# Cleaning search info

**URL:** <https://community.brave.app/t/cleaning-search-info/322743>\
**Category:** Desktop Support\
**Tags:** windows\
**Created:** [January 8, 2022, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/cleaning-search-info/322743 "2022-01-08T22:35:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Dan5](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ad7895/32.png) [@Dan5](https://community.brave.app/u/Dan5)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2022, 10:35pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/cleaning-search-info/322743/1 "2022-01-08T22:35:35Z")

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I have used Brave web browser and DuckDuckGo for several years. I noticed today, while on a new web site that I went to that when I use their search engine and click in the search box my old search criteria for another site shows up. I haven’t found where to clear this in my brave browser. If I go to the new site using Chrome or my MS browser this does not happen.  
To try resolving the problem I have deleted the browser from my computer and ensured the Brave file in the Program files were removed. Some of them were still there and I deleted them manually. I then downloaded a new copy of Brave and installed it. This did not solve the problem. Additionally, all of my bookmarks were in the fresh Brave Browser and, if this is truly a secure browser, I do not understand why the freshly downloaded browser had the old bookmarks. Can someone help.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/brave/original/3X/1/8/182067f3480d1a5e7aea5ae3131b116ca1ef7918.png) [@system](https://community.brave.app/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2022, 10:36pm UTC](https://community.brave.app/t/cleaning-search-info/322743/2 "2022-02-07T22:36:30Z")

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Closed on February 7, 2022, 10:36pm UTC

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