Google search bar: How to clear it?

You can clear your Google search history from the Google search box, the Google Toolbar, or your browser. To clear Google search history you should clear search history in the Google Toolbar and clear browser history.

Clearing the search history

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

2. Choose the "Clear Search History" option.

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

4. In case you have installed Google Toolbar 4.0, you can clear the Toolbar's search history by entering a search term in the Toolbar's search box. Click the "Clear History" link when the drop-down search history appears.

Clearing the browser history

The search history which is displayed in the address bar on the Google homepage is stored by the browser, not by Google. To clear and/or disable search history in browsers, do follow these instructions.

Microsoft Internet Explorer

1. Go to the "Tools" menu.

2. Choose "Internet Options" and the "General" tab.

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

4. Click "OK" to exit.

MSN

If you're using MSN, changes made in Internet Explorer (IE) will be executed in your MSN browser. You'll have to sign out of and into MSN for the changes to take effect.

Firefox

1. Go to the "Tools" menu.

2. Choose "Options" > "Privacy" > "History."

3. Click on "Clear." to completely disable the history function and 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.

Clearing Google Searchbox history

The search history which is displayed in the search box on the Google homepage is stored by the browser, not by Google. To disable the search history in common browsers, please follow these instructions,

Microsoft Internet Explorer

1. Go to the "Tools" menu.

2. Select "Internet Options" and the "Content" tab.

3. Select "AutoComplete." from the "Personal information" area

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

5. Click "OK" to exit.

MSN

If you're using MSN, changes made in Internet Explorer (IE) will be executed in your MSN browser. You'll have to sign out of and into MSN for the changes to take effect.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Go to the "Tools" menu.

2. Choose "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. Select "Autofill." from the pop up menus.

3. Go to "Other forms" line and select the "Edit" button.

4. Select "Google.com" > "Remove" > "Done." from the list of sites for which AutoFill is being applied.

Nayanathara.S

Hi-Tech Editorial Division