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Internet cookies are data files created by websites and stored locally on your computer. They allow a web server to identify individual users and are often used to customize each individual user's experience.[1] Cookies can be a double-edged sword. On the one hand, they can save custom settings, user preferences, login information, and even image information. This information can be used to enhance your web surfing experience and help websites run smoother. On the other hand, cookies can take up a lot of storage space and there may be privacy concerns with some cookies. For these reasons, you may not want to delete all cookies in Google Chrome, but you may want to delete some cookies from less trustworthy sites. This How.com.vn teaches you how to delete individual cookies in Google Chrome and a computer and Android phone or tablet.
Steps
Using PC and Mac
Open Google Chrome. Google Chrome has an icon that resembles a red, yellow, and green wheel with a blue dot. Click the Google Chrome icon in the Windows Start menu, desktop, dock, or Applications folder on Mac to open Google Chrome.
Click ⋮ . It's the icon with three dots in the upper-right corner of Google Chrome. This displays the menu.- On Mac, this is a red icon with an arrow pointing up instead of a button with three dots.
Click Settings. It's near the bottom of the Chrome menu. This displays the Settings menu.
Scroll down and click Cookies and other site data. It's the second option below "Privacy and Security." This displays a menu of options for cookies and other site data.
Scroll down and click See all cookies and site data. It's a little more than halfway down the "Cookies and other site data" menu. This displays a list of all cookies and site data.- You can also block individual sites from using cookies. To do so, click Add next to "Sites that can never use cookies" at the bottom of the "Cookies and other site data" menu. Then enter the web address for the website you want to block in the space provided and click Add.
Clicknext to individual cookies. It's the icon that resembles a trashcan next to each cookie. This deletes the cookie instantly. Cookies are listed by the web address that created them. You may also see a variety of cookies from Google. Some of these cookies are used for analytics, processes, and security. However, some are associated with advertising. The following domains may be used for advertising from Google:[2]
- admob.com
- adsensecustomsearchads.com
- adwords.com
- doubleclick.net
- googleadservices.com
- googleapis.com
- googlesyndication.com
- googletagmanager.com
- googletagservices.com
- googletraveladservices.com
- gstatic.com
- urchin.com
- ytimg.com
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Using Android
Open Google Chrome. Google Chrome has an icon that resembles a red, yellow, and green wheel with a blue dot. Tap the icon on your Home screen or apps menu to open Google Chrome.- Currently there is no way to delete individual cookies on iPhone or iPad. You can only delete all cookies on iOS devices.
Tap ⋮. II's the icon with three dots in the upper-right corner. Tap this icon to open the menu.
Tap Settings. It's near the bottom of the menu. Tap this option to open the Settings menu.
Scroll down and tap Site Settings. This displays a menu that allows you to tweak the settings for individual websites.
Tap All sites. It's at the top of the Site Settings menu. This displays a list of all sites you have visited.
Tap a website. This displays the website URL and how much storage the cookies and site data from the website are using.
Tap. It's the icon that resembles a trashcan next to the amount of storage the website is using.- To delete cookies and reset the site permissions for individual websites, tap the blue button that says Clear & reset. Then tap Clear & reset.
Tap Clear. It's in the lower-right corner of the pop-up alert. This clears all cookies and site data for that website.Advertisement
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1. Open Google Chrome.
2. Click the icon with three dots to open the menu.
3. Tap Settings.
4. Tap See all cookies and site data.
5. Tap the Trashcan icon next to a cookie to delete it.
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