| Missing tools menu options: Task Manager, Clear Browsing Data | Apolaustic | 09/11/05 21:07 | For some reason, my installation of Chrome is missing menu options; specifically Task Manager and Clear browsing Data. I've looked in all the other categories to see if those options were hidden somewhere else, but they were not. I then reinstalled C |
| Re: Missing tools menu options: Task Manager, Clear Browsing Data | Blakemore | 09/11/06 2:25 | Yes, mine is missing the Clear Browsing Data option as well. Was there yesterday, today it's gone. You can still access Clear Browsing Data by Ctrl+Shift+Delete. Still, it's annoying. Anybody know what's going on? |
| Re: Missing tools menu options: Task Manager, Clear Browsing Data | Apolaustic | 09/11/06 5:35 | Thanks, Blakesmore. It's great to be able to empty my cache, at least. If there's anyone with further advice/comments, we'd love to hear from you. |
| Re: Missing tools menu options: Task Manager, Clear Browsing Data | Apolaustic | 09/11/06 5:37 | err, thanks *Blakemore* - I'm sorry about the misspell. |
| Re: Missing tools menu options: Task Manager, Clear Browsing Data | david karam | 09/11/06 9:03 | this is happening to me as well. chrome 4.0.223.16 windows xp |
| Re: Missing tools menu options: Task Manager, Clear Browsing Data | acepek | 09/11/06 10:48 | They moved it into Wrench >> Options >> Personal Stuff >> Clear Browsing Data... I liked how it was so quick to get to before. Now... it's almost as big of a process as IE! |
| Re: Missing tools menu options: Task Manager, Clear Browsing Data | acepek | 09/11/06 10:50 | PS: Task Manager is moved to: PAGE thing >> Developer >> Task Manager |
| Re: Missing tools menu options: Task Manager, Clear Browsing Data | chas11 | 09/11/06 18:11 | Ditto for me. I'd prefer the Clear Browsing Data to be as easily accessible as possible. It's now too many menus down to suit me. I wouldn't mind a button for it right up on the toolbar! BTW, I didn't sign up for the 4.0 Beta, so how did I get it (is |
| Re: Missing tools menu options: Task Manager, Clear Browsing Data | jedrichards | 09/11/09 8:27 | I'm noticing the same thing but the ctrl-shift-delete short cut still brings up the relevant dialogue, so no big deal? |
| Re: Missing tools menu options: Task Manager, Clear Browsing Data | taylorad | 09/11/10 9:28 | But why remove it? |
| Re: Missing tools menu options: Task Manager, Clear Browsing Data | simons1321 | 09/11/11 12:09 | @taylorad, exactly my thinking. Here's my conspiracy theory: perhaps clearing browser data has a negative impact on something that Google tracks (specifically, Adwords or Adsense?) and is trying to prevent users from being able to easily clear brows |
| Re: Missing tools menu options: Task Manager, Clear Browsing Data | jfehrenbac | 09/12/02 11:44 | I use it so often - would like a button on the main page - mistake to hide it. |
| Re: Missing tools menu options: Task Manager, Clear Browsing Data | Mixe | 09/12/12 20:36 | Click&Clean add-on have all features all you mentioned above: 1. Clear Browsing Data (also it is possible when chrome closes) 2. ClearUI feature, 1-click close all tabs and more. 3. Task Manager & Cache Viewer. Google Chrome Extensions Gallery: h |
| Re: Missing tools menu options: Task Manager, Clear Browsing Data | tak1lema | 10/01/30 13:27 | Dropping Chrome, going back to FireFox |
| Re: Missing tools menu options: Task Manager, Clear Browsing Data | dg56789 | 10/02/12 11:59 | Thanks Mixe! I will install immediately. Perhaps Google could make this add-on more visible. I am sure more of us are missing our button! |
| Re: Missing tools menu options: Task Manager, Clear Browsing Data | Dave_nj | 10/04/06 7:53 | tak1lema, I did the same thing. I'm using chrome on a school computer only because the network is already stupid slow and I don't need my browser getting in the way. However at home I don't have that problem and use Firefox. Chrome devs, give us bac |
| Re: Missing tools menu options: Task Manager, Clear Browsing Data | radar46 | 10/04/24 12:36 | Same problem--I miss the TOOLS tab. To give me an easy solution put an INTERNET OPTIONS shortcut on my desktop making the deleting of my browsing etc. simple. Cheers, Radar. |
| Re: Missing tools menu options: Task Manager, Clear Browsing Data | ranasircar | 10/04/26 9:02 | Where is the "Tools" option? Unable find answer in this forum. Have second thoughts about Chrome -- faster perhaps but not user friendly like Firefox. |
| Re: Missing tools menu options: Task Manager, Clear Browsing Data | caver_tim | 10/04/27 2:24 | ranasircar, are you running windows, lunux or MacIf not mac then there should be a spanner icon to the right of the address bar. click that. thats the tools menu |
| Re: Missing tools menu options: Task Manager, Clear Browsing Data | ImOwen | 11/02/19 9:30 | This is what I had :The problem is when you click on options nothing happens. Im running windows 7 64bit. This only started recently for no apparent reason. I have reinstalled it about 4 times sense nothing is fixing it. There is no explanation anywh |
| Re: Missing tools menu options: Task Manager, Clear Browsing Data | fosa | 11/03/27 11:43 | Lack of clear-cache shortcut is the issue that's tipping me back toward FF. Huge advantage in FF that I can clear cache with two motions (Ctrl-Shft-Del + Enter) compared to Chrome (Ctrl-Shft-Del + *move mouse* to "Clear Browsing Data" button + close |