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MahlerIsGod · 09-08-2003, 12:59 AM

When you search for something on Google it remembers everything you have searched for so when you go to search for something beginning with the letter "a" a dropdown scroll bar appears with everything you have searched beginning with the letter a: Amazon, ABC, etc. Is there a way to clear all of these former searches. Sometimes I find them annoying and want to get rid of them. Does anyone know? Much obliged for any info. Thanks.

sakvee · 09-08-2003, 03:40 AM

Clear history should do the trick.

Tools
Internet Options
Clear History

Close down all browser windows, then restart.

MahlerIsGod · 09-08-2003, 10:19 AM

Yeah, that will clear all the things in the address bar (www.tfproject.org, etc.) but not things in the search bar where you would put things like "Beatles lyrics," "digitial cameras," etc. Thats what I want to get rid of. Thanks though.

Nizzle · 09-08-2003, 10:38 AM

Tools->Internet Options
- click on the "Content" tab
- at the bottom where it says "Personal information", click on "AutoComplete"
- select "Clear Forms".

You can undo the checkboxes so that it doesn't remember this stuff.

MahlerIsGod · 09-08-2003, 12:41 PM

Thanks Mr. Nizzle. That's what I was looking for. Much appreciated.

tigerkick · 09-08-2003, 12:50 PM

the past searches data are memorized by your cookies (that notepad with site codes) so deleting cookies from google.com will do the job

hawkeye · 09-09-2003, 09:00 PM

As a side note, you might want to try a little program called Auto-What. It's a little PCMagazine utility, that allows you to look at all your auto-complete data, and edit//clean it. I've found it very useful. If you can't find a version on the web, (I had a hard time finding my copy, PM me, and I'll see what I can do.)

jujueye · 09-10-2003, 03:08 PM

As a side note to hawkeye's sidenote, here is a link to pc magazine's AutoWhat 2: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,90317,00.asp

Looks like a cool utility.

By the way, when using the first excellent suggestion about how to clear the forms, remember to close and reopen your IE window.

09-08-2003, 12:59 AM	#1 (permalink)
MahlerIsGod At The Globe Showing Will How Its Done Location: London/Elysium	Google: How to clear past searches When you search for something on Google it remembers everything you have searched for so when you go to search for something beginning with the letter "a" a dropdown scroll bar appears with everything you have searched beginning with the letter a: Amazon, ABC, etc. Is there a way to clear all of these former searches. Sometimes I find them annoying and want to get rid of them. Does anyone know? Much obliged for any info. Thanks. __________________ "But a work of art is a conscious human effort that has to do with communication. It is that or its nothing. When an accident is applauded as a work of art, when a cult grows up around the deliciousness of inadvertent beauty, we are in the presence of the greatest decadence the West has known in its history."

09-08-2003, 03:40 AM	#2 (permalink)
sakvee Tilted Location: Behind you	Clear history should do the trick. Tools Internet Options Clear History Close down all browser windows, then restart. __________________ Better to regret something you did, than something you didn't do.

09-08-2003, 10:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
MahlerIsGod At The Globe Showing Will How Its Done Location: London/Elysium	Yeah, that will clear all the things in the address bar (www.tfproject.org, etc.) but not things in the search bar where you would put things like "Beatles lyrics," "digitial cameras," etc. Thats what I want to get rid of. Thanks though. __________________ "But a work of art is a conscious human effort that has to do with communication. It is that or its nothing. When an accident is applauded as a work of art, when a cult grows up around the deliciousness of inadvertent beauty, we are in the presence of the greatest decadence the West has known in its history."

09-08-2003, 10:38 AM	#4 (permalink)
Nizzle God-Hating Liberal Location: Silicon Valley, CA	Tools->Internet Options - click on the "Content" tab - at the bottom where it says "Personal information", click on "AutoComplete" - select "Clear Forms". You can undo the checkboxes so that it doesn't remember this stuff. __________________ Nizzle

09-08-2003, 12:41 PM	#5 (permalink)
MahlerIsGod At The Globe Showing Will How Its Done Location: London/Elysium	Thanks Mr. Nizzle. That's what I was looking for. Much appreciated. __________________ "But a work of art is a conscious human effort that has to do with communication. It is that or its nothing. When an accident is applauded as a work of art, when a cult grows up around the deliciousness of inadvertent beauty, we are in the presence of the greatest decadence the West has known in its history."

09-08-2003, 12:50 PM	#6 (permalink)
tigerkick Upright Location: Chicago	the past searches data are memorized by your cookies (that notepad with site codes) so deleting cookies from google.com will do the job

09-09-2003, 09:00 PM	#7 (permalink)
hawkeye back from sabbatical Location: Mosptopia	As a side note, you might want to try a little program called Auto-What. It's a little PCMagazine utility, that allows you to look at all your auto-complete data, and edit//clean it. I've found it very useful. If you can't find a version on the web, (I had a hard time finding my copy, PM me, and I'll see what I can do.) __________________ You're not fat, You're just a giant ball of love, covered in anger.

09-10-2003, 03:08 PM	#8 (permalink)
jujueye alpaca lunch for the trip Location: in my computer	As a side note to hawkeye's sidenote, here is a link to pc magazine's AutoWhat 2: http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,4149,90317,00.asp Looks like a cool utility. By the way, when using the first excellent suggestion about how to clear the forms, remember to close and reopen your IE window. Last edited by jujueye; 09-10-2003 at 03:11 PM..