Google Chrome: How to Delete Individual Cookies

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If you need to delete a specific cookie but don’t want to remove all of them, you can access the Cookies list and remove them one-by-one. This is helpful if you are having problems with a cookie driven site or are developing a page that utilizes cookies.


1. Open Google Chrome.

2. Click the wrench icon in the upper-right corner of the toolbar and select Options.

3. Select the Under the Hood tab.

4. Scroll down to the Security section.

5. Click the Show cookies button.

6. In the Cookies window, select the desired cookie and click the Remove button.

When you have deleted all of the desired cookies, click the Close button and then close the Options window.

 

9 Comments -


  1. Adam Phillabaum said on April 26, 2010

    This got me on the right track… but this appears to be outdated.

    When you get to the “Under the Hood” section. Under the “Privacy” heading, there is a button called “Content Settings…”. That’s the button you want to click on.

  2. Asianquet said on August 21, 2010

    This might be a stupid question. In pic 6, is the created date the original date from which you viewed the website?

  3. Ken said on August 24, 2010

    The Created Date is the date the cookie was created. All cookies have expiration dates. Sites can remove and recreate cookies. The cookie might have been added to the site’s programming after the first time you went there. If you went to the site for the first time fairly recently, then the Created Date has a good chance of actually being the first time you went there. However, it is not the same thing as your first ever visit to the site.

  4. Anonymous said on February 14, 2011

    thanks adam, yes this tutorial is outdated but the first commenter shows you the rights steps that the tutorial is now missing.

  5. bytebenderapps said on May 19, 2011

     Thanks for you comment… This article is no longer applicable since it has been updated. If it wasn’t for your comment I would still be searching.

  6. Italights said on July 1, 2011

    Still won’t allow you to delete individual cookies in the new version

  7. Italights said on July 1, 2011

    Still won’t allow you to delete individual cookies in the new version

  8. Jnonim said on July 12, 2011

    In Chrome 12.0.742.112 you need:
    “Under the Hood” -> “Privacy” -> “Content Settings…” -> All cookies and site data…
    Click the site name you are interested in
    Click the cookie name
    Click the remove button

  9. Gregg Gridley said on November 23, 2011

    Is there anyway to delete a session cookie with javascript on the page?

 

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