On a Chromebook, how do I selectively delete Search entries from the Omnibox

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What I already know:

I have read about deleting URLs from the Omnibox on a Chromebook, that is use Shift+Delete (or Shift+Alt+Backspace on older chromebooks).
I have also found a few articles about how to edit the Omnibox database from a browser other than Chrome on Mac, Linux, etc (Clear item from Chrome address bar autocomplete).

What I don't know:

How do I delete a specific search entry from the Omnibox when I am on a Chromebook?

Limitations:

If there's an extension for that, I prefer it be from someone I can trust.

score 8 · Accepted Answer · edited Feb 09 '16 at 17:29

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I was having this same issue (I think). The Shift+Alt+Backspace wasn't doing anything on my Samsung Chromebook. Turns out I had saved the url as a bookmark (I'd bookmarked the page) and Chrome was using the bookmark to suggest autocompleting the url.

Deleted the bookmark and Chrome stopped suggesting it. Hope this helps!

edited Feb 09 '16 at 17:29

Sathyajith Bhat

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answered Feb 07 '16 at 04:28

Charles Lehmann

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score -1 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 20 '17 at 18:16

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Hold down Ctrl+Alt+Shift, then press Backspace.

edited Jun 20 '17 at 18:16

Run5k

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answered Jun 20 '17 at 17:34

Peter Bissonnette

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On a Chromebook, how do I selectively delete Search entries from the Omnibox

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