How do I delete old searches?

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How do I delete old searches?

Answer 1

Well, if on a Windows computer and you use google, what you can do is press the down arrow on the google toolbar, and at the bottom of the scroll down it says "Clear History".  On some places, what you can do is hightlight the name of the site and press the delete button, and sometimes it will go away.  You could also go to your history on your computer and delete it for the day, past few days, week, month, I believe.  On Windows Vista you press the "star" button under the google toolbar [your favorites] and then go to history.  On normal PC's there is another way to do it, too.

Answer 2

Don't want your mom to see you searched betty p**p?

Answer 3

go to tools, then internet options and there wil be diff. lists of things yo can delet like cookies, it will prob. say browsing history.good luck

Answer 4

I don't know. That's what I've been wondering for a long time. HAHA

Answer 5

If you use Safari, there is a tiny arrow in the left corner of your tool bar next to a mag. glass. click on it and it will show your searches then just click on where it says "clear recent searches".

Answer 6

lol why?

Answer 7

go to 'tools' then click 'delete browsing history'

Answer 8

if urr using firefox, click tools and the click delete browsing history. If urr using Internet explorer, click tools, then internet options and click delete browsing history

Answer 9

click the box.. like where you would type something to search.. then a list of everything you have search should show up.. use your mouse to click on what you want to delete.. then click "delete"

tah dah!

Answer 10

Define searches....Too broad a field

Answer 11

you can only wait them out

Answer 12

OK: There are several different ways, as well as there are several different toolbars to delete. See the following:

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

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.

On Microsoft Internet Explorer:

Go to the Tools menu.

Select Internet Options and the General tab.

Click the Clear History button. To completely disable the history function, set Days to keep pages in history to zero ('0').

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:

Go to the Tools menu.

Select Options > Privacy > History.

Click Clear. To completely disable the history function, set Remember visited pages for the last X days to zero ('0').

Click OK to exit.

Safari (Macintosh Computers):

Click History on the top menu.

Click Clear History at the bottom of the menu.

Clearing your Google Toolbar history:

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

Click on the Google logo on the Toolbar to access the drop-down menu.

Select the Clear Search History option.

If you'd like to completely disable your Toolbar's search history, 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... for additional assistance.

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:

Click the play  icon to watch how to clear your search history in Internet Explorer.

Go to the Tools menu.

Select Internet Options and the Content tab.

Within the Personal information area, select AutoComplete.

Click Clear Forms. You can also un-check the Forms box in this window to keep this information from being stored in the future.

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:

Click the play  icon to watch how to clear your search history in Firefox.

Go to the Tools menu.

Select Options > Privacy > Saved Form Information.

Click Clear and un-check the box.

Click OK to exit.

Safari (Macintosh Computers):

Go to the Safari menu and select Preferences.

From the menus that pop up, select Autofill.

Go to Other forms line and select the Edit button.

From the list of sites for which AutoFill is currently being applied, select Google.com > Remove > Done.

Answer 13

u go to favorites and press history then right click the day u want to delete and click delete.

Answer 14

go to tools click delete browsing history and then click history

Answer 15

Got to tools and click history then left click and press delete.

Answer 16

for windows.. start , control panel , internet , delete history.

and if you wnt to delete stuff if you have a google or yahoo tab some where it should say clear history when you press the arrow pointing down.