
Launching the Google Chrome browser from your PC. It is here where you have the option of downloading the file to your PC (or Mac).
Depending on the services you have connected to your Google Account, you will find your data archive waiting for you at the delivery method of choice. tgz), “Archive size” (ranging from 1GB to 50GB), and “Delivery method” (provided options in the image). Choose what format you’d like your archive to be downloaded in. When you’re happy with your selections, click Next step. If you’d like, there is a Deselect all button that will deselect all of the options making it easier if you only wish to download a smaller amount of data. You’re taken to a page where you’ll need to select which data you want to include in the archive download. Scroll down the page until you find the Download, delete, or make a plan for your data section and click on Download your data. Sign in to your Google Account and select Privacy & personalization from the menu. So, if you’d like to have a chance to download your Google search history, continue on to the next section. If you happen to have a Password Manager application like LastPass already set up, performing this action will not affect it.īefore we cover how you’ll go about deleting all of your currently collected Google Activity, we’ll go over how to archive it for personal use. Make sure that you remember your passwords before proceeding. If you choose to delete all of your browsing histories, your saved passwords will be wiped too. When toggled, you’ll receive a popup window where you’ll need to confirm your choice by selecting Pause.
Scroll down the page and turn off the activity you don’t want Google to save.Open up your browser and go to Activity controls.It’s an incredibly easy task and can be accomplished by the following:
This will ensure the specified information will not be tracked. You can be specific or just remove it all in your quest to optimize your online security. We’ll begin with turning off the Google Activity that you do not want to save.