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google remembering my searches!

Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
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hiya

when i start to type a word in the google 'search' bar it brings up a list below of everything i have searched beginning with that letter or that matches what i am typing.

How do i stop it from doing this and from recording what i have searched!!!

Any help would be much appreciated xx

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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Hmmmm I changed it so that it did'nt save that ages ago, but I can't remember how. Anyway You can delete what is there. One way is to use the arrow keys and press delete on the one you highlight.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Tools / internet options / Content tab / autocomplete settings
    untick all
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    thank you!!!:)
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    But on the subject of recording what you've searched for, Google keep a record of all searches and where they originate, for an unruly number of years. So that one day a policeman can turn up on your doorstep with reams of paper and say, "You! On 29th March 2002 you searched for, and I quote, Strapping young ducks. Care to explicate?"
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    And i personally like the functionality of google suggest so never thought of changing it. sorry cannot help in this regard
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Just stop searching for Busty Young Hotties and it'll eventually disappear from the list.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    you can delete them individually as well, by pressing delete when they are highlighted.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    go through the registry.
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    Former MemberFormer Member Posts: 1,876,323 The Mix Honorary Guru
    Yep, you do the same - tools, internet options, content (autocomplete - it's the third heading down on the content tab) settings, then untick the forms and web addresses (and ideally the user names / passwords).

    Plus if you want to delete the stored ones, just click on the delete tab on the autocomplete settings page.

    You should really stop looking at 'those' websites :p
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    Teh_GerbilTeh_Gerbil Posts: 13,332 Born on Earth, Raised by The Mix
    Mist wrote: »
    Just stop searching for Busty Young Hotties and it'll eventually disappear from the list.

    What I was going to said.
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