Quickly clears the browser history.

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Version
2.0.0
Update
October 9, 2022
Size
33.48KiB
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4,000+
Rating
3.87097 ★
Manifest Version
3
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Languages Support
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Clear History Extension

Automatically clear all history, or expire old entries while preserving the most recent!

Feel free to review the extension source at the homepage linked on the right.
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Source Manifest.json

{"update_url": "https://clients2.google.com/service/update2/crx", "name": "__MSG_name__", "default_locale": "en", "manifest_version": 3, "minimum_chrome_version": "100", "version": "2.0.0", "description": "__MSG_description__", "permissions": [ "alarms", "history", "cookies", "downloads", "notifications", "storage" ], "host_permissions": [ "http://*/*", "https://*/*" ], "background": { "service_worker": "javascript/clearhistory.js", "type": "module" }, "options_page": "views/options.html", "action": { "default_icon": "images/icon32.png", "default_title": "__MSG_title__", "default_popup": "views/popup.html" }, "icons": { "16": "images/icon16.png", "32": "images/icon32.png", "48": "images/icon48.png", "128": "images/icon128.png" }}
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How to download and manually install Clear History extension for Chrome

Looking for a way to install Clear History extensions for Chrome, you can search for them in the Chrome Web Store, clicking the "Add to Chrome" button, and following the straightforward process.

However, you may need to install Clear History extensions manually, this article outlines two simple methods to effortlessly install Clear History extensions, whether they come as unpacked folders in compressed formats like .zip or as .crx files.

Method 1: Download Clear History extension and manually install through Drag &Drop

If you ever need to manually install a Clear History extension for Chrome, don't worry, it's a simple process. Just follow these easy steps, and you will have your extension ready to use in no time.

Step 1: Download the Clear History Extension by clicking the "Download CRX" button on the website.

Look for the Clear History extension you wish to install. Go to the website and download the Clear History extension package, which is usually a .CRX file and comes in a zipped file. Here ".crx" file is the format for Clear History extension that contains all the data.

Step 2: Extract &Arrange Files

Once the file is downloaded, extract that file into its own folder. Similarly, give that extension files a permanent home. In other words, keep it in a folder that you don't accidentally delete it because these files will be needed to make that extension work.

Step 3: Go to the Chrome Extensions Page

Open Google Chrome and in the address bar, type chrome://extensions; it will open the Google Chrome extensions page. Make sure that "My extensions" is selected in the sidebar.

Step 4: Drag and Drop the Extension

Now, go to the folder where you extracted the Clear History extension and drag &drop the extension file from there anywhere onto the extension page within Google Chrome.

Step 5: Complete the Installation

Once you drag and drop the extension file, follow the steps that Google Chrome takes you through. Similarly, if the extension file is of .crx file format, you will be required to review the permissions and then add the extension.

Now, you can manage that added extension as you would like to with any other Chrome extension that you added through Chrome Webstore. Its icon will also appear in the Google Chrome Menu on the right side of the address bar once you activate it.

Method 2: Download Clear History extension for Chrome and install in Developer Mode

This is another method to install Clear History extension manually, but the twist is that here, you install by enabling the developer mode option provided in Google Chrome. This mode is commonly used for testing extensions or running unpublished tools.

Step 1: Download the Clear History extension file

Select and download the Clear History extension by clicking the 'Download CRX' button on the website.

Step 2: Extract the downloaded contents

Convert the file to a ZIP file if it is in CRX format then extract the Clear History extension zip file or folder that you downloaded. Make sure you extract it using the same folder name and keep it safely in another folder, so you don't delete it by mistake. The extracted folder will be needed to keep your Clear History extension running.

Step 3: Open Chrome Extension Setting Page

In the address bar of Google Chrome, type chrome://extensions and open the Chrome Extension Page.

Step 4: Enable Developer Mode

After opening the Chrome Extension page, look at the top right side, and you will find the toggle option of "Developer mode."Simply enable that developer mode option.

Step 5: Load the Unpacked Extension

Once you enable the developer mode option, you will see the menu of Load Unpacked, Pack Extensions and Update. From that, select the option "Load unpacked."

Step 6: Select the Extension Folder

Once the pop-up opens upon clicking Load unpacked, select the Clear History extension directory and click on the "Select Folder "button.

Step 7: Confirm and Install

After you select an extension folder of a Google Chrome extension you're installing manually, confirm its installation for the final time and let the installation complete.

Conclusion

Here we've made a step-by-step guide on How to manually install Clear History extension in 2 ways. We hope this guide proves helpful.

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User reviews

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Thithuyhong tran (ID: 000000c0374f6d4d) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 02/16/2022 It does work this extension is a lifesaver for your school laptops I give a 5/5.

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Dennis Schamne (ID: 000000d874776963) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 12/19/2021 I'm using this handy extension to automatically delete old history because otherwise the browser becomes sluggish when it has to keep all the history of several years from the past. But I don't need to delete all the history because I want to know what links I have clicked in the past weeks/months, so I prefer to keep that. What I would like to see in the next version of this extension: Ability to customize the number of days instead of being limited to 1 hour to 30 days. In my case I would like to keep the history of the past 3 months.

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Thomas Schittli (ID: 00000032bb30ae6b) Voted 2 ★ - Updated 09/15/2021 Thanks a lot for sharing your great work!, It is a pity that the extension does not simply allow you to enter the number of days in a text box. For example, at home I want to delete everything older than 3 months and at work, everything older than 7 months.

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S (ID: 000000aae4f28d14) Voted 4 ★ - Updated 11/02/2019 Been using this for a while on Opera, but since the past week or so it stopped doing anything altogether. I have it to set to purge history and downloads that are more than 30 days old automatically, but even with it set to prompt me before doing anything it still doesn't work sadly. This is the only extension I've been able to find that automatically purges old history, so it'd be a shame if it's broken.

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Cypher N7 (ID: 000000debf249e07) Voted 5 ★ - Updated 06/04/2018 Works great. Deletes old history,keeps latest. Exactly what i was looking for.