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Quick lesson: How to delete everything you search for on Facebook

You need to do this.

WHEN YOU SEARCH for something on Facebook, the site automatically saves your queries to make it easier for you to find things later.

You, and only you, can see what you’ve searched for.

At least, that’s the intention.

For the paranoid out there, this tallied list of everyone and everything you’ve ever searched for on Facebook is an embarrassing treasure trove just waiting to be discovered. Think about how often you accidentally leave your account logged on on someone else’s computer.

There’s no need to open yourself up to a potentially awkward situation. Here’s how you can erase everything you search for on Facebook.

  • Click on the settings icon up in the right corner of your homepage. Then, navigate to the ‘Activity Log’ option in the drop-down menu.

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  • On the left panel of your main Activity Log page, you’ll see an option that says “More.” Click it. Near the bottom, you’ll see a “Search” option. Click that next. 

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Voila! There’s your search history. A little embarrassing, huh? You can delete one item at a time using the option at the right for each search query, or remove everything all at once by clicking “Clear Searches” at the top.

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This is what the final results should look like once you’ve cleared all your searches.

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And that’s that. You are welcome.

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    Mute Mary Mc Carthy
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    Jul 13th 2015, 6:25 PM

    Hope he makes a full recovery.

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    Mute shaun kelly
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    Jul 13th 2015, 6:47 PM

    get well little man be a fighter

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    Mute sharon o brien
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    Jul 13th 2015, 10:02 PM

    Iv seen the devastating effects an accident like this can have… Hoping and praying he makes a full recovery… Will be in my thoughts & prayers tonight….x

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    Mute Niall Mullane
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    Jul 13th 2015, 6:41 PM

    Poor little guy hope he’s ok. Is Youghal a county now??

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    Mute Ian moylan
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    Jul 13th 2015, 6:44 PM

    In the whole article and how awful it is you still pull them on a typo.
    Sometimes u let mistakes slide
    This is one of those times Niall

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    Jul 14th 2015, 12:20 AM

    Poor Baby that’s all he is. I feel physically sick…. Please let him pull through. Thinking of him and his family tonight x x x

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    Mute Clinton Daly
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    Jul 13th 2015, 11:09 PM

    Moved to Dublin I believe this evening ,Temple Street

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    Mute Clare Caron
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    Jul 14th 2015, 1:29 PM

    So tragic that he passed away. We were at that pool with our three children the day before and (as an ex pool lifeguard myself) I was surprised to see that there was no lifeguards on poolside the two hours we were there. The odd staff member came in to test the water chemicals but there was no staff on poolside Sun morning so supervision is left to parents (there is no regulation requiring the (private) hotel pool to have lifeguards).

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