Every once in a while, you might want to remove some of the browsing data you've accumulated, especially if you've found yourself on a shady part of the Web.
To clear your browsing data, follow these steps:
- Click the Tools menu
.
- Select Clear browsing data.
- Select the checkboxes for the types of information you wish to remove. Click a link below to find out more about each option.
Clear the list of the websites you've visited in Google Chrome. Their content will no longer be searchable from the History page. Clearing your browsing history specifically deletes the following:
- URLs of webpages you visited from the History page
- Cached text of those webpages
- Snapshots of those webpages for thumbnails
- IP addresses that were pre-fetched from those webpages
This option does not clear cookies set by those pages or your download history. Learn how to clear history for a specific day.
Clear the list of files you've downloaded using Google Chrome. The actual files are not removed from your computer. Learn how to
clear specific download records.
Delete any stored text of webpages you've visited in Google Chrome. Browsers store elements of webpages to speed up the loading of the webpage during your next visit.
Delete all cookies created by websites you've visited. Cookies are files that store user information, such as your preferences for the website or profile information. Learn how to
delete a specific cookie.
- Use the 'Clear data from this period' drop-down menu to select how much of your information you want to delete. By default, Google Chrome only clears information collected in the last 24 hours. To clear browsing information from a longer period of time, select another option in the drop-down menu. To wipe out all data, select the Everything option.
- Click the Clear Browsing Data button.
If you run into issues using a web application, a common troubleshooting step is to empty your cache and delete cookies.
