in google search engine, where will the words typed by us are stored &how they can be deleted..?

Answer 1

How do I delete the drop-down list of my past searches?

You can clear your Google search history from the Google search box, the Google Toolbar, or your browser. We've included instructions for all three methods below.

CLEARING YOUR GOOGLE SEARCH BOX HISTORY

The search history that displays in the search box on the Google homepage is stored by your browser, not by Google. Instructions appear below for disabling this search history in common browsers. If your browser isn't listed, we suggest consulting its online support center.

Microsoft Internet Explorer
1. Go to the "Tools" menu.
2. Select "Internet Options" and the "Content" tab.
3. Within the "Personal information" area, select "AutoComplete."
4. Click on "Clear Forms." You can also un-check the "Forms" box in this window to keep this information from being stored in the future.
5. Click "OK" to exit.

Alternatively, you can delete individual entries from your search history by using the Down arrow key to highlight a previous search, then pressing the Delete key once.

MSN
If you're using the Microsoft Network (MSN), changes made in Internet Explorer (IE) will take effect in your MSN browser. After making changes in IE, you'll need to sign out of and back into MSN for the changes to take effect.

Mozilla Firefox
1. Go to the "Tools" menu.
2. Select "Options" > "Privacy" > "Saved Form Information."
3. Click "Clear" and un-check the box.
4. Click "OK" to exit.

Safari
1. Go to the "Safari" menu and select "Preferences."
2. From the menus that pop up, select "Autofill."
3. Go to "Other forms" line and select the "Edit" button.
4. From the list of sites for which AutoFill is currently being applied, select "Google.com" > "Remove" > "Done."

CLEARING YOUR GOOGLE TOOLBAR HISTORY

To clear your search history from the drop-down text box on the Google Toolbar:

1. Click on the Google logo on the Toolbar to access the drop-down menu.
2. Select the "Clear Search History" option.

If you'd like to completely disable your Toolbar's search history, please click the "Options" button on your Toolbar and un-check the box next to "Drop-down search history."

If you have Google Toolbar 4.0 installed, you can clear your Toolbar's search history by starting to enter a search term in your Toolbar's search box. When your drop-down search history appears, simply click the "Clear History" link.

Please note that this only clears the search history from the Google Toolbar, which is entirely separate from the search history stored by your browser.

If you've followed these steps and information still appears in your Toolbar search box as you type, please visit http://www.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=45847 for additional assistance.

CLEARING YOUR BROWSER HISTORY

Like your Google search box history, the search history that displays in the address bar on the Google homepage is stored by your browser, not by Google. Instructions appear below for clearing and/or disabling your search history in common browsers. If your browser isn't listed, we suggest consulting its online support center.

Microsoft Internet Explorer
1. Go to the "Tools" menu.
2. Select "Internet Options" and the "General" tab.
3. Click the "Clear History" button. To completely disable the history function, set "Days to keep pages in history" to zero ("0").
4. Click "OK" to exit.

MSN
If you're using the Microsoft Network (MSN), changes made in Internet Explorer (IE) will take effect in your MSN browser. After making changes in IE, you'll need to sign out of and back into MSN for the changes to take effect.

Mozilla Firefox
1. Go to the "Tools" menu.
2. Select "Options" > "Privacy" > "History."
3. Click on "Clear." To completely disable the history function, set "Remember visited pages for the last X days" to zero ("0").
4. Click "OK" to exit.

Safari
1. Click "History" on the top menu.
2. Click "Clear History" at the bottom of the menu.

Answer 2

That's actually a composite question from several related questions that I get several times each day. People search for things on Google, and then they don't want the evidence of what they searched for to remain.

Fair enough.

But there's an amazing amount of confusion. Some say "Google toolbar" and mean "Google toolbar". Others say "Google toolbar" and mean ... well, apparently they mean something else.

And naturally the difference is important in answering the question.

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Google Toolbar

The true, Google Toolbar is software that you download from Google that places an additional toolbar within your browser specifically for Google-related features and functionality. It's available for at least Internet Explorer and Firefox, and perhaps other browsers.

Here's the Google Toolbar with the search history dropped down:

You know it's the Google toolbar because of the Google logo on the left.

In the past my advice was to hit the options button on the Google Toolbar, turn OFF Drop Down Search History and press OK. Then repeat that process to turn it back on, after which the history appeared to be gone.

In later versions of the toolbar it's way easier. Click on the Google logo, and then click on Clear Search History:
You may need to hit refresh, or restart your browser for the last vestiges to disappear.

That's all there is to it.

Browser Address Bar
A lot of people don't realize that the browser's address bar can also act as a search tool. And if you've set your default search engine to be Google, well, that kind of, sort of, acts like the Google toolbar also, even though it's not.

Here you can see I've started typing my name into the Internet Explorer address bar, and a dropdown shows a few interesting options:
Now, it's interesting to note that those items shown here actually don't come from my search or browse history. "Leo" is the name of the machine, and if selected would open up a Windows Explorer like view of my machine. "Links" is the item from my "Favorites" menu, and "LinkSys" is, in fact, a shortcut placed on my Favorites menu. So many of the items that will show up here are not related to your history at all.

If you are seeing history items in your Internet Explorer address bar, there are a couple of things you'll want to do to clear it.

Click on the Tools menu, then on Internet Options..., and then on the General tab, if it's not already showing.
Click on the Clear History button, and confirm that you want your history deleted. Note that this will clear all of your history, including the list of places you've visited in the History window.

Other browsers, such as Firefox, have similar functionality, and will have similar options to control and flush your history.

Windows

I've been told that another, somewhat surprising, place to delete history is in the Windows Start menu.

Close your browser. Right click on the Start button, and click on Properties, and then on the Customize button, and finally the Advanced tab. You should see something like this (it differs slightly if you're using the "Classic" Start Menu):
Click on the Clear List button to clear the history of recently visited documents. Apparently the definition of a "document" might well include things you've visited or searched for on the web, and may also show up in IE's address bar.

Answer 3

Google

Answer 4

if you're using internet explorer they will first be saved in your history, and cookie folders which are easily deleted, but they will also be saved in very hard to find files which can only be accessed through DOS . this is used for microsoft to spy on you. try a different browser like opera or mozilla

Answer 5

the words are stored in your personal government file, and may come back to haunt you when you run for political office or apply for your social security benefits.

So quit typing things like "101 things to do with whipped cream this weekend", and "handcuffs for him and her", in your search engine....

Answer 6

They are stored on the google server and you can't delete them.