How to Delete Google History on Vista

Every time you make a search in Google or any other search engine, the search query is saved in your browser's history. Your Google search history can be deleted on Vista by clearing it in the web browser (or browsers) that you use. Each web browser has a different process that must be followed in order to delete your Google search history. If you use more than one web browser, you should delete the Google search history in each one.

Things You'll Need

• Computer
• Windows Vista
• Web browser

Instructions

1. Delete your Google history from Internet Explorer. Open the Internet Explorer browser from the Windows Vista desktop. Click the "Tools" button located on the menu toward the top of the window. Select "Internet Options" from the drop down menu. Click the "General" tab in the window that opens, and click the "Delete" button under the "Browsing History" heading. Click "Delete all" in the window that appears, and click "Yes" to confirm your decision. Click the "OK" button and your Google history will be deleted.

2. Delete your Google search history from the Google Chrome browser. Click the Google Chrome icon located either on your desktop or in the "Start" menu. Click the wrench icon in the upper right-hand corner of the Google Chrome browser. Click the "Options" button in the menu that drops down. Click the "Clear browsing data..." button in the window that appears. Click the box next to "Clear browsing data" to place a check mark in it, and click the "Clear browsing data" button at the bottom of the window. Click the "Close" button and your Google history will be deleted.

3. Delete your Google history from Mozilla Firefox. Open the Mozilla Firefox browser from the Windows Vista desktop. Click the "Tools" button located across the menu bar at the top of the browser window. Select "Clear Private Data" from the list of options. Click "Clear Private Data Now" in the window that pops up. Click the "OK" button and your Google history will be deleted from Firefox and Vista.

4. Delete your Google history from Safari. Pull up Safari from the Vista desktop. Click on the "Edit" menu button, and click "Preferences" in the drop down menu, and click the "General" button. Select how often you would like Safari to clear the history in the "Remove history items" menu. Safari will delete your Google history once the time frame you specified has passed.

5. Delete your Google history from AOL. Open the AOL browser from your Windows Vista desktop. Click on the "Security" button in the AOL browser. Click the "Clear My Footprints" button, and click "Clear Footprints" in the window that populates. Click the "OK" button at the bottom of the window and your Google search history will be cleared.

6. Delete your Google history from the Opera browser. Access the Opera browser from the Vista desktop. Click the "Tools" button located near the top of the Opera browser window. Click the "Delete private data" button in the menu that displays. Click the "OK" button and your Google history will be permanently deleted.

7. Delete your Google history from Netscape Navigator. Launch the Netscape Navigator browser from Vista's desktop or "Start" menu. Click the "Edit" button located on the browser's menu bar. Click the "Preferences" button in the list that populates. Under the "Category" heading, click the "Navigator" option. Click on "Clear History" and then click the "OK" button at the bottom of the screen. Your Google history will be cleared from Navigator and Vista.

Tips & Warnings

• Deleting your history will clear not only your Google search history, but all history files.

References

• Clear All History: Clear Internet History