Does YouTube keep track of the videos I previously watched with my account? If so, how can I erase this information from Chrome?
YouTube does track the viewing history of the videos watched from a YouTube account. Unless you were surfing the Web in “Incognito†mode, which does not keep track of the sites you visit, the Web browser's history list also shows the pages you have recently viewed. You can, however, clear both lists.
If you are logged into a YouTube account, click the triangle next to your user name up in the right corner and choose Video Manager from the menu. On the left side of the Video Manager page, click History to see a list of all the clips you have previously watched. Click the “Clear all viewing history†button to delete the list. If you just want to remove specific clips from the history list instead, select them by clicking the box next to the video thumbnail and then click th e Remove button.
You can also manage your history list from the main YouTube home page if you are logged into your account. Click Watch History on the left side of the window and then click the Manage button at the top of the history list to get to the “Clear all viewing history†button and other cleanup options. Reload the page to make sure your history list has been cleared.
To erase the Chrome Web browser's history list - which keeps track of all recent sites you have visited along with YouTube pages - click the Chrome menu on the right side of the toolbar (it is represented as an icon of three stacked lines). Select the Tools menu and then on the Tools submenu, choose Clear Browsing Data.
A box will pop up, giving options for erasing your browser's history and other information collected in the past hour, day, week, four weeks or the time since you started using Chrome. Make your selections and click the “Clear browsing data†button to erase you r Chrome history. Google has more information on clearing specific items from your Chrome history here.
