You can choose to delete existing cookies, allow or block all cookies, and set preferences for certain websites.
What cookies are
Cookies are files created by websites you visit. They make your online experience easier by saving browsing information. With cookies, sites can keep you signed in, remember your site preferences, and give you locally relevant content.
There are two types of cookies:
- First-party cookies are created by the site you visit. The site is shown in the address bar.
- Third-party cookies are created by other sites. These sites own some of the content, like ads or images, that you see on the webpage you visit.
Clear all cookies
Important: If you remove cookies, you're signed out of websites and your saved preferences could be deleted.
- On your computer, open Chrome
.
- At the top right, click More
Settings
.
- Click Privacy and security
Cookies and other site data.
- Click See all site data and permissions
- To confirm, click Clear.
.
.
Cookies and other site data.Delete specific cookies
Delete cookies from a site- On your computer, open Chrome
- At the top right, click More
- Click Privacy and security
- Click See all site data and permissions.
- At the top right, search for the website's name.
- To the right of the site, click Remove
.
- To confirm, click Clear.
.- On your computer, open Chrome
- At the top right, click More
- At the top, next to "Time range," click the dropdown.
- Choose a time period, such as the past hour or the past day.
- Check Cookies and other site data.
- Uncheck all the other items.
- Click Clear data.
Change your cookie settings
Important: If you don't allow sites to save cookies, most sites that require you to sign in won't work.
You can allow or block cookies saved by websites.
Allow or block cookiesYou can allow or block all cookies by default. You can also allow cookies from a specific site, but block third-party cookies in ads or images on that web page.
- On your computer, open Chrome
- At the top right, click More
- Under "Privacy and security," click Cookies and other site data.
- Select an option:
- Allow all cookies.
- Block all cookies (not recommended).
- Block third party cookies in Incognito.
- Block third-party cookies.
- If you block third-party cookies, all cookies and site data from other sites are blocked, even if the site is allowed on your exceptions list.
Important: If you’re using your Chromebook at work or school, you might not be able to change this setting. For more help, contact your administrator.
If you allow cookies by default, you can still block them for a certain site.
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- At the top right, click More
- Click Privacy and security
- Next to "Sites that can always use cookies," "Always clear cookies when windows are closed," or "Sites that never use cookies," click Add.
- Enter the web address.
- To create an exception for an entire domain, insert
[*.]before the domain name. For example,[*.]google.comwill matchdrive.google.comandcalendar.google.com. - You can also put an IP address or a web address that doesn't start with
http://.
- To create an exception for an entire domain, insert
- Select Add.
To remove an exception you don't want any more, to the right of the website, click More 
You can let sites remember information during your browsing session, but automatically delete the cookies when you close Chrome.
- On your computer, open Google Chrome.
- At the top right, click More
- Click Privacy and security
- Turn on Clear cookies and site data when you close all windows.
- If you're synced to Chrome, sync will pause when you quit your Chrome browsing session.
