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Chrome: remove URL from autocomplete which doesn't show up in history?

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Mar 15, 2026113249 views
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I accidentally visited (note the missing t), and now that URL auto completes each time I start typing . How can I remove this URL? I've tried removing it from my history, but that doesn't help: (note the empty search results)

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Fix for: Chrome: remove URL from autocomplete which doesn't show up in history?

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Highlight the item (using your keyboard arrows) and use shift+delete (Note that on the Mac you seem to need to also press fn, so fn+shift+delete) NOTES this won't work on URLs that have been bookmarked. For these you must first delete the bookmark, then delete it from the Omnibar history (you can tell it's a bookmark if there's a star next to it as you start typing) you must select the entries in the Omnibar history using the arrow keys to select

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