You can check your browsing history in Chrome. You can also continue browsing what you’ve already started on a desktop or laptop computer, and find related searches.
If you don’t want a record of pages you visited in Chrome, you can delete all or some of your browsing history. If you delete your browsing history, it takes effect on all devices where you're signed in to Chrome and sync your history to your Google Account.
Separately, you can also delete your Google search history from your account.
What your History lists
Your History lists the pages you've visited on Chrome in the last 90 days. It doesn't store:
- Chrome pages like chrome://settings
- Pages you’ve visited in private browsing
- Deleted pages from your browsing history
Tip: If you’re signed in to Chrome and sync your history, then your History also shows pages you’ve visited on your synced devices.
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- At the top right, click More
. - Click History History.
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History.- On your computer, open Chrome.
- In the address bar, enter
@history. - Press tab or space. You can also click Search History in the suggestions.
- Enter keywords for the page you previously visited.
- Select the page from the list.
in the suggestions.- On your computer, open Chrome.
- At the top right, click More .
- Click History History.
- On the left, click Clear browsing data.
- Select how much history you want to delete.
- To clear everything, select All time.
- Check the boxes for the info you want Chrome to clear, including Browsing history.Learn more about the types of browsing data you can delete.
- Click Clear data.
Learn how to delete your search history.
Delete an itemfrom your history
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- At the top right, click More .
- ClickHistoryHistory.
- Check the box next to each item that you want to remove from your History.
- At the top right, clickDelete.
- ClickRemove.
Tip: To search for something specific, use the search bar at the top.
Remove a shortcut image from the New Tab page
To find the sites you visit most, open a new tab.
To remove a shortcut image:
- Point to the image you want to remove.
- At the top right of the image, click More Remove .
.In the "By group" tab of your History page, Chrome organizes your browsing and search history into groups.Here, you can easily find your previous browsing activity and continue your research with related searches.
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- In the address bar, enter your search terms.
- Below your address bar, click Resume browsing.
You can also access the “by group” view directly from the "Chrome History" page:
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- At the top right, click More History History.
- In the “by group” tab, you can select the group you want to review.
Tips:
- To open all pages within a group into a new tab group, next to the searched item, select More Open all in new tab group.
- At the bottom of the page, you can find suggested searches.
Remove items from your history by groups
Sensitive browsing history may automatically be hidden. You can find these pages through the search box on the History page. For example, if you searched for a health topic and want to revisit it, type the health topic into the search box.
You can manually delete a page in a group or all pages in a group.
- To delete a page in a group: Next to the searched item, click More Remove from history.
- To delete all pages in a group: Next to the group, click More Remove all from history.
Learn more about managing cards for Resume browsing on the New Tab page.
Browse privately
If you don’t want Chrome to save your browsing history at all, you can browse in private with Incognito mode.
If you use a Chromebook at work or school, your network administrator can turn off browsing history. If history is off, your History won't list pages you've visited. Learn about using a managed Chrome device.
Related resources
- Search the web on Chrome
- Set your default search engine
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