How to Delete Dogpile History & RegEdit Search

Delete Dogpile history and regedit search

Every time you browse the web, your web browser application registers and maintains the history of the sites you visit. This default behavior intends to enhance your browsing experience by accelerating web-page loading speeds. The Dogpile browser or toolbar history should be deleted through your web browser application and not through the search engine itself. Additionally, the search activity performed in your system is registered in the Windows Registry Editor utility. The process for deleting this search history is straightforward, but you should proceed with caution, since deleting an incorrect sub-key could jeopardize the stability and functionality of your system.

Instructions

Delete Dogpile browser history

1. Launch the web browser that contains the Dogpile toolbar.

2. Click on the downward arrow next to the toolbar's logo.

3. Click on the "Clear History" option in the drop-down menu.

4. Disable Dogpile from saving your search history. Click on the downward arrow adjacent to the Dogpile logo. Click on "Toolbar Settings" from the drop-down menu. The Dogpile Toolbar Settings window opens up.

5. Disable (uncheck) the check box that corresponds to the "Turn off Search History" option. Restart your browser.

Delete Dogpile toolbar history

1. Launch Internet Explorer, click on the "Tools" menu and select "Internet Options" from the drop-down menu. Click on the "Content" tab and select "AutoComplete" from the "Personal Information" section.

2. Click on "Clear Forms" to clear the history. Delete specific entries by highlighting each item and pressing the "Delete" key.

3. Launch Firefox, access the "Tools" menu, click on "Options" from the drop-down menu. Select the "Privacy" tab and click "Clear" under the "Saved Form Information" section.

4. Disable (uncheck) the check box that corresponds to "Save information I enter in web page forms and the search bar," if you wish to disable this feature.

Delete Regedit Search

1. At the "Start" menu, click on "Run" and type "regedit" in the command line. Press "OK" to confirm. The Registry Editor window opens up.

   For Windows Vista and 7 users, click on the "Start" Orb button, type "regedit" in the "Start Search" text field, and press Enter.

2. Click on the "+" sign next to the "HKEY_LOCAL_USERS" hive and continue expanding the following sub-keys: "Software" > "Microsoft" > "Search Assistant" > "ACMru"

3. Click on the "5603" and "5604" folders and view the contents on the right pane. Look under the "Data" column to see the files, or words you searched for. Select the items you wish to delete from this list, right-click on the selection and click on "Delete" from the drop-down menu options.

4. Restart your computer.

References

• OneComputerGuy: Internet Explorer Tips - Clearing Previous Entries
• Delete-Computer-History: Clear Dogpile Search History in 5 steps
• KillerTechTips: Clear Explorer Search History in Windows 7
• MilIncorporated: Delete History