Are you using a Google search engine? Did you know that Google stores your searches in its Search History?
If you know, then this is already good, since if you need to delete your search history for a certain period of time, it will not be difficult for you. And if you do not know, then it is advisable for you to familiarize yourself with the content of this article, since all your data that will be stored or already stored there are.
What information does Google store:
- your searches entered in Google searches, sorted by day;
- their results;
- the actions you take with these results;
- your actions with advertisements;
- information about the browser you are using ...
I think that this information is enough to think about whether to keep this data further or delete it if necessary. But, not having access to your Google account, and Search History is automatically included when you create an account, no one except you and probably Google will know about it :).
Now remember, do you always, before closing your browser, click the "Sign out" button in your account? Therefore, without properly completing their work with the account, all users of your computer (relatives, friends, employees, etc.) can have access to the Search History.
There is also a huge plus, for example for me, on the days I need I do not log out of my account on my home computer and I always know what my children are looking for on the Internet! Or one more plus, if today you forgot on which site, for example, yesterday, found the necessary information (video, article, etc.), now you will always know where to look for the answer!
Please also remember that confidential data is saved in Internet browsers. Therefore, if you clear your Search History, then clear your confidential data in the browser. You can read how to do this.
SEARCH HISTORY
Https://history.google.com/history/
This is what this storage location looks like (all time).
Or by sections (in the example, the "Video" section).
HOW TO DELETE SEARCH HISTORY
On the right side of your account, click on the gear icon, click on "Delete entries", select the desired period for deletion and click on the "Delete" button.
HOW TO DISABLE IT... Go to:
Https://www.google.com/settings/accounthistory/search
and click on the "Disable" button.
I think it would be more expedient to manually clear the Search History periodically! You can find more details at this link:
Https://support.google.com/accounts/topic/14148?hl=ru&ref_topic=28726
by copying it and pasting it into the address bar of your Internet browser. Don't leave the blog, because about 500 more useful tips and instructions are waiting for you!
If you have your own Google account, then according to the default settings or made by you personally in the "Privacy" section, your actions in this search engine will be reflected and saved in its history. Suppose that you want to find out and delete some of your actions for a certain period of time, which have been saved in the Google services system, but you do not know how to do this. On this page, I post a small manual on how to set up a tracking system for your actions in the search engine in Google, as well as delete it in certain applications and on sites that use Google services.
As you know, Google stores your searches from browsers and applications and uses them to help you find the information you need faster in Google Search, Google Maps, YouTube and other services. The user's ability to find tracking information, customize it and remove unwanted information is a necessary and useful skill in certain situations for an Internet user.
It is very important to know and remember that any of your actions on the web using browsers will only be tracked when you are logged into your Google account in the browser you are using.
If you perform search actions in the authorized version, look for your actions in the history not only of browsers, but also in Google services.
It's not difficult to set up tracking or delete unnecessary your actions for the period of time you choose - Google services have special conditions for this.
To proceed with the above steps, first go to your account (if not logged in - do it). Then, in the "Confidentiality" block, click on the "Actions in Google services" link.
On the page that opens, you will be asked to either "CHECK TRACKING SETTINGS" OF ACTIONS ", or" VIEW ACTIONS ", or" GO TO GOOGLE PERSONAL ACCOUNT ".
In our case, you can follow the first two links - in the first case we will go to the tracking settings, in the second - to the history of the actions you performed. Let's go to View Actions.
On the new page, you will be presented with blocks for each completed action, which can either be deleted by clicking on the option in the right corner of the block (three dots), or you can view this action in more detail by clicking on the "Details" line.
This differentiated approach is very useful if you wish to delete a specific "historical action" of yours. But you can swing and delete in bulk the history of all actions and products for a certain period of time, selected at your discretion. To do this, on the left of the page, we click on the line "Select a deletion option" ...
Remember: after deleting the selected parameter, it cannot be restored in Google history!
I deliberately led you, dear readers, first to the "VIEW ACTIONS" page, believing that deleting unnecessary historical events will interest you more than the settings on the "CHECK TRACKING SETTINGS" page. However, I still recommend to go to it. If you wish to disable ALL tracking functions, then work with the topmost block "Application and Web Search History" in settings. To do this, simply move the tracking slider to the left. For users of the Ghrome browser, as an option, there is a button on which you can set (or uncheck) the corresponding checkbox:
After the performed action, it remains only to confirm it in the pop-up window that opens.
To make settings separately from web search - only for Google applications, leaving the search unchanged, just go down the page to manipulate the settings buttons in the blocks "Location History" (maps), "from devices", "Voice control history", " YouTube Search History ", as well as" YouTube View History ".
Good luck!
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We all use Google services and leave a lot of personal information that can be accessed by third parties. The BBC has described how you can remove personal information from Google.
“Using the services Google, you trust us with your personal data ”, - with these words begins the section of the user agreement, which describes the privacy policy.
The tech company makes it clear to its users what they need to be prepared for.
However, few know that Google also makes it possible to delete any information stored in the "My Activities" section.
How to delete information about your online activities
Whenever you go to search engines Google, the company stores this information by linking it to your account.
The search engine also logs every action, such as filling out forms or questionnaires. Google, as well as work with mail Gmail.
Here you can select specific pages or products Google and delete the information they hold. You can also erase the entire history for a day or for a specific time period.
The most drastic step is to delete all product data for all time.
Before performing this operation Google will send a warning about the possible consequences, however, deleting the history of search or use of applications and products Google will not affect the operation of the account in any way.
How to delete all YouTube activity history
Google who owns the video hosting Youtube, also keeps track of what videos you watch on the site.
But this information can be quickly deleted. In the "History" tab, you need to select two options: "Clear search history" and "Clear browsing history". You can also delete individual searches or watched videos.
You can also prevent the service from saving your browsing history.
How to remove information advertisers receive
Google not only collects information about users, but also transfers it to advertisers and partners.
This is why you see PPC ads so often that overlap with recent searches.
But there is nothing wrong with that: you can easily find out what exactly Google told about you.
To do this, you need to enter your account page Google and then to the "Privacy" section.
After disabling the personalization function, the search engine will not be able to use your data to select ads.
Google every time will warn that personalized advertising works in the interests of the user, however, this is a matter of individual preferences.
How to delete your location information
On devices with an operating system Android which also belongs to Google, the list of places you have visited is automatically saved.
Erase this information on Google maps can on this page.
To get started, you can simply turn off the geolocation tracking feature. The movement history can be deleted entirely, or you can select a single day or time period. The function of deleting even individual movements or stops is provided, which can simply be sent to the basket.
If you use Gmail, Chrome browser, or other Google services, then you should be aware that Google can keep a record of every search query you make. And this is reality. If you have a Google account, then everything that you have ever searched or viewed can be stored in a database. However, Google also provides the ability to turn off history and remove all or specific queries from the entire list associated with your account. Here's how you can do it.
Note: If you've ever heard of such a thing as personalized search, then you probably already guess what this data can be used for. However, this is far from the only application. For example, this data can be used to determine the main target audience that views certain queries. You probably already understood what this is about. However, these use cases may seem insignificant. Nevertheless, not every person wants his personal data to be "somewhere" stored and "somehow" used.
Disable Google Search History Keeping
Remove search history from Google web searches
- Even though you have disabled search history, all saved queries will still be stored in the Google database. To delete them, select the "Delete records" item in the settings menu (when history is enabled, search queries will be available immediately).
- In the dialog box that appears, select the desired period for deletion and click the "Delete" button
- In addition, you can also delete individual entries in the search. To do this, go to the appropriate category, select the required search queries and click the "Delete records" button, as shown in the picture above.
Note: Of course, this instruction does not guarantee complete data erasure. In this case, we are talking about the device and organization of the technical side of Google services. As an example, this kind of data can remain in various backups.
Now, you know how to turn off the history of Google search queries, and you also know how to delete individual queries for each search category.
Technical Tips
Everyone knows that the Google service monitors all user actions and stores a history of all actions, studies interests and behavior on the Internet. That is, it leaves data on all account activities.
Would you like to know how to view this information? Restrict access to them? Or erase and disable tracking altogether?
This is a help if, after visiting the super site, you accidentally closed it, did not fix it and now you do not know how to find it. Or get rid of constant surveillance and scrutiny in order to organize personalized advertising. We will help you set up your profile privacy correctly.
How to view
On the computer
To access the view, you need to go to the "My actions" page. There you can see the search history from the account in different devices where it is active and synchronized; detect a list of recent actions: downloading and updating applications, using services, creating documents and finding a place, building a route, watching videos on youtube and channel activity, if any.
- YouTube.
- Google Chrome browser.
- Google search.
- Select "Account".
What is available here?
- Search and use of services.
- Geolocation.
- Information from other mobile devices.
On phone and tablet, the viewing method varies by operating system, but is similar to Windows and Android.
How to delete
You can delete all saved data from your account at once or selectively. You can decide and mark which data will be stored or disable the collection of confidential information altogether.
On the computer
To improve performance, your browsing and browsing history should be cleaned regularly.
If desired, all of this can be removed as follows:
- When you go to the "Manage History" tab, you will see information, broken down by day, about the user's recent activity.
- By clicking on the three dots opposite the action, you can select the "Delete" button and erase this one and only one.
- By clicking on the three dots opposite the date, you can select the "Delete" button and erase the history for that day.
- By clicking on the three dots at the top of the corresponding page, you can click "Select" and a square will appear opposite all actions, with which you can do this, and then use the delete button at the top, similar to a trash can.
- If, by clicking on the three dots at the top of the corresponding page, click "Select parameter", then a window will open, which will allow you to select the time frame for deletion up to "For all time".
On the phone
To view the account usage history on a mobile device and delete it, you need to do the following steps:
- Go to the browser.
- Click the three dots in the upper right corner.
- Select the "Settings" section.
- Click on your name at the top under the section title.
- Click "Track Google Activity"
- When you select "Manage History" you can see your actions sorted by time.
On tablet
On a tablet, the way to delete activity history depends on the operating system, but is similar to Windows and Android.
Turn off tracking
On the computer
The user has the right to configure the preservation of history in some Google services. These include:
- YouTube.
- Google Chrome browser.
- Google search.
This will increase the comfort of work and safety of use.
To see what data is saved, you need to go to the "Tracking actions" section:
- Click on the item with nine dots "Services".
- Select "Account".
- Then go to the "Confidentiality" section.
- Then click on the item "Personal information".
- Scroll down to the "Activity Tracking" section
Here you can select the data that Google will be able to save later, as well as completely disable the collection of personal information.
To edit, click "Check action tracking settings".
What you can do with it: turn it off by clicking on or click on "Manage History" and configure it in a personalized way.
On the phone
To see the account usage history on a mobile device and delete:
- Go to the browser.
- Click in the right corner.
- Select "Settings".
- Click on your name at the top under the inscription.
- Select "Tracking"
- Each item has a symbol to turn data saving on and off.
On tablet
On this unit, the viewing method depends on the operating system, but is similar to Windows and Android.
Viewing your browsing history
Viewing the history of a tab
- Click in the upper right corner.
- Select "Setting".
- The item "History" should be double-clicked.
History of recently closed tabs
- Click in the upper right corner.
- Select "Setting".
- The item "Recently closed" should be double-clicked.
- Ten sites will be displayed.
History of all pages.
- Go to the link https://history.google.com.
Quick buttons to call the history of requests, downloads, etc.
In the browser, you can open the history by pressing the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + H.
History of all requests in Google Chrome
Browsing history
- Contains a list of sites and usage times.
- You can see it for all the time.
- You can use it to find the site you are interested in, which you once viewed and forgot to save in your bookmarks.
Download history
- Download history stores information about downloaded files and links to them.
- You can see it for all the time, it can be deleted only by the user.
- You can use it to navigate to a file by double-clicking on it with the left mouse button.
Why is the "Downloads" section convenient? You can always see what you downloaded, when and then open it, without scouring all the folders: there may not be one or even ten files there. When cleaning, you will lose this opportunity.
Images and other files saved in the cache
- Everything is stored in the cache until it is deleted by the user, all this time the information is available for users to view.
- Sites whose media files are stored locally on the computer open faster, pulling in this information.
Deleting this data will speed up the operation of the device, increase the free space, but the sites will reload all the data and, as a result, the page load time will increase. Therefore, if the same sites are visited all the time, is it worth doing it too often ?!
Passwords
Saved passwords can be used to automatically log in and remember rarely used accounts.
If you delete this data, autofilling registration data will not be available when entering the sites, it is highly likely that you will forget your password and permanently lose access to your accounts.
Filescookieand other site data
These data may include: authorization, shopping cart, personal data. This information can be used to automatically sign in a user, and sites sometimes use sensitive information to make recommendations for content and advertisements.
Autofill data
This information helps to simplify your life by substituting previously used data in the appropriate blocks.
When you delete it, you lose the opportunity to simplify your life and save time by automatically entering all your data on sites.
Content settings
If you check this item, then you can change the permissions of the following parameters:
- Cookies.
- JavaScript for site interactivity.
- Handlers, applications.
- Flash for playback.
- Advertising.
- Location data.
- Notifications.
- Microphone and camera.
- Plugins.
- Automatic download.
- MIDI and USB devices.
- Synchronization.
- PDF files.
If you incorrectly configure or delete parameters, you can allow access to devices that are not used and increase the processing time of information by unnecessary requests, as well as open access to advertisements and pop-up aggressive events annoy you every day.
Hosted Application Data
Installed applications leave data about their work in the browser cache. They need to be cleaned regularly to speed up your browser.
When you delete this data, free space appears in the device's memory, but the loading of services and applications slows down.
Media licenses
Websites encrypt media to protect against unauthorized access. Very relevant for HTML5 pages, keys are triggered using the EME API. Session identifiers are stored on the PC, which give access to this data.
When deleting, you may lose access to important media information on the Internet.
Clearing search history
For all platforms, the algorithm of actions is the same:
- Go to the browser.
- Click on the three dots in the upper right corner of the screen.
- Select the appropriate menu section.
- The item "History" must be double-clicked.
- Select "Clear history"
Clearing browsing history with CCleaner
There are many programs for cleaning browser garbage: history, logs, cache. But the most popular is CCleaner
It can be launched from the Start menu or from the Desktop
On the left side of the program, the functions:
- Select "Cleanup".
- Further "Applications".
- "Analysis" to calculate the cleanability.
- "Cleanup" removes the files marked with checkmarks.
What will be cleared:
- Temporary files.
- Visit history.
- Cookies.
- Search queries.
- Injection paths.
- Image cache.
- Autocomplete forms.
- Saved passwords.
