Delete, allow, and manage cookies in Chrome

You can choose to delete existing cookies, allow or block third-party cookies, and set preferences for certain websites.

Understand cookies

Cookies are files created by websites you visit. By saving information about your visit, they make your online experience easier. For example, sites can keep you signed in, remember your site preferences, and give you locally relevant content.

There are 2 types of cookies:

First-party cookies: Created by the site you visit. The site is shown in the address bar.
Third-party cookies: Created by other sites. A site you visit can embed content from other sites, for example images, ads, and text. Any of these sites can use third-party cookies to personalize content and ads, and learn about actions you take on other sites.

Tip: Some sites may prompt you to accept or reject cookies.

There are other ways that sites can personalize content and ads. Features like ad topics and site-suggested ads in Chrome allow sites to show you personalized content. These features limit what sites and their partners can learn about you. Learn more about managing these features.

Delete all cookies

Important: If you delete cookies, you may get signed out of sites that remember you. Your saved preferences can also be deleted. This applies whenever a cookie is deleted.

On your computer, open Chrome.
At the top right, select More Delete browsing data.
Choose a time range, like Last hour or All time.
Select Cookies and other site data.
Check other items you want to delete.
To confirm, select Delete data.

Tips:

To sign out of your Google Account on all websites, sign out of Chrome.
In the address bar, to quickly reach the Delete browsing data dialog, type “Delete browsing data” and then, tap the Action chip. Learn more about Chrome Actions to quickly complete tasks.

Delete specific cookies

On your computer, open Chrome.
At the top right, select More Settings .
Select Privacy and security Third-party cookies.
Select See all site data and permissions.
At the top right, search for the website's name.
To the right of the site, select Delete .
To confirm, select Delete.

Change your third-party cookie settings

You can allow or block third-party cookies for any site.

Allow or block third-party cookies

Important:

If you don't allow sites to save cookies, sites may not work as expected. To manage first-party cookies, learn more about on-device site data in Chrome.
By default, third-party cookies are blocked in Incognito mode. Learn how to browse in Incognito mode.

You can allow or block third-party cookies by default.

On your computer, open Chrome.
At the top right, select More Settings .
Select Privacy and security Third-party cookies.
Select an option:
- Allow third-party cookies.