How Do I Get Rid Of The Google History That Comes Up Under The Search Bar When You Search For Something?

Question

You know in Google when you are searching for something and say you put in the letter "g" in the search bar and a few options of things you have searched for that start with "g" come up below the search bar in sort of a "History Toolbar"

Well I find this annoying and was wondering how exactly you erase tho toolbar or disable it from coming up all together?

Thanks

Answer 1

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From Google, the evil geniuses themselves:

When I search on Google, I see a drop-down menu of my previous searches. Is this the Web History feature?

No, the list of previous searches that displays in the search box on the Google homepage is stored by your browser, and isn't related to Web History.

You can clear your list of previous Google searches from the Google search box, the Google Toolbar, or your browser. We've included instructions for all three methods below.

CLEARING YOUR GOOGLE SEARCH BOX HISTORY

The search history that displays in the search box on the Google homepage is stored by your browser, not by Google. Instructions appear below for disabling this search history in common browsers. If your browser isn't listed, we suggest consulting its online support center.

Microsoft Internet Explorer
1. Go to the "Tools" menu.
2. Select "Internet Options" and the "Content" tab.
3. Within the "Personal information" area, select "AutoComplete."
4. Click on "Clear Forms." You can also un-check the "Forms" box in this window to keep this information from being stored in the future.
5. Click "OK" to exit.

Alternatively, you can delete individual entries from your search history by using the Down arrow key to highlight a previous search, then pressing the Delete key once.

MSN
If you're using the Microsoft Network (MSN), changes made in Internet Explorer (IE) will take effect in your MSN browser. After making changes in IE, you'll need to sign out of and back into MSN for the changes to take effect.

Mozilla Firefox
1. Go to the "Tools" menu.
2. Select "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. From the menus that pop up, select "Autofill."
3. Go to "Other forms" line and select the "Edit" button.
4. From the list of sites for which AutoFill is currently being applied, select "Google.com" > "Remove" > "Done."


Netscape Navigator 8.0
1. Go to the "Tools" menu.
2. Select "Options."
3. Click on the "Privacy" icon on the left side of the Options window.
4. Select "Page History" and click the "Clear" button. You also have the option to set Navigator's memory to zero days and to place a check mark next to "Clear page History on browser exit."
5. Select "Search History" and click the "Clear" button. You also have the option to place a check mark next to "Clear page History on browser exit."

You can clear all of your Privacy settings by clicking on the "Clear All" button at the top the Privacy Options window.

CLEARING YOUR GOOGLE TOOLBAR HISTORY

To clear your search history from the drop-down search box in the Google Toolbar:

1. Click on the drop-down arrow to the right of the Google Toolbar search box.
2. Select the "Clear Search History" option. This will clear all the previous searches from the drop-down box.

Please note that this only clears the search history from the Google Toolbar, which is entirely separate from the search history stored by your browser.

CLEARING YOUR BROWSER HISTORY

Like your Google search box history, the search history that displays in the address bar on the Google homepage is stored by your browser, not by Google. Instructions appear below for clearing and/or disabling your search history in common browsers. If your browser isn't listed, we suggest consulting its online support center.

Microsoft Internet Explorer
1. Go to the "Tools" menu.
2. Select "Internet Options" and the "General" tab.
3. Click the "Clear History" button. To completely disable the history function, set "Days to keep pages in history" to zero ("0").
4. Click "OK" to exit.

MSN
If you're using the Microsoft Network (MSN), changes made in Internet Explorer (IE) will take effect in your MSN browser. After making changes in IE, you'll need to sign out of and back into MSN for the changes to take effect.

Mozilla Firefox
1. Go to the "Tools" menu.
2. Select "Options" > "Privacy" > "History."
3. Click on "Clear." To completely disable the history function, 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.

Netscape Navigator 8.0
1. Go to the "Tools" menu.
2. Select "Options."
3. Click on the "Privacy" icon on the left side of the Options window.
4. Select "Page History" and click the "Clear" button. You also have the option to set Navigator's memory to zero days and to place a check mark next to "Clear page History on browser exit."

You can clear all of your Privacy settings by clicking on the "Clear All" button at the top the Privacy Options window.

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Also, watch out for the infamous "Web History":

What is Web History?

You know that great web site you saw online and now can't find? With Web History, you can view and search across web pages you've visited in the past, including Google searches. Web History also provides interesting trends on your web activity, such as which sites you visit most frequently and what your top searches are. Finally, Web History helps deliver more personalized search results based on what you've searched for and which sites you've visited.

You can access Web History by visiting www.google.com/history.

Source(s):

http://www.google.com/support/accounts/b…

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Whooo! I Did It! Thanks!

Answer 2

Delete cookies.

Go to TOOLS on your menu, INTERNET OPTIONS, click on DELETE COOKIES.

Answer 3

right click on the white box and click clear search history

Answer 4

Here is my top google clear search tip for you...click in to your google search...click the last search.....use the back arrow so the cursor is at the beginning of the word..then hold down the down arrow and at the same time press Del key till all history is gone.and will work this way in all searches

Answer 5

SpiderGrrl already answered my answer.

Answer 6

click on the arrow pointing down in the toolbal on the search space and click clear history