Browsing history helps to show all your searched items in the web browser. Clearing the browsing history helps to clear all the unwanted files from the browser. But, in the Chrome browser, you can recover the deleted browsing history by doing workarounds. If you want to find an important webpage that is accidentally deleted from history, the below workaround will be a savior for you.
How to Recover Deleted History in Chrome [Windows & Mac]
In Google Chrome, you can recover the browsing history in four ways. You can use File Explorer or the Command Prompt to recover the browsing history. You can also use the My Activity page, any third-party software, or even cookies.
Using File Explorer
(1) Launch the File Explorer and click on Local disk C or OS C on your PC.
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(2) Locate and select the User’s files from the list of files.
(3) Select your Username on the next page.
(4) The app data is hidden by default on all the PC. So make sure to enable the hidden files on your PC. To enable the hidden files. Click the View tab and check the Hidden files box.
(5) Click on the AppData folder.
(6) Select the Google folder and right-click on it.
(7) Choose Properties from the popup menu.
(8) Click on the Previous versions tab and click Apply.
(9) Finally, click the OK button to restore your browsing history.
(10) Now, open the Chrome browser on your PC and go to the History section. You will get all the deleted browsing history on Chrome.
Using Command Prompt
The DNS or Domain Name System will save all your queries from the browser and application to which you connect to the internet. By using Command Prompt you can, you can find all the recent queries that you have used from the internet.
(1) Press the Start button on your keyboard or click the Windows icon at the bottom right corner of your PC.
(2) Type CMD or Command Prompt and press the Enter button.
(3) Type the command ipconfig /displaydns
and hit the Enter button.
(4) Now, it will display the recently visited domains.
Using My Activity Website
The above two methods are available only for PC. If you want to recover deleted browsing history on Chrome using your Android smartphone or iPhone, you must use this method.
(1) Launch the Chrome browser on your PC or mobile.
(2) Click on the search bar and visit the My Activity website.
(3) Select the Data & Privacy option from the left panel.
(4) Click on the Web & App Activity option on the next page.
(5) Click on Manage all Web & App Activity.
(6) Now, you can view all your browsing history, and if you want, you can recover those data.
Using Third-Party Applications
You can also recover your deleted browsing history from the Chrome browser by using the third-party application. Using a third-party application can make your work simple to restore deleted files. You can use software like Recuva, EaseUS’s Find360 tool, or any other tools.
(1) Download and install the third-party application Recuva from the official website.
(2) Launch the Recuva application and go to the Recovery Wizard.
(3) Select the All files option and click the Next button.
(4) Check the box In a specific location and paste the location path of your Google file.
For Example: C:\Users\[Your System Username]\AppData\Local\Google
(5) Once you have pasted the link, click the Next button.
(6) Select Start on the next page.
(7) Look for your deleted browsing file and click the Recover button.
(8) Browse and choose your location path to save the restoring items and click OK.
Save on the location C:\Users\[Your System Username]\AppData\Local\Google\Chrome\User Data\Default.
(9) Once you have completed the process, click OK to close the Recuva window.
Using Cookies Data
You can access the past website using cookies on your Chrome browser.
(1) Launch the Chrome browser and click on the three-dotted menu at the top right corner.
(2) Select the Settings option from the drop-down.
(3) Click the Privacy and Security option on the left panel.
(4) Select the Cookies and other site data option
(5) Click the See all site data and permissions option to see all the cookies information.
(6) You can now access information like which website you have used in the past.
How to Recover Deleted History on Chrome [Smartphone]
You can back up deleted Chrome history on your PC and sync it with your mobile using the same Google account to recover history on your phone.
(1) Launch the Chrome browser on your phone.
Note: If you haven’t synced your Chrome browser with your Google Account, you can skip to the 4th step.
(2) Select the browser menu icon and select Settings.
(3) Click the Sync option and select Sign Out and Turn Off Sync.
(4) Select Turn On Sync and select the drop-down near the account.
(5) Under Choose an account, click Add account option.
(6) Sign in with the credential same as you used on your PC.
(7) Now, you can access the recovery history on Chrome. If you remove the Google account from the Chrome browser, the respective search history will also be removed.
FAQ
Yes, you can use some of the powerful data recovery tools to see the browsing history on Chrome in incognito mode.
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