Introduction
One of the easiest ways to come up with blog topics is to search your own browser history. I decided to nerd out on this one and attempt to get my entire history and import it into excel for analysis. The other option is to go through one by one, but that would take too long. I found software and Chrome extensions that could do this, but that wasn’t the route I wanted to go. Here’s a tutorial on how to export chrome history.
Step 1: Open Settings
Open your Chrome browser and click the three dots near the upper right corner. Now, Click “History”
Step 2: Open “myactivity.google.com”
In History, look at the lower left side and click the blue link as pictured below. “myactivity.google.com”
Step 3: Click Google Account
On the left side of the page, click “Google Account”
Step 4: Open Privacy and Personalization
Now, click the blue link “Manage your data & personalization”
Step 5: Download your data
You’ll need to scroll down the page and look for “Download your data”. Click this to move on.
Step 6: Select your Data
At first, you’ll want to click “Deselect All’ when this page opens.
Scroll down the page until you find the Chrome section. Click All Chrome data included.
A popup window will appear. Choose which data you’d like. One issue is that the dictionary exports as a .csv file, bookmarks are HTML and the rest are .json files. Here’s a tutorial on how to import a .json file in excel.
Once you’ve selected your data, scroll to the bottom of the page and click “Next Step”
Step 7: Choose your Archive type
In this step, you’ll have a few options to choose from. Choose your options and click “Create Archive”. You will get an e-mail with a download link soon after. Follow the link to get your data.
Conclusion
That’s how to Export Chrome History. The only bad news is you can’t easily read this data due to it being in a .json format. This can be opened and analyzed in Excel, however. Follow this link and find out how to import a .json file in excel. How are you using your downloaded history? Comment Below and don’t forget to sign up for the latest tutorials and reviews!
