Delete your activity - Computer - Google Account Help https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/465?authuser=0#auto-delete Skip to main content Google Account Help Sign in Google Help Help Center Community Google Account Privacy Policy Terms of Service Submit feedback Send feedback on... This help content & information General Help Center experience Next Help Center Community Improve your Google Account Google Account Delete your activity When you use Google sites, apps, and services, a record of some of your activity is saved in your Google Account. You can easily access and control this activity, where you can find and delete them in My Activity. You can also stop saving most activity at any time. Delete all activity On your computer, go to myactivity.google.com . Above your activity, click Delete . Click All time. Click Next Delete . Delete individual activity items For example, this could include a search you did on Google or a website you visited on Chrome: On your computer, go to myactivity.google.com . Scroll down to your activity. Find the item you want to delete. You can find an item a few different ways, including: Browse by day. Search or use filters. On the item you want to delete, click Delete . Delete activity by date or product On your computer, go to myactivity.google.com . Scroll down to your activity. Filter your activity. You can filter by both date and product at the same time. To filter by date : Select Calendar . Then, select a date to find activity before that date. From the drop down, you can select a preset period or enter your own start and end dates. To filter by product : Select Search . Then, select products you want to include. Some Google products don't save activity in My Activity. Delete activity. To delete all activity you filtered for : Next to the search bar, select Delete Delete Results . To delete certain items : On the item you want to delete, select Delete . Delete your activity automatically You can automatically delete some of the activity in your Google Account. On your computer, go to your Google Account . At the left, click Data & privacy . Under "History settings," click an activity or history setting you want to auto-delete. Click Auto-delete . Click the button for how long you want to keep your activity Next Confirm to save your choice. Tip: Some activity may expire sooner than the time frame you choose. For example, location info about your deviceâs general area and IP address is automatically deleted from your Web & App Activity after 30 days. Delete activity in other places Your activity might be saved in places other than My Activity. Example: If you've turned on Timeline , the activity data is saved to your Maps Timeline . You can delete most of your activity that's saved in those places. Delete other activity saved to your account On your computer, go to myactivity.google.com . Above your activity, in the search bar, tap More Other activity . From here you can: Delete certain activity: Below the activity, click Manage Activity Details Delete . Find where to delete activity: Below the activity, click Details . Delete browser activity Your activity might be stored in your browser, even if you delete it from My Activity. Learn how to delete browsing history and other browsing data from Chrome. If you use another browser, check its instructions for how to delete this info. Turn off & delete activity You can control most of the information and data in My Activity. Go to your Google Account . On the left, click Data & privacy . Under "History settings," click an activity or history setting you don't want to save. Under the setting you donât want to save, select Turn off . Follow the steps to turn off the setting, or choose to Turn off or Turn off and delete activity . If you choose Turn off and delete activity , follow the steps to select and confirm what activity you want to delete. Tip: Some activity isn't included in My Activity . Stop saving activity temporarily You can browse in Incognito mode . Tip: If you sign in to your Google Account in a private browsing window, your search activity may be stored in that account. Fix problems Deleted activity shows in My Activity Make sure the device is connected to the internet. If you delete items from My Activity on one device, they might still appear on any devices that are offline. When the device connects to the internet, the items will be removed. Clear your cache and cookies . What happens when my Google activity is deleted? When you erase activity manually or itâs erased automatically, the process starts to remove it from the product and systems. We aim to remove it from view, and the data no longer personalizes your Google experience. We then begin a process designed to safely and completely erase the data from our storage systems. Along with helping you delete data manually or automatically, Google may delete some types of activity sooner when itâs no longer useful to improve your experience. For limited purposes, like business or legal requirements, Google can retain certain types of data for an extended period of time. Computer Android iPhone & iPad More Need more help? 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