How to remove an entry from Chrome's Remembered URLs from the url bar?

Question

I've got a URL in Chrome "local.mysite.com" that autopopulates when I start typing "local.my" into the URL bar.

Note that this URL DOES NOT EXIST in my browser history (at chrome://history/#e=1&p=0) because it isn't a real site and therefore couldn't ever be successfully visited and therefore never shows up in my history.

The URL I want is "local.mysite.com/subdir/". That URL is 3 down in the suggested results because I keep accidentally hitting "enter" when it auto-suggests the unwanted first URL thus reinforcing its assumption that that is the one I want.

How do I get rid of the "local.mysite.com" entry in Chrome's memory?

Answer 1

Follow the steps below to remove individual items from the address bar's remembered URLs:

1. Type local.mysite.com
2. Use the ↑ ↓ keys to move focus to the item you wish to delete
3. Press the relevant keys depending on which OS you are using:

Windows and Linux:

• Press Shift + Del

macOS:

• Press Shift + Del (when the keyboard has a dedicated Del key)
• Press Fn + Shift + Backspace (otherwise)

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Note: this will only work for items that have the paper icon () next to them.

In older versions of Chrome this is a globe icon () instead.

Answer 2

Another option is to browse the history tab of Chrome (chrome://history) and click the menu next to the URL you want to delete.

Below is a screenshot - sorry it is in German, but you should get the idea. In the German menu it is the second option (Aus Verlauf entfernen).

Answer 3

In Chrome v86 (maybe earlier too) on my MacOS when I type in the URL bar and move the mouse cursor over a suggestion, an X button appears with the tooltip "Remove suggestion". After clicking this X, the chosen suggestion no longer appears.

Answer 4

A recent version of Chrome changed how to remove entries from the auto-complete list: you should now use the X button on the (far) right of the URL, in the auto-completion list.
That button will only appear for the first suggestion, but will also appear for other suggestions if you hover over them.