Deleting your password history on Chrome is important for maintaining your online security and privacy. It reduces the risk of unauthorised access to your accounts and improves your browsing safety. Here is a step-by-step guide on how to delete your password history on Google Chrome.
Deleting Your Password History
1. Open the Chrome browser on your device. Click on the three-dot menu in the top-right> Click on “Settings” from the drop-down menu.
2. Click on the “Privacy and security” section within the Settings menu> Click on “Clear browsing data.”
3. A pop-up window will show up. Navigate to the “Advanced” tab> Tick the “Passwords and other sign-in data” option to delete all saved passwords.
4. Choose the desired time range for clearing the data. Selecting “All time” will delete your entire password history.
5. Click “Clear data.”
Deleting Individual Passwords
1. Open the Chrome browser on your device. Click on the three-dot menu in the top-right> Click on “Settings” from the drop-down menu.
2. In the Settings menu, navigate to the “Autofill and passwords” section> Click on “Google Password Manager.”
- Click on the website you’d like to delete the password for and click “Delete.”
Managing Google Password Manager
Clearing your password history on Chrome won’t affect passwords stored in your Google Password Manager if synced.
1. To manage passwords in Google Password Manager, visit https://passwords.google.com.
2. Sign in to your Google account and manage your stored passwords there for additional security measures.
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