How to remove an entry from Chrome's Remembered URLs from the url bar?

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I've got a URL in Chrome "local.mysite.com" that autopopulates when I start typing "local.my" into the URL bar.

Note that this URL DOES NOT EXIST in my browser history (at chrome://history/#e=1&p=0) because it isn't a real site and therefore couldn't ever be successfully visited and therefore never shows up in my history.

The URL I want is "local.mysite.com/subdir/". That URL is 3 down in the suggested results because I keep accidentally hitting "enter" when it auto-suggests the unwanted first URL thus reinforcing its assumption that that is the one I want.

How do I get rid of the "local.mysite.com" entry in Chrome's memory?

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cmcculloh

Posted 2011-04-20T15:04:50.433

Reputation: 5 307

possible duplicate of Chrome: remove URL from autocomplete which doesn't show up in history?

– luchaninov – 2015-09-03T07:00:50.463

1This is "practically the canonical" answer relative to those other links, these days :| – rogerdpack – 2016-10-26T17:36:02.807

2@luchaninov you are correct that that other question you linked to is a duplicate of this one. Note that this question was submitted 4 months before the one you linked to. – cmcculloh – 2016-11-18T16:11:06.530

Here's the same question with an answer: http://superuser.com/questions/160137/delete-url-history-in-google-chrome

– Siim K – 2011-04-20T15:16:36.487

Answers

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Follow the steps below to remove individual items from the address bar's remembered URLs:

Type local.mysite.com
Use the &uparrow; &downarrow; keys to move focus to the item you wish to delete
Press the relevant keys depending on which OS you are using:

Windows and Linux:

Press Shift + Del

macOS:

Press Shift + Del (when the keyboard has a dedicated Del key)
Press Fn + Shift + Backspace (otherwise)

info Note: this will only work for items that have the paper icon () next to them.

In older versions of Chrome this is a globe icon () instead.

Gaff

Posted 2011-04-20T15:04:50.433

Reputation: 16 863

8Note: In newer versions the icon got replaced by a "paper" icon. – Kimmax – 2015-10-21T20:44:59.653

4If the there is a 'star' icon, type 'chrome://bookmarks' then search and delete – 张源 – 2015-10-25T12:09:16.017

Remember you must use the UP/Down Arrow keys to select the remembered URL you wish to delete ### THIS IS CRITICAL ### – zzapper – 2016-06-03T09:55:28.117

Does this affect Chromes local history? – Dave Mackey – 2016-07-18T14:32:06.583

On my macbook I have to hit ⌘+delete. – ShadSterling – 2016-08-12T22:50:06.957

Sometimes you need to check "Mobile Bookmarks". Open your bookmark manager and try to find those items... ;) – insan-e – 2016-12-08T18:49:14.337

9Thanks a lot for pointing out Shift+Fn+Delete on MacBook – Afriza N. Arief – 2017-03-01T06:01:12.920

What is the corresponding entry in Chromebook? No delete button there. – Léo Léopold Hertz 준영 – 2017-06-09T09:10:23.183

what work to me in Linux and Chrome 61 is pressing Shift + Backspace – logoff – 2017-09-29T07:30:58.187

sorry, I meant Ctrl + Shift + Backspace – logoff – 2017-09-29T08:05:03.370

1I'm on Windows, the page has a "paper" icon by it, and Shift-Delete does nothing. – TigerhawkT3 – 2018-05-15T04:03:38.030

seems depreciated: typing local.mysite.com in the URL field opens the page http://local.mysite.com/ (which is a commercial website) – JinSnow – 2018-09-08T07:25:22.400

This does not work on my Mac Mini. I tried both keyboard shortcuts, neither work. – SamAndrew81 – 2018-12-10T17:19:28.217

1Figured it out: I also had the site bookmarked. Delete the bookmark, autocomplete stopped. – SamAndrew81 – 2018-12-10T17:22:51.840

3in my case, it works with fn + ctrl + shift +delete on macbook pro – Ali – 2019-01-24T20:03:31.447

Another option is to browse the history tab of Chrome (chrome://history) and click the menu next to the URL you want to delete.

Below is a screenshot - sorry it is in German, but you should get the idea. In the German menu it is the second option (Aus Verlauf entfernen).

Screenshot

SystematicFrank

Posted 2011-04-20T15:04:50.433

Reputation: 669

2What if you want to delete all "MacRumors" entries? – OmarOthman – 2014-12-25T20:38:46.143

4@OmarOthman Newer version now have a checkbox next to each entry. The steps would be 1) search the history for the items you want to delete. 2) Click the check box of the first item you'd like to remove. 3) Then check the last item you'd like to remove while holding down the SHIFT key. 4) Use the (also new) button at the top of the list to delete all of the select items. – krowe – 2015-07-23T22:29:21.270

11Deleting it from the history will not always mean it's deleted from the autocomplete auf the omnibar. – CodeBrauer – 2016-07-27T16:15:38.757