to delete Google activity.
Extensions: Extensions can store data on your computer or in your Google Account. Learn how to uninstall an extension.

Delete your browsing data

If you sync a type of data, such as history or passwords, deleting it on your computer will delete it everywhere that it's synced. It'll be removed from other devices and your Google Account.

On your computer, open Chrome.
At the top right, click More Delete browsing data.
Choose a time range, like Last hour or All time.
Select the types of information that you want to remove.
Click Delete data.
- If you delete cookies while signed in to Chrome, you won't be signed out of your Google Account.

Tips:

To sign out of your Google Account on all websites, sign out of Chrome.
In the address bar, to quickly reach the Delete browsing data dialogue, type 'Delete browsing data' and then tap the action chip. Learn Chrome Actions to quickly complete tasks.

Delete individual items

Instead of deleting entire categories of your browsing data, you can pick items to delete:

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