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?

Here's the same question with an answer: http://superuser.com/questions/160137/delete-url-history-in-google-chrome — Siim K, Apr 20 '11 at 15:16
possible duplicate of [Chrome: remove URL from autocomplete which doesn't show up in history?](http://superuser.com/questions/328515/chrome-remove-url-from-autocomplete-which-doesnt-show-up-in-history) — luchaninov, Sep 03 '15 at 07:00
This is "practically the canonical" answer relative to those other links, these days :| — rogerdpack, Oct 26 '16 at 17:36
@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, Nov 18 '16 at 16:11

Gaff · Accepted Answer · 2017-04-20T15:59:45.987

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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.

edited Apr 20 '17 at 15:59

answered Apr 20 '11 at 15:13

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Note: In newer versions the icon got replaced by a "paper" icon. – Kimmax Oct 21 '15 at 20:44
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If the there is a 'star' icon, type 'chrome://bookmarks' then search and delete – 张源 Oct 25 '15 at 12:09
Remember you must use the UP/Down Arrow keys to select the remembered URL you wish to delete ### THIS IS CRITICAL ### – zzapper Jun 03 '16 at 09:55
Does this affect Chromes local history? – Dave Mackey Jul 18 '16 at 14:32
On my macbook I have to hit `⌘`+`delete`. – ShadSterling Aug 12 '16 at 22:50
Sometimes you need to check "Mobile Bookmarks". Open your bookmark manager and try to find those items... ;) – insan-e Dec 08 '16 at 18:49
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Thanks a lot for pointing out Shift+Fn+Delete on MacBook – Afriza N. Arief Mar 01 '17 at 06:01
What is the corresponding entry in Chromebook? No delete button there. – Léo Léopold Hertz 준영 Jun 09 '17 at 09:10
what work to me in Linux and Chrome 61 is pressing Shift + Backspace – logoff Sep 29 '17 at 07:30
sorry, I meant Ctrl + Shift + Backspace – logoff Sep 29 '17 at 08:05
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I'm on Windows, the page has a "paper" icon by it, and Shift-Delete does nothing. – TigerhawkT3 May 15 '18 at 04:03
seems depreciated: typing `local.mysite.com` in the URL field opens the page `http://local.mysite.com/` (which is a commercial website) – JinSnow Sep 08 '18 at 07:25
This does not work on my Mac Mini. I tried both keyboard shortcuts, neither work. – SamAndrew81 Dec 10 '18 at 17:19
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Figured it out: I also had the site bookmarked. Delete the bookmark, autocomplete stopped. – SamAndrew81 Dec 10 '18 at 17:22
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in my case, it works with `fn + ctrl + shift +delete ` on macbook pro – Ali Jan 24 '19 at 20:03
This works in Brave (September 2023 version) as well (on iMac 13.x). – Blisterpeanuts Sep 02 '23 at 13:31

score 22 · Answer 2 · edited Oct 31 '16 at 21:05

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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

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answered Nov 16 '13 at 11:07

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What if you want to delete all "MacRumors" entries? – OmarOthman Dec 25 '14 at 20:38
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@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 Jul 23 '15 at 22:29
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Deleting it from the history will not always mean it's deleted from the autocomplete auf the omnibar. – CodeBrauer Jul 27 '16 at 16:15

score 1 · Answer 3 · edited May 23 '21 at 20:13

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In Chrome v86 (maybe earlier too) on my MacOS when I type in the URL bar and move the mouse cursor over a suggestion, an X button appears with the tooltip "Remove suggestion". After clicking this X, the chosen suggestion no longer appears.

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answered Dec 09 '20 at 17:22

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This only works for entries which are populated from history. – Tyler James Young May 23 '21 at 19:59

score 0 · Answer 4 · answered Dec 08 '20 at 21:58

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A recent version of Chrome changed how to remove entries from the auto-complete list: you should now use the X button on the (far) right of the URL, in the auto-completion list.
That button will only appear for the first suggestion, but will also appear for other suggestions if you hover over them.

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This only works for entries which are populated from history. – Tyler James Young May 23 '21 at 19:59

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

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