How to clear Google history thoroughly
If you have borrowed a laptop from work or are using a PC that others have access to, you may want to delete all records of passwords and websites that you have used, in order that your private information cannot be accessed. It is relatively straightforward to ensure that subsequent users cannot follow the trail of websites that you used. Read more on how to clear Google history thoroughly in this article.
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Leave no trace
So, how to delete your history? If you want to delete your browsing trail, particularly important if you are using a public PC or computer in work that others have access to, then the first thing to do is go to Google.com. Once you are on Google, go to 'Tools' and you can then click on 'Delete browsing history.' This will then erase the history of the sites that you have visited. How to remove your history entirely However, if you want to go futher and do a thorough job of eliminating the sites where you have been on, and want to remove your history entirely, then go back into Google once more. Again, go back and click on the 'Tools' button. However, this time, go at the bottom and click on the 'Internet options'. In the 'Browsing history', click 'Delete' again.
Be safe
If you stay on the same section and, still on the one entitled 'Browsing history', click on 'Settings'. Then, you can access a greater control of who can see what and when.
Options
You can just select how many days you want the computer to store the list of websites that you have visited. Putting it at zero will mean that your computer will not retain your search history.
Important things to remember
It is important to delete a search and delete passwords that you have used, if you know that other people can access your information. Many of us now do our banking online. It is imperative that if you are, then handing over a computer to another user means that you are not leaving a trail of information behind you.
Knowing how to delete your history superficially means that people cannot see what sites you have been on. However, the probability is that your hard drive will always retain that information. So, it is worth remembering that you can never quite clear the information entirely.
Computer expert
To the naked eye, you will leave no trace, but a computer expert would be able to find out that kind of information by checking the computer's hard drive.