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How to download your entire Google search history in 2 easy steps

Published Apr 21st, 2015 9:55AM EDT
How To Download Google Search History

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Have you ever wondered what you were searching for on this day 10 years ago? Probably not… but we bet you are right now. People don’t often stop to consider just how much personal data Google really stores. Think about how many things you search for each day alone. Now, consider this: unless you’ve disabled your search history, every single thing you’ve ever searched for while logged into your Google account on any device is stored on Google’s servers.

Curious to see just how much data that really is? Now, Google will let you download your entire search history in two easy steps.

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First things first… let’s get the scary part out of the way. Visit this page to confirm that yes, Google does in fact keep a record of every single thing you search and every single search result you click: https://history.google.com/history/

As we’ve said many, many times before, “free” comes at a price and this collection of data is part of the cost. Of course, you can disable your search history and stop Google from saving other data, but then you’ll miss out on tons of great features that Google offers.

Back to the task at hand. That search history page makes it easy to browse through your history and even search for specific items. But now, you can also download your entire massive archive of years worth of search history to do with what you please.

Here’s how it’s done, courtesy of a new Google support page:

That’s it. Google will now build an archive of your entire search history and then email it to your Gmail address as soon as it’s ready.

Zach Epstein
Zach Epstein Executive Editor

Zach Epstein has been the Executive Editor at BGR for more than 10 years. He manages BGR’s editorial team and ensures that best practices are adhered to. He also oversees the Ecommerce team and directs the daily flow of all content. Zach first joined BGR in 2007 as a Staff Writer covering business, technology, and entertainment.

His work has been quoted by countless top news organizations, and he was recently named one of the world's top 10 “power mobile influencers” by Forbes. Prior to BGR, Zach worked as an executive in marketing and business development with two private telcos.