{"id":162273,"date":"2020-12-22T15:35:54","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T15:35:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=162273"},"modified":"2025-07-01T21:15:29","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:15:29","slug":"how-to-clear-and-manage-cookies-in-chrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-clear-and-manage-cookies-in-chrome\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Clear and Manage Cookies in Chrome"},"content":{"rendered":"

How many of you know that the websites you visit save small files on your device called cookies? These cookies enable faster page loading when you visit the site again. <\/span><\/p>\n

If you\u2019re like us, you\u2019d prefer not to let these files remain on your device, specifically if storage is low or there are issues with accessing site content. Here are a few tips on how to clear and manage cookies in Chrome.<\/span><\/p>\n

How to manage cookies on Android<\/span><\/h2>\n

Here are the detailed steps for clearing your browsing data for <\/span>Google Chrome on Android<\/span><\/a> devices:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Open the Chrome application;<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Next to the URL bar, tap \u2018More\u2019, \u2018More\u2019, and then select \u2018Settings\u2019;<\/span><\/li>\n
  3. Tap on \u2018Privacy\u2019, followed by \u2018Clear browsing data\u2019;<\/span><\/li>\n
  4. Pick one of the time ranges, such as \u2018All\u2019 or \u2018Last Hour\u2019;<\/span><\/li>\n
  5. Select \u2018Cookies, media licenses and site data\u2019;<\/span><\/li>\n
  6. Ensure that all other options are deselected;<\/span><\/li>\n
  7. Choose \u2018Clear data\u2019 and then press \u2018Clear\u2019.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Of course, you may also want to decide whether to allow or block cookies. You\u2019ll need to head into the settings again, select \u2018Site Settings\u2019, \u2018Cookies\u2019 and then turn the feature on or off.<\/span><\/p>\n

    \"How<\/p>\n

    How to manage cookies on iPhone\/iPad<\/span><\/h2>\n

    If you <\/span>Chrome on iPhone or iPad<\/span><\/a>, the process is pretty similar. You\u2019ll follow the same first three steps like Android, but the procedure changes after selecting \u2018Clear browsing data\u2019:<\/span><\/p>\n

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    1. Select \u2018Cookies\u2019, followed by \u2018Site Data\u2019;<\/span><\/li>\n
    2. Pick \u2018Clear browsing data\u2019 in the new menu;<\/span><\/li>\n
    3. Choose \u2018Clear browsing data\u2019 again;<\/span><\/li>\n
    4. Press \u2018Done\u2019.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      \"How<\/p>\n

      How to manage cookies on Windows and Mac<\/span><\/h2>\n

      Whether you have Google Chrome on <\/span>Windows<\/span><\/a> or <\/span>Mac<\/span><\/a>, the web browser handles the same for both. The steps are slightly different, so let’s take a quick look at the process:<\/span><\/p>\n

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      1. On your Mac or Windows computer, open the Chrome app;<\/span><\/li>\n
      2. On the top right section, select \u2018More tools\u2019,  and then choose \u2018Clear browsing data\u2019;<\/span><\/li>\n
      3. Pick ‘Advanced,’ and select \u2018Cookies and other site data\u2019;<\/span><\/li>\n
      4. Confirm this selection by selecting \u2018Clear all\u2019.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

        \"How<\/p>\n

        Manage your cache and cookies well<\/span><\/h2>\n

        If you\u2019re running other browsers like <\/span>Safari<\/span><\/a>, <\/span>Firefox<\/a>,<\/span> or <\/span>Opera<\/span><\/a>, you should know that they also store browser data in the same way. Ensure that you also clear the cache and cookies on these apps from time to time.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        How many of you know that the websites you visit save small files on your device called cookies? These cookies enable faster page loading when you visit the site again.  If you\u2019re like us, you\u2019d prefer not to let these files remain on your device, specifically if storage is low or there are issues with … Continue reading “How to Clear and Manage Cookies in Chrome”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9205,"featured_media":180668,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":1},"categories":[2441],"tags":[2378,1045],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-162273","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionchrome","tag-google-chrome"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162273","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9205"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=162273"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162273\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":325138,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/162273\/revisions\/325138"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/180668"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=162273"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=162273"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=162273"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=162273"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=162273"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=162273"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}