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On the Settings tab, click Privacy and security, then Site settings. Choose a permission to see which sites have access, then revoke any ... 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RelatedStories HowtoEasilyOrganizeTabsInGoogleChrome TheBestChromeExtensionsToBeMoreProductive Intheusualcourseofday-to-daylife,youdon’tneedtospendmuchtimemessingaroundwithbrowsersettings:Youjustopenupatabandoffyougo.DiveabitdeeperintoChromethough,andyoucantweakitssettingsforamoresecure,streamlinedexperience.Important:Theseoptions,unlessstated,canbefoundontheSettingspageinsideChromeonthedesktop:Clickthethreedotstothetopright,thenchooseSettingsfromthedrop-downmenu.1.Cleanupafteryourself Courtesy Beforeyougetdowntotweaking,it’simportanttocleanupthecruftthat’sbuiltupalready.IfyouclickPrivacyandsecurityandthenchooseClearbrowsingdata,youcanwipeoutallthecookiesstoredinChrome,aswellasotherimagesandtemporarydatastoredonyourlocalcomputer. ThiscontentisimportedfromThirdparty.Youmaybeabletofindthesamecontentinanotherformat,oryoumaybeabletofindmoreinformation,attheirwebsite. UsetheAdvancedtabformorecontroloverwhatgetsdeleted,thenusetheTimerangedrop-downtochoosehowfarbacktheclear-outgoes.IfyouwanttoremovealltracesofyourbrowsingonyourcurrentcomputerwithoutaffectingthehistoricalbrowsinghistoryGooglehasloggedforyou,clicktheSignoutbuttonfirst.It’sgoodtodoperiodically,butespeciallybeforeyougetdowntobusinesswithothertweaks.LEARNMORE2.Setyourbrowsingdatatoself-destruct Courtesy GoogleusesthedataitcollectsaboutyouinChrometoknowwhatyou’regoingtosearchfornext,ortodecidewhichrestaurantsitshouldrecommendtoyou,ortohelpyougetbacktosomethingyouwerelookingatweeksago.It’suptoyouhowmuchyoutrustGooglewithyourdataandhowyouwanttobalanceprivacywithconvenience.YoucannowtellGoogletoautomaticallydeleteyourbrowsinghistoryafterthreemonths,soitsrecommendationsandotheralgorithmsareonlyrunningfromrecentdata.FromtheSettingstab,clickYouandGoogle,thenSyncandGoogleservices,thenControlhowyourbrowsinghistoryisused,thenManageactivity—thethreemonthauto-deletewillbeoneoftheoptionsatthetop.LEARNMORE3.ControlwhatGooglegetstoknow Courtesy AlsoontheYouandGooglepageandunderSyncandGoogleservicessectionfromSettings,youcancontrolhowmuchdiagnosticdataandotherinformationgetssentbacktoGoogleforanalysis—GooglewantsthisdatatospotbugsinChrome,andtomakeiteasierforyoutobrowsetheweb(withauto-completesearchsuggestions)andsoon,butyoucanstopsomeofthisfeedbackifyouwantto.ToggleanyoftheswitchesontherighttoOfftolimitwhatChromeissendingbacktohomebase.Forexample,youcanstopsendingtheURLsofthepagesyouvisittoGoogle,andturnoffthefeedingbackofstatisticsabouthowyouusethebrowser.LEARNMORE4.SignintoGooglewithoutsigningintoChrome Courtesy Bydefault,wheneveryousignintoaGoogleservicelikeGmail,Chromenowalsosignsyouintothebrowseritself(tosyncpasswords,browsinghistory,bookmarksandsoonbetweendevices).Thisishelpfulifyou’rejumpingbetweendifferentcomputersandphonesalot,butyoumightalsowanttouseGmailorGoogleDocswithoutattachingyouridentitytotheChromebrowseryou’reusing.TheanswerisinSettings,undertheYouandGooglepage,thenSyncandGoogleservicesandthenAllowChromesign-in.WiththetoggleswitchturnedtoOff,youcansigninandoutofyourGoogleaccountontheweb,butavoidsigningintoChromeandlinkingthebrowsertoyouraccountaswell.LEARNMORE5.Turnoffannoyingnotifications Courtesy Thedaysofwebsitesbeingstaticpagesarelonggone,andplentyofsitesandonlineappsaregoingtowanttoaccessyourwebcamandmicrophone(forvideocallsperhaps)andyourlocation(formapsanddeliveriesandsoon).Thesepermissionsaregrantedonasite-by-sitebasisasthey’reneeded,butyoucaneditthemfromamasterlisttoo.OntheSettingstab,clickPrivacyandsecurity,thenSitesettings.Chooseapermissiontoseewhichsiteshaveaccess,thenrevokeanypermissionsonebyone,orblockallrequestsofacertaintypeinonefellswoop.Thesamepageletsyoucontrolwhichsitescandisplaynotificationsonthedesktop.LEARNMORE6.Stopcertainsitesfromtrackingyou Courtesy Likeotherbrowsers,Chromeletssitesstorecookiesonyoursystem:Thesesmallfileskeeplogsofwhoyouareandyourpreferences.Cookiesmightbeusedtorememberyourlocationonaweathersite,forexample,ortokeepyousignedinsomewhere.Cookiesknownasthird-partycookiescanalsobeusedbyadvertiserstotrackyourbrowsingacrossmultiplesites(whichiswhyyoumightseeadsfortrainersoranotherspecificproducteverywhereyougo).HeadtotheSitesettingsscreen(underPrivacyandsecurityfromSettings),thenclickCookiesandsitedata:Fromhereyoucanblockcookiescompletely,orjustblockthemoreinvasivethird-partycookies.Ifyoureallywanttogetextreme,youcantoggletheClearcookiesandsitedatawhenyouquitChromeswitchtoOn,andthebrowsereffectivelygetsreseteverytimeyoucloseitdown,soyougetacleanslateintermsofsiteloginsandtargetedads.LEARNMORE7.Preventwebappsfromrunninginthebackground Courtesy AlotofwebsiteswanttokeeprunninginthebackgroundevenwhenyoushutdownChrome—tokeepfilessyncingtotheweb,forexample,ortoalertyouthenexttimeyougetatweet.Ifyoudon’twantthistohappen,andwouldrathersitesandappsdidn’trunwhenChromewasclosed,openuptheSettingstabthenclickPrivacyandsecurity,thenSiteSettings,thenBackgroundsync,andturnoffthesettingforAllowrecentlyclosedsitestofinishsendingandreceivingdata.LEARNMORE8.Searchmultiplesitesmorequickly Courtesy Chromecansupportmultiplesearchenginesandsitesveryeasily,soyoucanswitchbetweensearchingGoogle,Amazon,Wikipediaandotherplaceswithjustafewtapsonthekeyboard.Tosetthisup,clickYouandGoogletab,andscrolldowntotheManagesearchenginestab—youcanusethesearchenginesalreadylistedorclickAddtoaddanewone.You’llseeavailablesearchenginesandsiteslistedtogetherwithwhatarecalledkeywords:Torunasearchonthissite,typethekeywordthenthesearchtermintoyourbrowseraddressbar.Forexample,youcouldsetupWikipediawitha“wiki”keywordforfastaccesstotheWikipediasearch.LEARNMORE9.MakemorespaceforBookmarks Courtesy Ifyou'reaChromepoweruser(oryoujustuseiteveryday),butyou'refrustratedbythefactthatyoucan'tfitmoreBookmarksontheactualBookmarksBar—here'saworkaround.IfknowtheiconofaBookmark(youlikelyknowallofthemasyouusethemeveryday)youdon'tneedthenameoftheBookmark,too.Youcanrightclickthebookmark,selectEditandclearthenamesection;oncedown,theBookmarkiconswillbemorecompactandyou'llbeabletoseemoreBookmarksinyourChromeWindow.LEARNMORE10.MasterYourChromeTabs. Courtesy Thisisanotherprotipratherthanasettingtochange,butit'sincrediblyuseful.GoogleintroducedatabgroupingfeaturetoChromewithinthepastyearthatisalifesaverifyou'resomebodywhoalwayshasazilliontabsopenatatime.CalledTabGroups,thefeatureallowsyoutogrouptabstogetherandorganizethembycolor,customgroupnameorevenanemoji.Itessentiallyletsyouorganizeyourtabslikeacolor-codedfilingsystem.Here'showtouseTabGroups.Gotoawindowwithmultipletabsinit.Right-clickononeofthosetabs,select"AddTabtoGroup"inthedrop-downmenu,andthentypethegroupnameandselectthecoloryouwantthegrouporganizedby.Onceyou'vecreatedoneormoretabgroups,youcanmoveentiretabgroupswithinyourwebbrowserjustbydrag-and-dropping.Youcanminimizeentiretabgroupsbyclickingonthecolorcircleatthebeginningofthetabgroup.Youcanungroupatabfromatabgroupbyright-clicking"RemovefromGroup."Andyoucandeleteentiretabgroupsbyright-clickingonthenameofthetabgroup(orthefirstcoloricon)andselecting"Ungroup."LEARNMORE Thiscontentiscreatedandmaintainedbyathirdparty,andimportedontothispagetohelpusersprovidetheiremailaddresses.Youmaybeabletofindmoreinformationaboutthisandsimilarcontentatpiano.io Advertisement-ContinueReadingBelow MoreFrom How-To's&Explainers ACompleteGuideToMechanicalWatchMaintenance HowtoTreatandPreventRazorBurn Advertisement-ContinueReadingBelow HowtoFoldYourShirts(theRightWay) ShoweringIsSimple,Right?NotNecessarily HowtoTieaTie 5WaystoMakeYourSpeakersLastaLifetime HowtoRemoveScratchesfromYourWatchCrystal TheSecrettoBetterCoffee?TryaCoffeeSieve HowtoTrimaNylonNATOStrap JustGettingIntoRawDenim?Here'sWhattoKnow How-To's&Explainers ProductSupport Tech TheTVSettingsYouShouldChangeASAP 8SettingstoChangeonYourSmartphone,RightNow 7SettingstoChangeonYourMac’sMenuBar TheDisplaySettingYouShouldChangeRightNow HowtoGetRidofGoogleSearchSuggestions GoingtoaProtest?ChangeThese7PhoneSettingsFirst