Google keeps an exhaustive record in the cloud of all the actions we perform while we are connected to our user account, on all devices, which can be reviewed, downloaded or deleted.
Don’t you remember how you got to that video? Have you deleted your internet search history for privacy, but it still shows up even on other devices? Your Google Account meticulously details searches, purchases, locations, and pages visited across all your devices.. In this tutorial we tell you how to review this information to take advantage of it, download it or delete it.
A list of locations through Google Maps, your purchases on Google Play, the list of YouTube videos that you have seen or your Internet searches, all this data is stored by Google to “be able to offer you more useful services, such as helping you rediscover what you have searched for, what you have read and what you have seen”.
If you’re concerned about the possibility of sensitive data being stored in that vast virtual repository, don’t worry. Google gives us the ability to access all information onlineas well as download the data for review or delete unwanted entries.
In addition, there is the option to reduce and select the information to save andyes optimize searches or protect your privacy by deleting unwanted history and disabling data storage or by blocking access to information from specific applications or devices.
How to view, delete or download your Google history:
Review activity history on Google websites and apps
For access your Google history online You will need to be logged in to your account and access this link: https://myactivity.google.com. From here you can review each of your searches, the applications that are collecting data, and decide what data will be stored in the future.
In the search bar you can filter by date, device, activity or words, analyzing the data in a more advanced way to find the information you are looking for. If you want to find, for example, a YouTube video that you found last month, you’ll be able to.
In addition, from the account activity controls you can change the settings. If you do not want any of the applications to save data from your activity, simply click on it and deactivate data collection. On this page you can also customize the type of ads you want to reach your devices.
Finally, it is important to remember that there is option to activate additional verification, so Google can make sure it’s you before viewing or deleting your entire history. This can help you keep your history on shared devices safe, for example.
Download my Google account history for offline review
let’s say you want review all your data offlineWell, Google makes it easy for you to download all of them, also filtering them by applications or content and in a multitude of formats such as HTML, JPG, JSON or PDF, among others, depending, of course, on the file.
To access the download, within the Google activity page, on the right you will see an option called: “Google account”, click and you will be redirected to your account page. (You can also go to myaccount.google.com/) Once here you must go to the tab “Data and privacy” and scroll until you reach “Download your data”.
Within this tab you will have at your disposal all the information, classified by applications, for download and subsequent offline review. You can send this information to Dropbox, Drive or an email among other optionsin even configuring a periodic sending of the data.
As a curiosity, in this tab of “Data and privacy” you can manage options as picturesque as what should be done with your digital legacyie: when should Google consider your account inactive and what should it do with your data. Thus, you can share the data with someone you trust or ask Google to delete your account, if you leave the Internet.
Clear my Google account history
Yes there are pages visited or searches that you would prefer not to appear in your Google historyoh, don’t worry. The company allows you to remove them easily. Next to each item in question on your activity page, click on “Search”. By selecting the optionEliminate”, you can make this digital trace disappear from your history.
In addition, there is also the tab “Details”, which provides you detailed information about your web visits. You will be able to see data such as the access time, the browser used and the operating system used, this could be useful in cases of password theft or theft.
My Google Activity is a useful tool which can be taken advantage of in multiple ways, either by personalizing Internet searches or by recovering valuable information that we have lost.
In the event that you are concerned about the privacy and security of your data, You can always delete the information and manage that it is not collected againwith the option to download it and save it in a safe place.
