How to clear Google Chrome Cache, Cookies: Simple steps to clear your browsing history

Is your Google Chrome taking too long to show search results? Here’s how to clear Chrome’s cookies and cache

Know easy steps to clear Google Chrome cookies and cache. (Unsplash)

Google Chrome is the most preferred web browser that we use every day while surfing the Internet or working, for that matter. However, continuous browsing leads to data accumulation and it eventually slows down the speed of the gadget. As a result, Chrome takes longer than usual to show search results. The more your browser's cache gets filled up, the more bloated Google Chrome will become. That means you need to delete your browsing history. So, here we show how to clear Google Chrome Cache, Cookies. Some of the data is stored from websites that are not frequently visited and hence it should be removed in any case.

Notably, these cookies and cache not only slow down the computer considerably but these are also used by websites to track your browsing history to serve personalized ads. Hence, clearing this data out regularly will keep your Chrome web browser running efficiently. You can clean Google Chrome cookies and cache from its Android phones as well as desktop. Know simple and easy steps to clear websites cookies and cache from your internet browser.

How to clear cache and cookies from Google Chrome

Time	Tools	Supplies
15 Minutes	Mobile Laptop Desktop	Updated browser Internet

Step 1: Go to the Android phone version or desktop version of Google Chrome and tap on the three dots or ‘More’ available on the top right corner of the browser.

Step 2: You will be redirected to the Settings page, where you will be next required to go to History and then tap on Clear browsing data. Alternatively, you can also access this tab from the Chrome Settings menu, by going to the Privacy and Security tab. There also, you wll find a tab to clear browsing data.

Step 3: Google chrome offers Basic and Advanced settings to help you clear your Browsing history, Cookies and site data and Cached images and files. You can either clear the entire history or choose a specified time period like the past 24 hours or up to 30 days to clear your cookies. You can also select each file individually.

Step 4: You can also select delete saved passwords, autofill form data and Site settings from the browsing history and tap on ‘Clear’.

Step 5: Once done, the cookies and cache will be deleted based on your preferences without any other prompts.