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- Browsing history:Deleting your browsing history deletes the following:
- Web addresses 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 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 are deleted.
- 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 you set for certain types of link will be deleted.
- Media licenses:Licenses for HTML5 protected content, like movies 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 you've visited in Chrome are removed.
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- Download history:The list of files you've downloaded using Chrome is deleted, but the actual files aren't removed from your computer.
- Autofill form data:Your Autofill entries are deleted, including addresses and credit cards. Cards and addresses saved in your Google Account aren't deleted.
- Site settings:Settings and permissions 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, like the local storage used by Gmail Offline.
There are other types of data that are related to your behavior online. These other types of data can be deleted separately:
- Search history & other Google activity:Searches and other activity on Google services, such as Gemini, 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 .
- Passwords and passkeys:You can delete your saved passwords in the Google Password Manager. Learn how to manage passwords in Chrome .
Delete your browsing data
When you sign in to Chrome, you can save data like history or autofill info to your Google Account. If you delete this data while you’re signed in, Chrome removes it from your 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 houror All time.
- Select the types of information you want to remove.
- Click Delete data.
- If you delete cookies while signed in to Chrome, Chrome refreshes the Google cookies that keep you signed in. This happens so that Chrome can continue to work as you expect. To delete Google cookies, sign out of Chrome first.
Tips:
- To sign out of your Google Account on all websites, sign out of Chrome.
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In the address bar, to quickly reach the Delete browsing data dialog, type “Delete browsing data” and then, tap the Action chip. Learn Chrome Actions to quickly complete tasks .
Instead of deleting entire categories of your browsing data, you can pick items to delete:
