How to Keep Your Amazon Browsing History Private and Archive Orders

Amazon is a vast marketplace where you can find almost anything you need. However, sometimes you may want to keep your browsing history and order records private, especially from your family members or spouse. Fortunately, Amazon provides easy ways to archive your orders and protect your privacy. In this article, we will guide you through the process of archiving orders and hiding your browsing history on both desktop and mobile devices.

How to Archive Amazon Orders

Archiving your orders on Amazon is a straightforward process. Please note that you can only archive orders on Amazon's website and not on its mobile apps. However, you can still use a mobile browser in desktop mode to achieve this.

1. Open Amazon and go to “Your Orders” under “Account & Lists.” Alternatively, you can directly visit the Your Orders page.

2. Find the order you want to archive and click on the “Archive order” button.

3. You can use the search bar or the dropdown menu to search for orders by year or purchase. Once you find the order you're looking for, simply click on the “Archive order” button.

4. Confirm your decision by clicking on the “Archive order” button again when prompted.

How to Unarchive Amazon Orders

If you need to view or unarchive your archived orders, follow these steps:

1. Visit the Archive order page on Amazon or go back to the “Your Orders” page.

2. Click on the year drop-down menu and select “Archived Orders” at the bottom of the list.

3. Locate the order you want to unarchive and click on “Unarchive Order” to restore it to the regular order list.

How to Hide/Disable Amazon Browsing History

Apart from archiving orders, you may also want to hide or disable your Amazon browsing history to maintain your privacy. Here's how you can do it on both desktop and mobile devices.

Desktop

1. Hover your mouse over “Account and Lists” to find “Browsing History.” If you can't find it there, select “Your Account.”

2. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “View or edit your browsing history.”

3. Click on the “Remove from view” button below each item you want to remove from your browsing history.

4. To manage your history further, click on “Manage history.” From here, you can choose to remove all items or turn browsing history on/off.

Mobile

1. Tap on the profile icon to view your profile options, then tap on “Browsing history.”

2. Tap on “Remove from view” to remove specific items from your browsing history. You can also expand “Manage history” to remove all items or turn browsing history on/off.

Please note that disabling browsing history will only prevent new items from being logged. Previous items will still remain in your search history.

Additional Tips to Protect Your Privacy on Amazon

• Remove Items From Your Recommendations List: You can remove specific recommendations on the Your Recommendations page by clicking on the product and selecting “Remove this recommendation.”

• Remove Items From Buy Again List: To remove items from your Buy Again list, go to “Your Orders,” select the “Buy Again” tab, and click on “Remove this item.”

• Benefit From Household Account: If available in your country, you can create an Amazon Household account to share account benefits with your family members while keeping your browsing history and orders private.

• Search Tricks: Amazon can be used as a search engine for options and settings. You can search for archived orders directly from the search bar or learn more about the archiving feature.

By following these steps and tips, you can maintain the privacy of your Amazon browsing history and order records. Remember to regularly archive your orders and manage your browsing history to keep your account secure and private.