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I have an entry in chrome that will not go away:
When I do a search for a C# programming question, chrome wants to change my search to begin with c/#
. If I open a new tab, start typing c# search text <enter>
chrome will auto correct my search to begin with c/#
which then results in "This webpage is not available" instead of the expected google search results -- unless the search phase is in my history. This only happens with phrases beginning with c#
.
Things I've tried:
- Highlight entry, press
shift+del
. Nothing happens. - Search history for
c/#
. Returns stackoverflow entries for c#. I see noc/#
entries. - Settings -> advanced -> clear browsing data -> check browsing history, download history, autofill form data. Still there.
- Incognito mode. Still there.
- Open
C:\Users\{user}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default
fileshistory
andtop sites
in sqliteadmin, looking forc/#
entries. I didn't see anything. - Close Chrome. Delete
C:\Users\{user}\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default
. Restart Chrome. Still there.
Update:
Settings -> advanced -> privacy -> uncheck "Use a prediction service to help complete searches and URLs typed in the address bar or the app launcher search box" does not remove the c/#
entry, but it changes it to second place, such that google search is the default.
chrome://predictors/ has a lot of entries for "c#", two of which say http://c/#"
. Doesn't have any way to remove entries though.
I've already tried clearing my entire history. – BurnsBA – 2014-10-02T15:17:28.697
Try deleting your actual search history instead: https://history.google.com/history/
– evolutionxbox – 2014-10-02T15:46:51.053Google search history is disabled. – BurnsBA – 2014-10-02T15:52:50.457
As mentioned in my question, disabling predictive service still shows the bad entry, but it's no longer the default when I press enter. – BurnsBA – 2014-10-02T16:04:27.353
I have managed to replicate your issue and this problem seems to be an inherent bug with chrome. Also, after a few hours researching the issue, it seems that there is no fix besides letting Google know. – evolutionxbox – 2014-10-02T22:06:23.153