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Hello i was wondering what if you want to remove the google homepage history recent searches like you go to type in a search and it comes down with the stuff youve been looking up and what if your school admin has set a password for the content bar in internet options.?

Posted by: Unknown at May 11, 2005 1:13 PM

I use the google mainpage search bar (not the toolbar), and for the life of me I couldn't figure out how to clear the dropdown list of searched items (no options button). So eventually I manually highlighted each of the search phrases that I wanted to delete and hit Shift& delete. I've learned my lesson. From now on, I'll use the google toolbar. Any better suggestions?

Posted by: Claire at May 14, 2005 4:34 AM

That's just internet explorer's autocomplete feature - not specific to google at all.

Go to Tools, Internet Options, Content, Auto Complete, and you can control the feature and clear the history.

Posted by: Leo at May 14, 2005 8:35 PM

Thank you, Claire! Your advice worked!
John

Posted by: John at May 27, 2005 11:36 PM

How do i delete the contents off of google that i have looked at?

Posted by: Bob at June 1, 2005 1:28 PM

That's this article: http://ask-leo.com/how_do_i_delete_items_ive_been_to_using_google.html

Posted by: Leo at June 2, 2005 1:41 PM

I was wondering about my previous researches... I looked for my boyfriend's ex girlfriends. thanks a lot. You saved my relationship... thanks a lot

Posted by: ayse at June 6, 2005 1:35 PM

How do I get rid of the "My History" list below the Aol toolbar? Thanks.

Posted by: Steve K. at June 12, 2005 8:22 AM

I use google desktop search. I had a rather dirty email conversation with a lovely young lady on my PC at work. I would obviously like to delete any trace of the conversation. What can I do?? I run the google desktop search, and I can see the entier conversation even though I have deleted cookies, temp internet files, cache.. HELP!! Leo, if you hook me up, you got a latte coming!

-Mike

Posted by: Mike at June 21, 2005 10:52 AM

how do i delete the dropdown list in the google search area. please help me

Posted by: Fahad at June 21, 2005 1:19 PM
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