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

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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 709


Follow the steps below to remove individual items from the address bar's remembered URLs:

  1. Type local.mysite.com
  2. Use the keys to move focus to the item you wish to delete
  3. 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 (Paper icon) next to them.

In older versions of Chrome this is a globe icon (Globe icon) instead.




ANSWER 2

Score 22


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).

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ANSWER 3

Score 2


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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ANSWER 4

Score 0


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.