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Q: How do you clear search history in the Google search window? ( Answered 5 out of 5 stars,   1 Comment )
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Subject: How do you clear search history in the Google search window?
Category: Computers > Internet
Asked by: jde1-ga
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Posted: 12 Feb 2005 10:44 PST
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Question ID: 473406
How do you clear search history in the Google search window? For
example if I search on Eric Clapton, it recalls that I had searched on
this. I want to remove that history (remove all history).
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Subject: Re: How do you clear search history in the Google search window?
Answered By: rainbow-ga on 12 Feb 2005 13:34 PST
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Hi jde1,

To clear the search history of previous searches, follow the procedures below:

"In Internet Explorer 5 or higher, select "Tools" from the menu, then
"Internet Options" and then choose the "Content" tab. Next, look for
the button at the bottom that says "AutoComplete." Click on the button
which will make the AutoComplete Settings window appear. In it, click
on the "Clear Forms" button to delete all your stored form entries."

"If you are a Google Toolbar user, the techniques above won't work to
remove your past searches from the toolbar. Instead, you'll need to
click on the Google logo next to the Google Toolbar's search box, then
choose "Clear Search History" from the drop-down box that appears."


Removing a particular query in the list of past searches:

Click once in the search box and get a "drop down" box to appear,
listing all the things you've searched for in the past. Alternatively,
you can start typing a query, and you'll be shown any queries that
contain the first letters that you've typed.

"Use the arrow keys on your computer keyboard to highlight the
particular entry. Alternatively, highlight the entry using your mouse
but don't click on it. Next, once the entry has been highlighted, push
the "Delete" button on your computer keyword. The entry should
disappear."

Source:
Search Engine Watch: Clearing Your Search History From Google And
Other Search Engines
http://www.searchenginewatch.com/sereport/article.php/2165181

Search criteria:
delete OR clear google search history

I hope this helps. If you have any questions regarding my answer
please don?t hesitate to ask before rating it.

Best regards,
Rainbow
jde1-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars
Very clear answer with other options on the google toolbar as well as
selective clear. Well written. Thank-you!

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Subject: Re: How do you clear search history in the Google search window?
From: david1977-ga on 12 Feb 2005 13:18 PST
 
Go to start, run type regedit then go to hkey_current_user, software,
google, history. Then you can delete all of the search entrys from
with in there just right click on it and go to delete. Take note do
not delete anthing else in your registry unless you know exactly what
you are doing as your system needs alot of the files in there to run
properly. But as these are just search terms than they will not harm
you if you delete them.

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