What we search for on our personal devices has nothing to do with anyone else. Can we agree that no one should be able to see it.
Instead, sometimes you try to find something and your previous search results are listed publicly for all to see. Maybe someone saw something you bought for their birthday, or maybe you have private medical information that you don’t want anyone seeing.
Anyway, there is a way to fix this, and here’s how to do it using the most commonly used web browser on your laptop.
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A woman might be upset by an embarrassing autocorrect feature on her search engine.
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Chrome browser
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on Mac
How to Remove Autofill in Google Chrome (Mac)
- Open chrome alloy
- In the upper right corner of the screen, click 3 vertical points (should be next to your avatar)
- click set up
- In the left panel, select autofill
- A list of items that use autofill (i.e. password managers, payment methods, etc.) will appear.Click on each one you don’t want to use autofill, then close everything
How to Clear Existing Autofill Data in Chrome (Mac)
- Open chrome alloy
- In the upper right corner of the screen, click 3 vertical points (should be next to your avatar)
- choose historythen choose history Again from the menu that appears
- In the left panel, select clear browsing data
- press advanced tab
- inside time limit menu, select all day long (this step may depend on which version of Chrome you have)
- make sure Autofill form data is checked.Check any other options you want to clear
- choose clear data
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How to Remove Autofill in Google Chrome (iPhone)
- Open chrome alloy application
- click 3 points in the lower right corner of the screen, then select set up
- choose payment method
- closure Save and fill in the payment method and press complete
- do the same password manager and address etc. If you also want to turn off autofill for these options
How to Clear Existing Autofill Data in Chrome (iPhone)
- Open chrome alloy application
- click 3 points in the lower right corner of the screen
- Scroll down a bit and select clear browsing data
- Adjust the time frame at the top of the screen says all day long
- make sure autofill data checked
- choose clear browsing data, Then clear browsing data double confirm
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Safari browser
on Mac
How to Remove Autofill in Safari (Mac)
- Open Safari
- Next to the Apple icon at the top of the screen, click Safari
- click set up
- choose autofill
- Uncheck user name and passwordand any options for which you don’t want Safari to save autofill information
How to Clear Existing Autofill Data in Safari (Mac)
- Open Safari
- Next to the Apple icon at the top of the screen, click Safari
- choose clear history
- inside clear menuchoose all history
- choose clear history
on iPhone
How to Remove Autofill in Safari (iPhone)
- Open set up
- choose Safari
- under General tab, select autofill
- to switch leave Options use contact information and credit card
How to Clear Existing Autofill Data in Safari (iPhone)
- Open Safari
- Click on the bottom right corner that looks like open the book
- In the lower right corner, select to clear
- choose all day long and press complete
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Firefox browser
on Mac
How to Remove Autofill in Firefox (Mac)
- Open firefox
- click 3 lines in the upper right corner of the screen
- choose set up
- choose Privacy and Security
- under Forms and Autofilluncheck the option you wish to disable autofill
How to Clear Existing Autofill Data in Firefox (Mac)
- Open firefox
- click 3 lines in the upper right corner of the screen
- choose set up
- choose Privacy and Security
- under login and passwordUncheck Requires saving of website login and password.
- To clear saved logins and passwords, click the saved login
- eliminate Any login information you don’t want to save
on iPhone
How to Remove Autofill in Firefox (iPhone)
- Open firefox app
- click 3 horizontal lines In the lower right corner
- choose set up
- under privacy, tap data management
- choose clear private data and press OK confirm
How to Clear Existing Autofill Data in Firefox (iPhone)
- Open firefox app
- click 3 horizontal lines In the lower right corner
- choose history
- click Trash can icon at the bottom left
- choose everything and press complete
microsoft edge
on Mac
How to Remove Autofill in Microsoft Edge (Mac)
- Open microsoft edge
- click 3 points in the upper right corner of the screen
- choose set up
- The menu should default to Introduction. If not, select this option from menu on the left.
- inside your personal data part, closure Passwords, payment info, and any other options you don’t want auto-filled
How to Clear Existing Autofill Data in Microsoft Edge (Mac)
- Open microsoft edge
- click 3 points in the upper right corner of the screen
- choose set up
- choose Privacy, Search and Services
- under clear browsing datachoose Choose what to clear
- inside time limit menu, select all day long
- tick Autofill form data (including forms and cards). Check any other options you want to clear.
- click clear immediately
on iPhone
How to Remove Autofill in Microsoft Edge (iPhone)
- Open microsoft edge application
- go set up (gear icon)
- find out Passwords and Accounts options
- tap Turn off autofill passwords
How to Clear Existing Autofill Data in Microsoft Edge (iPhone)
- Open microsoft edge application
- choose Settings (gear icon)
- choose Privacy, Search and Services
- under clear browsing datachoose Choose what to clear
- inside time limit menu, select all day long
- check the box Autofill form data (including forms and cards). Check any other options you want to clear.
- click clear immediately
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