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.
2006-09-23 15:50:10
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answered by Anonymous
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Click on the scroll bar so that the searches that you've made show up. Then press and hold the shift button, and the delete button. Also, depending on your browser you have other options.
Firefox:
Go to Tools, Options, Select Clear Browsing History, and if you no longer want to have your browsing history shown, select 0 days that you want the history shown.
Internet Explorer:
Go to Tools, Internet Options, Select Clear History, and if you no longer want to have your browsing history shown, select 0 days that you want the history shown.
I hope that was of some assistance.
2006-09-22 14:59:25
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answered by Anonymous
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if you are using firefox
go to tools, then options, then click on the privacy tab and Uncheck "Save information I enter in forms and Search bars"
If you use IE or anything else I havent figured it out, ill get back to you on that
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Ok if you use anything besides IE, just download firefox, and do what I said for firefox. THis will get rid of the Search Saving for all browsers
2006-09-22 14:55:07
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answered by timhasafender 3
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go to control panel (different with different OS's) click on "internet Options" click on "clear history" you can also choose how often your history (search list) is cleared. In internet explorer in the tool bar there is a globe (when you highlight it it will say "history") you can click on this and your search list will arrear on the left side. you can right click on any one and delete that specific search. leaving the rest.
2006-09-22 14:58:33
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answered by dulcrayon 6
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Do you mean for your internet browser? It's in Options. I use Mozilla Firefox -- in there it's under Options, then Clear Private Data. Hope this helps.
2006-09-22 14:50:40
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answered by missy_7899 2
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on the suited of your cyber web explorer website click at here: kit, cyber web suggestions & then sparkling historic previous. you additionally must sparkling momentary cyber web documents(place a examine mark interior the container) & delete cookies too.
2016-12-18 15:16:08
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answered by ? 4
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click tools - browser options and follow along.
2006-09-22 14:57:16
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answered by 2LITTLEBADONES 2
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tools...options.....privacy
2006-09-22 14:50:17
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answered by el.tuco 5
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