{"id":42164,"date":"2022-07-30T16:26:46","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T16:26:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=42164"},"modified":"2022-07-30T16:26:48","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T16:26:48","slug":"how-to-delete-search-history-and-watch-history-in-youtube","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-search-history-and-watch-history-in-youtube","title":{"rendered":"How to Delete Search History and Watch History in YouTube"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e8ecf9d7d48\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e8ecf9d7d48\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e8ecf9d7d48\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-search-history-and-watch-history-in-youtube\/#How_to_Delete_Search_History_and_Watch_History_in_YouTube\" title=\"How to Delete Search History and Watch History in YouTube\">How to Delete Search History and Watch History in YouTube<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-search-history-and-watch-history-in-youtube\/#Disable_YouTubes_tracking_of_your_search_and_watch_history\" title=\"Disable YouTube&#8217;s tracking of your search and watch history\">Disable YouTube&#8217;s tracking of your search and watch history<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-search-history-and-watch-history-in-youtube\/#Access_your_account\" title=\"Access your account\">Access your account<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-search-history-and-watch-history-in-youtube\/#Delete_your_search_and_watch_history\" title=\"Delete your search and watch history\">Delete your search and watch history<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-search-history-and-watch-history-in-youtube\/#Delete_your_YouTube_watch_history\" title=\"Delete your YouTube watch history\">Delete your YouTube watch history<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-search-history-and-watch-history-in-youtube\/#Delete_your_YouTube_search_and_watch_history\" title=\"Delete your YouTube search and watch history\">Delete your YouTube search and watch history<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-delete-search-history-and-watch-history-in-youtube\/#Delete_your_YouTube_search_and_watch_history_while_on_a_privacy_sweep\" title=\"Delete your YouTube search and watch history while on a privacy sweep\">Delete your YouTube search and watch history while on a privacy sweep<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Delete_Search_History_and_Watch_History_in_YouTube\"><\/span>How to Delete Search History and Watch History in YouTube<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"how to delete search history in youtube\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/0l0Duxr.jpg\" align=\"left\" style=\"height:auto; max-width:38% width:auto; margin:0px 10px; max-height:321px;\">  <\/p>\n<p>YouTube remembers your search history and your watch history, which it uses to suggest similar videos to you. But there&#8217;s a way to clear all your searches. To do so, log in to your YouTube account and click on the Video Manager page. Then select &#8220;Search History&#8221; from the navigation panel. Place a check in the box next to each search you want to delete. Otherwise, select &#8220;Clear All Search History&#8221; and confirm your decision.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Disable_YouTubes_tracking_of_your_search_and_watch_history\"><\/span>Disable YouTube&#8217;s tracking of your search and watch history<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>To prevent YouTube from collecting your watch and search history, you should first turn off ad personalization. This feature uses your search history to make recommendations to you based on what you&#8217;ve watched in the past. The good news is that you can disable this tracking in a number of ways. Here are a few of the ways you can do it. Just be aware that pausing your videos won&#8217;t remove your previous history, so it&#8217;s worth taking this precaution.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube will allow you to view and delete your watch history if you log in to your account. While the mobile version doesn&#8217;t allow you to view this information, the website will allow you to clear your search history. The good news is that you can still view and delete your search history on YouTube. Just be sure to check the &#8220;Auto-deletes history&#8221; option to prevent your search history from being tracked in the future.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Access_your_account\"><\/span>Access your account<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can delete your search history by accessing your YouTube account. To do so, go to the main page of your YouTube account. Then, select the Library tab. There, click on Search history. This will clear the history for all searches made on the site. Once the search history is cleared, you&#8217;ll have to confirm your deletion. To delete your search history, you need to have a Google account or have an account that has the permission to access your YouTube account.<\/p>\n<p>Once you have the appropriate Google accounts set up, you can now access your YouTube account and delete your search history. To do this, first open the YouTube application on your Android device and select the main menu. Choose Settings &gt; History and Privacy. Scroll down to History and Privacy. Tap the Clear Search History button. To remove a specific search term, tap the &#8220;Delete&#8221; icon. If you want to delete your entire history, you should first pause it, but you can also clear it one search at a time.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Delete_your_search_and_watch_history\"><\/span>Delete your search and watch history<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can now delete your search and watch history in YouTube. These histories include everything from the videos you&#8217;ve watched to the titles you&#8217;ve searched. Using your YouTube sign-in credentials, YouTube keeps track of your viewing history. You can also select a range of history to delete. Here are a few examples of how to do this. In most cases, deleting your search history will delete your entire history.<\/p>\n<p>Firstly, you can go to the YouTube homepage and click the Menu () button on the top left-hand side. Next, you can click on the search history section and select &#8216;Clear browsing history&#8217;. After the pop-out warning, your history will be deleted. Once the history has been deleted, you can turn off the service completely. This feature is not available on all platforms. Whether you&#8217;re using the desktop website or the smartphone app, you can delete it in one easy swipe.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Delete_your_YouTube_watch_history\"><\/span>Delete your YouTube watch history<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve ever wondered how to delete your YouTube watch history, you&#8217;re not alone. This method can be done on your mobile device, from within the app or website. If you&#8217;re worried that YouTube advertisers will track your activities elsewhere, you can choose not to show them your YouTube watch history. YouTube also lets you choose which videos to keep on your computer. By following the steps below, you can easily delete your YouTube watch history.<\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve completed this process, you&#8217;ll have cleared your watch history and you can easily find videos that you&#8217;ve watched in the past. This will also clear your temporary internet files and make your recommendations more relevant. However, before you delete your watch history, you should first sign in to your YouTube account using your Google account. Once you&#8217;re signed in, select your profile icon on the top right corner of the YouTube page.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Delete_your_YouTube_search_and_watch_history\"><\/span>Delete your YouTube search and watch history<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Delete your YouTube search and watch history is a simple procedure that resets recommendations and deletes temporary internet files. You can delete the history for single videos or all videos. Depending on your needs, you may have multiple videos stored in your watch history. To clear all of your watch history, follow the steps below. But be aware that deleting your history will remove the videos from your recommended playlists. So, be sure to backup your history before deleting it!<\/p>\n<p>To delete your YouTube search and watch history, you can either manually delete them or set the site to delete them after a certain amount of time. You can also disable this feature. Then, go to the Settings tab and click on Data and Privacy. Then, choose the length of history to delete. After you&#8217;ve finished deleting the history, YouTube will not collect any more information. Once you&#8217;ve deleted all your history, you&#8217;ll be able to browse through videos without being tracked.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Delete_your_YouTube_search_and_watch_history_while_on_a_privacy_sweep\"><\/span>Delete your YouTube search and watch history while on a privacy sweep<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>YouTube offers a feature that allows you to delete your search and watch history if you are not using it. 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