FAQs
Your Search history is saved to your Google Account as part of your Web & App Activity, along with activity from other Google services. Signed-out Search activity. Allow Google to use searches on google.com from this browser to offer more relevant results and recommendations.
How can I see my search history? ›
Find activity
- Go to your Google Account.
- On the left navigation panel, click Data & privacy.
- Under "History settings," click My Activity.
- To access your activity: Browse your activity, organized by day and time. To find specific activity, at the top, use the search bar and filters.
How do I clear my search data? ›
Manage Search history saved to your Google Account
- On your computer, go to your Search history in My Activity.
- Choose the Search history you want to delete. You can choose: All your Search history: Above your history, click Delete. Delete all time. A specific time period: Above your history, click Delete.
What is the data search? ›
At its core, data search techniques involve the process of querying a database using specific parameters or criteria to retrieve desired information. These techniques enable users to search through large volumes of data and identify relevant results based on their specific requirements.
Can anyone see my history after I delete it? ›
Does deleting history really delete it? No, only on the surface. Your internet provider collects and stores this information for a period that depends on data retention laws (often 6 months/1 year). The best way to protect your data is to prevent them from seeing your search history at all.
Can someone see my browsing history from another phone? ›
Typically no one can see your browser history on another device unless you've taken action to share that information.
Is it better to delete or clear history? ›
If you want to keep your device more private and keep your browser running smoothly, quickly clearing your device's browser history can help. There's no fixed or recommended time for deleting your browsing history, cache, and cookies. It's all relative to your system's storage space and personal preferences.
Is My Search history really Deleted? ›
A lot of data is generated as you browse the internet, and clearing your history only deletes the record of addresses you've visited that are stored locally on your device. It doesn't remove your Google search history, or other data stored on remote servers. It also doesn't delete cache data, or disable cookies.
Who can see my mobile data history? ›
Phone providers can see your search history and the websites you visit, plus everything your ISP can see when you access the internet using their cellular network. When you browse the internet on your phone, your requests for websites and other online content are sent through your phone provider's network.
How do I remove my data from Google search? ›
If you want Google to remove information from its search, you must complete a removal request. Visit Google's Request to Remove Personal Information form and select Remove information you see in Google Search.
Cached images and files: Chrome remembers parts of pages to help them open faster during your next visit. Text and images from pages you've visited in Chrome are removed. Saved passwords: Passwords you saved are deleted. Autofill form data: Your autofill entries are deleted, including addresses and credit cards.
Can I delete all my history? ›
Tap History and then tap Clear Browsing Data. Choose the time range for the browsing data you want to clear. To erase your Google history completely, select All time. You can also select “Cookies, Site Data” and “Caches Images and FIles” to delete cookies and clear the cache on your iPhone.
What is your data in search in Google? ›
If you would like to see a history of the pages you've visited, choose "Your data in Search" in the Settings Menu. This will bring you to your "Search History" Page in Google. You (and Google) are the only ones who can view this page.
What is a search data? ›
In computer science, a search data structure is any data structure that allows the efficient retrieval of specific items from a set of items, such as a specific record from a database. The simplest, most general, and least efficient search structure is merely an unordered sequential list of all the items.
What is data searching? ›
What is Searching in Data Structure? Searching in data structure refers to the process of finding the required information from a collection of items stored as elements in the computer memory. These sets of items are in different forms, such as an array, linked list, graph, or tree.
How do you tell what is using your data? ›
Check your mobile data usage
- Open your phone's Settings app.
- Tap Network & internet. Internet.
- Next to your carrier, tap Settings .
- At the top you'll find how much total data you use.
- To get graphs and details, tap App data usage. To pick a time period, tap the Down arrow .
What browsing data should I delete? ›
It also encompasses passwords and personal information, website cookies, and saved data in your browser cache. Clearing this data on a regular basis can not only improve the performance of your device and your browser, but it can also protect your privacy.