In case you use Google Chrome and have the habit of clearing your browsing history quite frequently, you will find below the steps to automate this process by making Google Chrome Browser to Automatically Clear Browsing History on Exit.
Automatically Clear Browsing History in Google Chrome
Setting up Google Chrome Browser to Automatically clear your browsing history on exit can be useful on public and office computers where there is a risk of your browsing data being exposed to others.
Follow the steps below to make Google Chrome Automatically clear your browsing history when you exit the Chrome Browser.
1. Open Google Chrome Browser on your Mac or Windows Computer
2. Next, click on the 3-dots Chrome menu icon located at the top right corner of your screen and then click on settings in the drop-down menu.
3. On the Settings screen, scroll down and click on Advanced tab or “Show Advanced Settings” in older Chrome browsers.
4. Next, scroll down and click on Content Settings… located under Security & Privacy section.
5. In Content Settings section, click on Cookies (See image below)
6. In Cookies section, toggle ON the option for Keep local data only until you quit your browser.
This setting will make Google Chrome browser delete all your browsing data, including cookies, cache, and history automatically when you finish your browsing session and Quit Google Chrome Browser.
Allow Your Favourite Web Sites to Store Cookies
Setting up Google Chrome to Automatically Delete Browsing History on Exit not only deletes your browsing history, but it will also delete cookies and Cached data for websites.
Since many websites make use of Cookies and Cached Data to enhance your browsing experience, you may find your favourite websites loading slowly and unable to offer you the type of content that you normally like to see on these websites.
Also, with your browsing history deleted, you won’t be able to go back to a product page or an interesting article that you had seen on your favourite website.
In such cases, Google Chrome allows you to add your favourite websites in Cookies section, and this makes the Chrome Browser not delete browsing data on exit for your favourite websites.
1. Open Google Chrome Browser on your Mac or Windows Computer
2. Next, click on the 3-dots Chrome Menu icon located at the top right corner of your screen and then click on Settings option in the drop-down menu.
3. On the Settings screen, scroll down and Click on Advanced tab or “Show Advanced Settings” in older Chrome browsers.
4. Next, scroll down and click on Content Settings located under Security & Privacy section.
5. In Content Settings section, click on Cookies.
6. On the Cookies section, scroll down and click on ADD next to “Allow”.
7. On the pop-up, type the Address of the Website that you want to add and click on the ADD button.
8. Similarly, Add other Websites to this list (in case you have more websites)