Comments on: Google Desktop Search Tool: How to Delete Your Index and History

By: Name

Name — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 00:39:28 +0000

Thank you worked great.

For the paranoid crowd, Eraser can truly erase them. And it's free.

By: ghanaapaathi

ghanaapaathi — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:16:09 +0000

it's not that simple.i get this prompt,`this file cannot be deleted because it is being used by another person or programme`.

By: nast

nast — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 08:24:05 +0000

I have followed the above, and deleted all fh1, ch1 etc files, plus deleted a number of indexes as well. Are these indexes now permanently deleted? i.e. if someone goes on the PB, uninstalls google desktop and then downloads it again, will these indexes still be deleted?

Or is the only permanent way of deleting all history to reformat the hard disk?

By: Ed Callahan

Ed Callahan — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:46:47 +0000

Yes, What about for a Mac? I tried to get into the folder and it says “could not be opened because you do not have sufficient privileges.” I am logged in as Administrator and the files (index) does belong to me. What now?

By: mac

mac — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 12:35:41 +0000

What about for a Mac?

By: Kath

Kath — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:48:46 +0000

I can't find the local settings folder… Is it hidden? Can you tell me how to find it?
Thanks

By: osama

osama — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 01:42:34 +0000

i cant seem to find tht file u said to go to on my computer, can u guide me please

By: Babrakadabra

Babrakadabra — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 22:11:54 +0000

Thanks!!! :)

By: Mohit

Mohit — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 10:54:44 +0000

Hey can you tell the procedure to do the same in linux..

By: P. Grimps

P. Grimps — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:00:45 +0000

Does deleting files from google desktop also delete them from other files (ie word, etc.)?