Automatically delete Chrome data from devices

Can apply for signed-in users on any device or enrolled browsers on Windows, Mac, or Linux. For details, see Understand when settings apply.

1. Sign in with an administrator account to the Google Admin console.

   If you aren’t using an administrator account, you can’t access the Admin console.

2. Go to  Menu  Devices > Chrome > Settings. The User & browser settings page opens by default.

   Requires having the Mobile Device Management administrator privilege.

   If you signed up for Chrome Enterprise Core, go to Menu  Chrome browser > Settings.

3. (Optional) To apply the setting only to some users and enrolled browsers, at the side, select an organizational unit (often used for departments) or configuration group (advanced). Show me how

   Group settings override organizational units. Learn more

4. Go to Other settings.
5. For ChromeOS devices:
   1. Click Chrome Sync (ChromeOS).
   2. Select Disable Chrome Sync.
   3. Check the boxes to select the data types that you want Chrome to delete. See the list of available data types in Before you begin above.
   4. Click Save. Or, you might click Override for an organizational unit.

      To later restore the inherited value, click Inherit (or Unset for a group).

   For Chrome browser on Window, Mac, and Linux:
   1. Click Chrome Sync and Roaming Profiles (Chrome Browser - Cloud Managed).
   2. Select Disallow Sync.
   3. Check the boxes to select the data types that you want Chrome to delete. See the list of available data types in Before you begin above.
   4. Click Save. Or, you might click Override for an organizational unit.

      To later restore the inherited value, click Inherit (or Unset for a group).

1. Go to PoliciesAdministrative TemplatesGoogleGoogle Chrome.
2. Enable Clear Browsing Data on Exit.
3. Add the data types that you want Chrome to delete. See the list of available data types in Before you begin above.
4. Deploy the update to your users.

For sample code, see the examples below.

1. Go to your etc/opt/chrome/policies/managed folder.
2. Create or update a JSON file.
3. In ClearBrowsingDataOnExitList, add the data types you want to delete.
   See the list of available data types in Before you begin above.
4. Deploy the update to your users.

Can apply for signed-in users on any device or enrolled browsers on Windows, Mac, or Linux. For details, see Understand when settings apply.

1. Sign in with an administrator account to the Google Admin console.

   If you aren’t using an administrator account, you can’t access the Admin console.

2. Go to  Menu  Devices > Chrome > Settings. The User & browser settings page opens by default.

   Requires having the Mobile Device Management administrator privilege.

   If you signed up for Chrome Enterprise Core, go to Menu  Chrome browser > Settings.

3. (Optional) To apply the setting only to some users and enrolled browsers, at the side, select an organizational unit (often used for departments) or configuration group (advanced). Show me how

   Group settings override organizational units. Learn more

4. Go to Security.
5. Click Browsing Data Lifetime.
6. Specify the length of time after which Chrome deletes certain types of data. See the list of available data types in Before you begin above.
7. Click Save. Or, you might click Override for an organizational unit.

   To later restore the inherited value, click Inherit (or Unset for a group).

1. Go to PoliciesAdministrative TemplatesGoogleGoogle Chrome.
2. Enable Browsing Data Lifetime Settings.
3. InJavaScript Object Notation (JSON) format, add the data types that you want to delete and their lifetime. See the list of available data types in Before you begin above.
   Note: Enter JSON data as a single line with no line breaks.
4. Deploy the update to your users.

Using your preferred JSON file editor:

1. Go to your etc/opt/chrome/policies/managed folder.
2. Create or update a JSON file.
3. In BrowsingDataLifetime, add the data types you want to delete and their lifetime.
   See the list of available data types in Before you begin above.
4. Deploy the update to your users.

Can apply for signed-in users on any device or enrolled browsers on Windows, Mac, or Linux. For details, see Understand when settings apply.

1. Sign in with an administrator account to the Google Admin console.

   If you aren’t using an administrator account, you can’t access the Admin console.

2. Go to  Menu  Devices > Chrome > Settings. The User & browser settings page opens by default.

   Requires having the Mobile Device Management administrator privilege.

   If you signed up for Chrome Enterprise Core, go to Menu  Chrome browser > Settings.

3. (Optional) To apply the setting only to some users and enrolled browsers, at the side, select an organizational unit (often used for departments) or configuration group (advanced). Show me how

   Group settings override organizational units. Learn more

4. Go to Other settings.
5. For ChromeOS devices:
   1. Click Chrome Sync (ChromeOS).
   2. Select Disable Chrome Sync.
   3. Check all the data type boxes.
   4. Click Save. Or, you might click Override for an organizational unit.

      To later restore the inherited value, click Inherit (or Unset for a group).

   For Chrome browser on Window, Mac, and Linux:
   1. Click Chrome Sync and Roaming Profiles (Chrome Browser - Cloud Managed).
   2. Select Disallow Sync.
   3. Check all the data type boxes.
   4. Click Save. Or, you might click Override for an organizational unit.

      To later restore the inherited value, click Inherit (or Unset for a group).

Can apply for signed-in users on any device or enrolled browsers on Windows, Mac, or Linux. For details, see Understand when settings apply.

1. Sign in with an administrator account to the Google Admin console.

   If you aren’t using an administrator account, you can’t access the Admin console.

2. Go to  Menu  Devices > Chrome > Settings. The User & browser settings page opens by default.

   Requires having the Mobile Device Management administrator privilege.

   If you signed up for Chrome Enterprise Core, go to Menu  Chrome browser > Settings.

3. (Optional) To apply the setting only to some users and enrolled browsers, at the side, select an organizational unit (often used for departments) or configuration group (advanced). Show me how

   Group settings override organizational units. Learn more

4. Go to Other settings.
5. For ChromeOS devices:
   1. Click Chrome Sync (ChromeOS).
   2. Select Disable Chrome Sync.
   3. Check the Cached images and files and Hosted app data boxes.
   4. Click Save. Or, you might click Override for an organizational unit.

      To later restore the inherited value, click Inherit (or Unset for a group).

6. For Chrome browser on Window, Mac, and Linux:
   1. Click Chrome Sync and Roaming Profiles (Chrome Browser - Cloud Managed).
   2. Select Disallow Sync.
   3. Check the Cached images and files and hosted_app_data boxes.
   4. Click Save. Or, you might click Override for an organizational unit.

      To later restore the inherited value, click Inherit (or Unset for a group).

Can apply for signed-in users on any device or enrolled browsers on Windows, Mac, or Linux. For details, see Understand when settings apply.

1. Sign in with an administrator account to the Google Admin console.

   If you aren’t using an administrator account, you can’t access the Admin console.

2. Go to  Menu  Devices > Chrome > Settings. The User & browser settings page opens by default.

   Requires having the Mobile Device Management administrator privilege.

   If you signed up for Chrome Enterprise Core, go to Menu  Chrome browser > Settings.

3. (Optional) To apply the setting only to some users and enrolled browsers, at the side, select an organizational unit (often used for departments) or configuration group (advanced). Show me how

   Group settings override organizational units. Learn more

4. Go to Security.
5. Click Browsing Data Lifetime and configure the following:
   1. Set Browsing history time to live (hours) to 24.
   2. Set Password and other sign-in data time to live (hours) to 12.
   3. Set Autofill form data time to live (hours) to 12.
6. Click Save. Or, you might click Override for an organizational unit.

   To later restore the inherited value, click Inherit (or Unset for a group).