If you’ve opened “Clear browsing data” dialog in Google Chrome and deleted browser’s history once in the past 24 hours. And when you open the Clear browsing data dialog once again in that 24 hour period, a message appears on top of it to use incognito mode next time. Here is that message “Psst! Incognito mode (Ctrl +Shit+N) may come in handy next time”.
You can get clear browsing data dialog in Chrome quickly by using Ctrl+Shift+Del shortcut. And you may also want to know the meaning of already existed obliterate the following items from the beginning of time” option.
Chrome’s Clear Browsing Data dialog now shows how much data you’ll lose
We do think this message is valid and definitely reminding users to use incognito mode. Here Chrome team suggesting user to use private browsing mode offered in browser, instead of deleting browsing data again and again to protect your privacy. You can able to get this message on latest Chrome dev., channel. (Update: on stable version too).
Do you welcome this message in Chrome? Share with us in the comments.
Not at all.
If I use private browsing mode, I have to re-enter my account and password.
Sometimes I just need to clear the cache because the pictures wouldnot be loaded completely.
So you don’t like seeing this message again and again but still you prefer to clear cache instead of using incognito mode. Thanks for sharing your opinion on this post.
No, this is an attempt to be cute or cheeky – fails on EVERY level. Why tell me this? Don’t assume anything about my behavior or the motivations behind it. I like to clear my cache from time to time (multiple-tab, power-browsing, call it what you will) and it has nothing to do with privacy. So why go all low-IQ with what could have been a global, teachable moment? It does nothing to endear the developers, little to enhance my browsing experience, and treats me like an idiot… wow, way to spend your time Google.
zipper, loved your comment. Google even fails at cute and cheeky because this sneaky Psst! message smacks of malicious mischief. They get away with it because they own EVERYTHING. I’m ticked. I’m in Incognito mode right now and I can’t get out. I can’t remember my user names or my passwords. If this keeps up I’ll forget who I am and then it’ll be curtains for me.
That’s hilarious.
Well, just push ctrl+w to exit any window, and re-open chrome to get out of incognito mode.
I just don’t like a computer telling me things as if it knows me. Especially borderline snarky things. On top of the fact, it is not helpful at all. There should be a button to tell me exactly what incognito mode is and what is or is not stored. Even with this info, I wouldn’t necessarily trust that it segregates and clears private info as well as it claims to. Many browsers have had bugs or incomplete implementation of private browsing features…this is not news and is why some of us don’t use incognito to begin with! We don;t need a little lecture about it from G!
Makes me feel like they’ve been watching me watch for the last 25 minutes…
Lol, that’s not true in your case and for all. They want to encourage private browsing that’s why psst.
Psst! Incognito mode (Ctrl+Shift+N) may come in handy next time.
HOW DO YOU KNOW THIS? WHAT MAKES YOU SUGGEST THIS? HOW/WHY DO YOU TREAT US ON THIS LEVEL WHEN WE NEED HELP YOU ARE NOWHERE !!!???
@forrest why’re you shouting next time make sure your Caps Lock is off while typing comment.
Probably just sarcasm, the nice kind ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°)
it scared me when it recommended it, not that scary one but i thought i did something bad, i just like deleting my history and the cookies to keep it nice and clean :)
and if your looking for online plane tickets, delete your cookies because every time you
enter their website, the price gets higher, just advice to save money :)
You know what is all this dung having to go travel to do a simple task. One clear cache button would be great. And as for shockwave on Chrome. It bites, even with the fix.
Maybe Google could use the space for advertising instead.
My girlfriend was sitting next to me when this poped up for the first time. She looked and me and said ” incognito mode? what do you need incognito mode for >:( ?” horrable timing google…..bad idea….
Ha! Ha LOL
I find it offensive, like it assumes I’ve been doing something furtive just because I want to clear my cache. I do heavy duty research for a living, and clear my cache daily. I really resent that stupid, offensive message: And Rex’s comment shows exactly how ill thought out the developers’ senses of humor were.
lol, nah… we all know why it does this… stop pretending you dont watch
Seems the me the reason for the silly Psst message is more self serving on the part of Google. If you’re like me, when clearing the cache you wipe everything… including all the tasty cookies Google uses to track you. If they convince you to use Incognito mode instead, there is a better chance their own tracking hooks will be left intact. Think about it. Why would they go to the trouble of practically begging you to do it “their way” if there wasn’t something in it for them. No different than Safari on OSX pitching a fit when you try to add a bookmark for Google. Go ahead… try it right now. See how it almost begs you to use the search box instead? They don’t give a crap about your convenience… they’re worried about search referral revenue. When in doubt… follow the money.
I don’t clear browsing data to be secretive in anyway! I do it for HD space! And I hate that notice to no end! I wish I could turn it off!
Can’t stop laughing at these comments. LOL!
The things people get and iffy about LOL. It’s like, if you feel like that this isn’t targeted towards you, why do people bother about it. Every time I had to delete stuff was because I went to some dirty stuff by accident.
Oh god, hahaha. Happens to everyone I guess. I never bothered with incognito mode and I don’t think I ever will. But the message bugs me into thinking that they’re watching me in a way that I don’t know of. Kind of creepy but awkward/funny.
I don’t understand why everyone is so mad at this. It’s not some snide remark assuming what you are doing, it’s just a computer generated notification. It’s not even a pop-up or a website redirect, just an extra line of words before you hit clear browsing data. Just click the damn button and stop getting mad at something so frivolous.
You people are paranoid. They are giving you hints, simple as that. If they didn’t, you’d probably complain that you wish you could just press a button and view without storing your history and cache.
Anyone with a brain, can figure out they don’t want you to clear your data and cookies, it’s a way to trick you out of it…but we are too clever for Google smarty pants…aren’t we?
Sometimes people clear their browsing history and cache not because of privacy reasons, but because they want to replace the old files with new files, and boost their performance and browsing experience. Simple as that. No need for Incognito Mode. Incognito Mode disables extensions, and so if you want to use extensions, then you can’t do that in Incognito Mode. Although Incognito Mode deletes cookies after the windows are closed, it only stops Google Chrome from recording browsing history, and websites that you visit while in Incognito Mode may still record your visit. So, Incognito Mode isn’t quite as private as you think it is, and going into it won’t help with clearing cache and boosting performance. For the general, non-paranoid user browsing in Chrome, going into Incognito Mode isn’t necessary, and actually rather unnecessary.
“Incognito Mode disables extensions, and so if you want to use extensions, then you can’t do that in Incognito Mode. ” you can allow extensions to run incognito mode, but that doesn’t make private browsing sense.
“For the general, non-paranoid user browsing in Chrome, going into Incognito Mode isn’t necessary, and actually rather unnecessary.” It always comes down to individual’s choice and needs.
Thanks for sharing your comment Irrelevant.
If you don’t like the message, you can star this issue:
https://code.google.com/p/chromium/issues/detail?id=248562
People are so sensitive, I just lol at this!
“handy”
If you do not clear your browsing data, it bogs down your computer’s performance…those cookies can really be a DRAG, not to mention any malicious phish hooks! Google probably had the deepest hooks. You should look at the list of names the cookies have…it will give you an idea, when you recognize the sites you were on.
I wouldn’t mind the suggestion if only I could understand what they meant. Am I supposed to use Incognito Mode all the time? If that’s the case, why isn’t incognito mode the default operating mode? Am I supposed to use incognito mode when visiting certain web sites? How am I supposed to know which ones? It’s just not helpful.
I tend to only use incognito mode if I’m sharing a computer with someone for a short period of time and don’t feel like making my own guest account or whatever. The “come in handy” is pretty punny I guess…it seems like it verrry casually alludes to … etc. Or maybe my mind is just in the gutter? Anyway, made me smirk.
There is a deeper meaning behind this line’s psychology:
So, “Psst! Incognito mode (Ctrl+Shift+N) may come in handy next time”, means that Google never wants to Clear our Cookies and all that history stuff. Indirectly it says that instead of clearing these Cookies and Information (which i want badly), just use Incognito Mode. And nobody can always know when he/she has to use Incognito Mode.
So, this way Google doesn’t allow us to delete information and relieve our Hard Disk space that is actually useful for him. So, the next time when you’re going to delete browsing history, Google will resist your step by popping up this sentence.
The message is annoying. Software testers need to clear cookies routinely – e.g. when testing work-in-progress websites or deploying builds. Another use case is clearing cookies for certain news sites which set a limit on how many pages you can browse (e.g. Telegraph). Whatever people’s motivations in clearing the cache, I for one could do without a condescending message constantly in your face every time you clear the cache.
If it’s to be kept, there should at least an option to turn this behaviour off.
It kind of defeats the purpose of clearing your history.
When you’re clearing the traces of your browsing you don’t want anyone to know you’ve been doing it.
Say I cleared my browsing data, and afterwards another user decides also to clear his/her browsing data. Because of this message the second user now knows that I cleaned the browsing history.
I don’t know about being cute or cheeky but this is really plain stupid