--- source_url: "https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647/clear-enable-and-manage-cookies-in-chrome-computer?hl=en-GB&utm_source=openai" title: "Delete, allow and manage cookies in Chrome - Computer - Google Chrome Help" mirrored_at: 2026-08-04T13:09:01.984Z host: support.google.com cited_in_42a: true mirror_canonical: "https://index.42a.ai/support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647/clear-enable-and-manage-cookies-in-chrome-computer__q__hl_en-GB__utm_source_openai" --- > **Original source:** https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95647/clear-enable-and-manage-cookies-in-chrome-computer?hl=en-GB&utm_source=openai 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 that 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 two types of cookies: - **First-party cookies:** Created by the site that you visit. The site is shown in the address bar. - **Third-party cookies:** Created by other sites. A site that you visit can embed content from other sites – for example, images, ads and text. Any of these sites can use third-party cookies to personalise content and ads, and learn about actions that you take on other sites. **Tip:** Some sites may prompt you to accept or reject cookies. There are other ways that sites can personalise content and ads. Features like ad topics and site-suggested ads in Chrome allow sites to show you personalised content. These features limit what sites and their partners can learn about you. [Learn more about managing these features](https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/13355898). ## 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. 1. On your computer, open Chrome. 2. At the top right, select More ![More](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/E2q6Vj9j60Dw0Z6NZFEx5vSB9yoZJp7C8suuvQXVA_2weMCXstGD7JEvNrzX3wuQrPtL=w36-h36) ![and then](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/3_l97rr0GvhSP2XV5OoCkV2ZDTIisAOczrSdzNCBxhIKWrjXjHucxNwocghoUa39gw=w36-h36) Delete browsing data ![](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/59eB1mJR-OGfV4Bgy9hC95F29tgtmqSRkm9RCWImqIcb4QFly7nJFVK1OdTvjqwzor8=h36). 3. Select **Basic** or **Advanced** ![and then](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/3_l97rr0GvhSP2XV5OoCkV2ZDTIisAOczrSdzNCBxhIKWrjXjHucxNwocghoUa39gw=w36-h36) **Cookies and other site data**. 4. Next to 'Time range', from the drop-down menu, choose the browsing data time range that you want to delete: - Last hour - Last 24 hours - Last 7 days - Last 4 weeks - All time 5. Tick other items that you want to delete. 6. To confirm, select **Delete data**. ### Delete specific cookies ## 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](https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/14114868). - By default, third-party cookies are blocked in Incognito mode. [Learn how to browse in Incognito mode](https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95464). Allow third-party cookies for a specific site **Important:** - If you’re using your Chromebook at work or school, you might not be able to change this setting. For more help, contact your administrator. - In Incognito mode, third-party cookies are blocked by default. If third-party cookies are blocked, some sites that rely on them may not work as expected. To allow third-party cookies for specific sites, you can add them to your exceptions list. Sites on this list can use third-party cookies in both regular and Incognito browsing modes. 1. On your computer, open Chrome. 2. At the top right, select More ![More](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/E2q6Vj9j60Dw0Z6NZFEx5vSB9yoZJp7C8suuvQXVA_2weMCXstGD7JEvNrzX3wuQrPtL=w36-h36) ![and then](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/M1clyx8CUPwAH1XgxPTgbMx6sSwblyKIw2QAVv1HG_JrI2KCL4aMsSCCwq3zT1X2bm_n=w36-h36) **Settings**. 3. Select **Privacy and security** ![and then](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/3_l97rr0GvhSP2XV5OoCkV2ZDTIisAOczrSdzNCBxhIKWrjXjHucxNwocghoUa39gw=w36-h36) **Third-party cookies**. 4. Under 'Sites allowed to use third-party cookies', select **Add**. 5. Enter the web address. - To create an exception for an entire domain, insert `[*.]` before the domain name. For example, `[*.]google.com` will match `drive.google.com` and `calendar.google.com`. - You can also put an IP address or a web address that doesn't start with `http://`. 6. Select **Add**. To remove an exception that you no longer want, to the right of the website, select Remove ![Remove](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/iQPLS9tu3fRgeebL_zKBCrWfNOO0ZoGOFJ1TOACVMVTA-mLzUQMpBxaEPaEMPlJDgA=w36-h36). Allow third-party cookies temporarily for a specific site **Important:** In Incognito mode, third-party cookies are blocked by default. If third-party cookies are blocked, some sites that rely on them may not work as expected. You can try to restore functionality for the site that you’re on by temporarily allowing third-party cookies: - If you apply this setting in regular browsing mode, the site is added to your exceptions list. The site is allowed to use third-party cookies for 90 days or until you turn the setting off. - If you apply this setting in Incognito mode, the setting lasts only for the duration of your Incognito session. 1. On your computer, open Chrome. 2. In the address bar, at the top left: 3. To close the dialogue box and reload the page, select Close ![Close](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/VYhF4U2_Ulo5TxrJblqA1dFmKF17woYZFvBzgdMXFCGOyf7EoT7mfBDj2f5cDrDO_9I=w36-h36). You can also select anywhere outside of the dialogue box to close it. - When the page reloads, the address bar shows 'Third-party cookies allowed' or 'Third-party cookies blocked', depending on your settings. **Tip:** This option is temporary and only applies to the site that you're on. Allow related sites to access your activity A company can define a group of sites that are related to each other. For example, a company might want to keep you signed in as you move between `acme-music.example` and `acme-video.example`. **If you allow third-party cookies:** Related sites are allowed to access your activity to personalise content or keep you signed in across sites. **If you block third-party cookies:** It often prevents this kind of connection between sites. You can block third-party cookies while you allow sites in the same group to improve your experience. About embedded content Sites that you visit can embed content from other sites – for example, images, ads, text and even features like a text editor or weather widget. These other sites can ask for permission to use info they’ve saved about you (often saved using cookies) in order for their content to function properly. For example, imagine you normally compose documents on `docs.google.com`. While completing a task for school, you need to collaborate with other students on your school’s class portal, which offers direct access to Google Docs. With your permission: - Google Docs can access its third-party cookies while you use your school’s site, allowing a connection between the site and Google Docs. - This may allow Google Docs to verify who you are, find your info, and save any changes that you make to your documents on the site. In some cases, this info can be used to track your activity as you browse sites. You can decide when to allow embedded content to access your data for sites that you trust. **Tip:** The connection uses cookies and lasts for 30 days or as long as you remain active. You can stop allowing the connection at any time in [Settings](https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/114662). #### To allow or deny permission When you browse a site that displays a prompt requesting permission for the embedded content to use information that it has saved about you: - Select **Allow** to give the site access to information that it has saved about you (using cookies) - Select **Don’t allow** to deny access **Tips:** - To stop allowing access, [learn how to manage site settings permissions.](https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/114662) - You can also manage access by clicking View site information ![Default (Secure)](https://storage.googleapis.com/support-kms-prod/S76Rs1BC1QDxT8zpF3tATLDsc5oxceWYIPHN) to the left of the address bar, and then turning **Embedded content** on or off. ## Related resources - [Change site settings permissions](https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/114662) - [Delete browsing data in Chrome](https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/2392709) - [Clear cache and cookies](https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050) - [Manage your ads privacy in Chrome](https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/13355898) - [Learn about on-device site data in Chrome](https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/14114868) ## Was this helpful? 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