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Hi

I currently use Safari browser on my OS X Powerbook.

When I do a search on Google, once I have typed the first letter a huge list appears with every search I have ever done starting with that letter. I want to know how to delete or turn off this function.

Any suggestions?

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This thread already touched the right areas: pointed toward Safari prefs, highlighted search-provider history, and showed an annoying bookmark can be the culprit. Safari’s Smart Search field mixes several suggestion sources (local history, bookmarks/favorites/reading list, open tabs/Top Hit and live search-engine or Apple suggestions), so “turning autocomplete off” isn’t one single switch — you have to target the source. (support.apple.com)
Apple Support — Customise searching in Safari on Mac

Start with the least-destructive controls in Safari’s Search settings: open Safari → Settings (Preferences) → Search and uncheck the items you don’t want (for example, “Include Safari Suggestions”, “Include search engine suggestions”, and “Preload Top Hit in the background”). That stops network-sourced suggestions and Top Hit preloading without deleting saved data. (support.apple.com)
Apple Support — Change Search settings in Safari

If entries still appear, they’re usually coming from your local data. To remove a specific URL from local suggestions, use History → Show All History, find the offending entry and delete it (select it and press Delete, or right‑click → Delete). For bookmark-sourced completions, edit or delete the bookmark in Bookmarks → Edit Bookmarks; remember iCloud sync can restore/remove items across devices, so check iCloud Safari settings if things reappear. (macworld.com)
Macworld — How to delete web browsing history on Mac · Apple — Set up iCloud for Safari

When you want to avoid adding future suggestions, use a Private window (File → New Private Window or Cmd-Shift-N). Private browsing prevents Safari from saving searches/history/autofill for that session. If none of the above removes a stubborn suggestion, double-check Reading List, open tabs, and synced bookmarks — those places also feed the Smart Search results. (help.apple.com)
Apple Help — Use Private Browsing windows in Safari · Apple Community — bookmarks/history suggestions are integrated

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Member Avatar for kc0arf

Hello,

Go into your Safari preferences, and look at your Autofill settings. I have all of mine unchecked. You might also have to clear your history and cache settings.

Good Luck.

Christian

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I currently use Safari browser on my OS X Powerbook.

When I do a search on Google, once I have typed the first letter a huge list appears with every search I have ever done starting with that letter. I want to know how to delete or turn off this function.

Any suggestions?

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You have to clear your “web history”:

1. http://www.google.com/history/
2. To the left of the window, look for "All History".
3. Under "All History", go all the way down to "Remove Items"
4. If you have a Google account, you should be taken to a window that reads, “Remove items from Web History for ”. Under this command, look for “Clear entire Web History”. Select.
5. Select "Clear History"

Hope that works…

Member Avatar for yujean

For me, I would try to go to by just typing in "face", and letting the autocomplete handle the rest. As it turned out, I had a bookmark in an untitled folder that had "" saved. After deleting that bookmark, it no longer auto-completed to that wack url.

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SAFARI?!?!?! IT'S ALL ABOUT THE FIREFOX, MY BROS.

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