If you want to clear your browsing history but keep your saved passwords in Google Chrome, it’s an easy process! Follow these simple steps to clean up your history while preserving your login information:
Step 1: Open Chrome Settings
- Click the three-dot menu in the top-right corner of Chrome.
- Select Settings from the dropdown menu.
Step 2: Access the Clear Browsing Data Tool
- Scroll down to Privacy and Security.
- Click on Clear browsing data.
Step 3: Choose What to Clear
In the pop-up window:
- Under the Basic tab, check the box for Browsing history.
- Uncheck the boxes for Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files if you don’t want to clear those.
- Leave Passwords and other sign-in data unchecked to keep your saved passwords.
Step 4: Set the Time Range
At the top of the pop-up window, choose how far back you want to clear data:
- Options include “Last hour,” “Last 24 hours,” “Last 7 days,” “Last 4 weeks,” or All time.
Step 5: Clear Data
- Once you’ve selected the data to clear and the time range, click Clear data.
And that’s it! Your browsing history will be cleared, but all your saved passwords will remain intact, so you won’t have to log in again to your favorite sites.
