How To Clean Your Facebook History

It's easy to clear your Facebook search history, should it become cluttered or if you simply want to protect your privacy.
Facebook allows you to clear your search history all at once, as well as delete individual search items.
You can clear your Facebook search history on both a computer or a mobile device with just a few clicks or taps.
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Facebook's search function tracks what you've looked for recently, which is great for helping you get back to pages you visit frequently. But ultimately, what — and who — you search for on Facebook is a private matter.

So if you're about to hand your phone or computer off to your friend, and you don't want to risk them seeing who you've been looking up, you might want to clear your Facebook search history first.

Luckily, you can do this discreetly, in a couple of clicks or taps from your Mac, PC, iPhone, or Android device. Here's how.

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How to clear Facebook search history on a mobile device

1. Open the Facebook app on your iPhone or Android device.

2. Tap the search icon at the top right of the screen.

3. Next to where it says recent searches, tap "Edit."

4. At the top of your Activity Log, tap "Clear Searches" to instantly clear your history. You can also tap the X icon next to each search item to clear that specific search, and leave the rest.

How to clear Facebook search history on a computer

1. Go to Facebook using any internet browser on your Mac or PC and open your profile page. On your profile page, in the bottom right corner of your cover photo, click "Activity Log."

Click "Activity Log" on your profile page.

2. Click "More" under "Comments" on the left sidebar.

3. From the extended menu, click "Search History."

4. At the top right of the menu, click "Clear Searches." You can also click the cancel icon next to each search item to delete that item specifically.

5. Click "Clear Searches" again to confirm that you'd like to clear them all.

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Melanie Weir

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Melanie Weir is a freelance author for Insider, mainly focusing on the Tech Reference section, but occasionally contributing to Lifestyle and Entertainment topics as well. She is also a freelance writer for ScreenRant, and is the Lead Weekend News Editor at TheThings.com. In her spare time she writes plays for both stage and screen. She can be reached at melanie.weir1008@gmail.com, or through LinkedIn.