Chrome stores cookies, cache, local storage, and permissions separately for each site. When one website is stuck in the wrong account, shows stale content, or keeps asking for camera or location access, you can reset that site without wiping data for every other site.
Does this affect you?
Use this for Chrome on Windows, Mac, or Chromebook when one website needs its data or permissions reset. This is narrower than clearing all browser data.
Clear data for one site from the address bar
This is fastest when you are already on the site.
- Open the website in Chrome.
- Click the icon to the left of the address, such as the tune, sliders, information, or lock icon.
- Open Site settings, or Cookies and site data followed by site data details, depending on your Chrome version.
- Click Delete data or Clear data for the site.
- Confirm and reload the page.
You will likely be signed out of that site, and site-specific preferences such as theme choices or dismissed banners may reset.
Manage or clear site data through Settings
Use this when you want to search all stored sites or are not currently on the page.
- Type chrome://settings/content/all into the address bar.
- Search for the site name.
- Click the trash icon to remove its stored data.
- Or click the site name to review individual permissions before deleting anything.
Change what a site can access
Use permission categories when the issue is camera, microphone, location, notifications, or similar access.
- Open chrome://settings/content.
- Choose a permission category such as Location, Camera, Microphone, or Notifications.
- Find the site under allowed or blocked entries.
- Use the three-dot menu to remove it or change its state.
- Reload the website.
More control
Clearing site data signs you out
This is expected. Cookies and local storage often hold login sessions, carts, and preferences. Resetting a site removes those local records.
Permissions are per device
Site permissions are generally device-specific. If a website is allowed to use your camera on a laptop, that does not automatically approve it on your phone.
Embedded content may need third-party cookies
If a payment form or video embed still fails after clearing site data, check whether third-party cookies are blocked. Embedded tools may rely on a different domain than the main site.
Sources
- Google Chrome Help – Clear cache and cookies in Chrome (2025)
- Google Chrome Help – Change site permissions in Chrome (2025)
- Google Chrome Help – View, allow, and block cookies (2025)