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Asked: 2026-06-09T22:40:21+00:00

I am using Eclipse Ganymede 3.4.2. The search bar in both Search and Find/Replace

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I am using Eclipse Ganymede 3.4.2. The search bar in both Search and Find/Replace is getting cluttered from previous searches. Is there a way to clear them?

I tried clearing the cache files in $workspace/.metadata/.plugins/org.eclipse.core.resources/.history/ but it does not help.

EDIT:
To clear File Search history, go to .metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.search\dialog_settings.xml and under the TextSearchPage section, clear the history sections (e.g. <section name="HISTORY0"> ) and change HISTORY_SIZE value to 0.

To clear Java Search history, go to .metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.jdt.ui\dialog_settings.xml and do the same thing under the JavaSearchPage section.

To clear Remote Search history, go to .metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.rse.ui\dialog_settings.xml and do the same thing under the RemoteSearchPage section.

Still do not know how to clear the Find/Replace history.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Please open file .metadata.plugins\org.eclipse.search\dialog_settings.xml in your workspce.

    Search seaction TextSearchPage.
    Clear section history.
    In this tag, be careful of HISTORY_SIZE and section History

    I mean if <item value="2" key="HISTORY_SIZE"/>
    <section name="HISTORY0"> and <section name="HISTORY1"> works.

    Start eclipse.

    For Find/Replace

    .metadata\.plugins\org.eclipse.ui.workbench.texteditor\dialog_settings.xml

    search for findhistory. You will see findHistory and replaceHistory.

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