How to Remove HBO Max Watch History

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December 11, 2025

HBO Max offers a vast library. You may randomly watch a movie and cannot remember its name later. However, the platform doesn’t have a dedicated watch history feature. You can go to the “Continue Watching” list to see what you’re watching. While this helps resume where you left off, you might also want to view the full watch history or remove titles to keep things organized. In this guide, we’ll show you how to find your viewing history, remove titles from “Continue Watching” lists, and provide a workaround to effectively clear your HBO Max watch history.

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How to See Your HBO Max Viewing History

HBO Max’s “Continue Watching” feature tracks the shows and movies you’ve started but haven’t finished. Once you finish a title, it’s automatically removed from the list.

To keep track of everything you’ve watched, you can use “My List” on HBO Max. This feature serves as a watchlist for videos you want to watch. However, titles won’t be removed even if you finish watching them. Just use the “+ My List” icon in the title details page to add a movie or show before watching. To remove a show from the list, use the same icon (which changes to “✓ My List” after the title is added). You can find “My List” under the “My Stuff”badge section.

My List HBO Max

For titles you haven’t finished watching, you can find the “Continue Watching” list on the Home page of the HBO Max app or web player. To see more titles, use the right arrow in the web player or swipe left in the app. For a complete overview of your “Continue Watching” list, go to “My Stuff”badge. Here’s how:

On Desktop

  1. Log in to your account on the HBO Max website and select your profile.
  2. You can find the Continue Watching row on the Home page.
  3. For the complete list, click the “My Stuff” iconbadge at the top right.
  4. Select “Continue Watching” to see the full list.
Max Continue Watching Desktop

On Mobile

  1. Open the HBO Max app on your phone or tablet and choose your profile.
  2. Scroll down and you’ll find the “Continue Watching” row.
  3. To see the full list, tap the “My Stuff” iconbadge at the bottom and select “Continue Watching.”
Continue Watching Mobile

On TV Devices

  1. Launch the HBO Max app on your TV and select a profile.
  2. You can see the “Continue Watching” row on the Home screen.
  3. To see the entire list, select the “My Stuff” iconbadge from the left.
  4. Select “Continue Watching.”
Continue Watching on TV

How to Remove a Title from HBO Max Watch History

When you complete a movie or the final episode of a TV show, it will be automatically removed from the “Continue Watching” list. You can also remove the title in advance if you’re no longer interested.

On Phone, Tablet, and Computer

  1. Go to Continue Watching on HBO Max.
  2. Click the Menu icon (three dots) three vertical dots on the title you want to remove.
  3. Select “X Remove.
Remove from Continue Watching

On TV Devices

  1. Roku: To remove a title from “Continue Watching”, highlight it and press the * button on your remote.
  2. Other TV devices: Press and hold the title for 1 second to remove it from the “Continue Watching” list.

How to Clear HBO Max Viewing History

While you can remove a title from “Continue Watching,” it stays in your viewing history. If you start watching a removed or completed title again, you’ll see options like “Resume” or “Watch Again,” indicating that you’ve previously viewed it.

To completely clear your viewing history on HBO Max, the most straightforward method is to delete your current profile. Please note that this doesn’t work for the main profile, the first one created with your account. The main profile can only be edited, not deleted.

Delete a Profile on HBO Max

  1. Make sure you’re not currently using the profile you want to delete. Switch to a different profile.
  2. Tap your profile picture.
  3. Select Edit Profiles.
  4. Choose the profile you want to delete.
  5. Scroll down to the bottom and select “Delete Profile.
Delete Profile on Max

Add a New Profile on HBO Max

  1. Tap your profile picture and select “Edit Profiles
  2. Select “New Profile“.
  3. Choose your avatar, enter a name, and fill in other personal information.
  4. Tap “Save” to create the new profile.
Add a Profile on Max

Bonus: How to Cancel HBO Max but Keep Downloads

HBO Max subscribers on Ad-free and Ultimate Ad-Free plans can download content for offline viewing on mobile devices. However, downloaded movies and shows become inaccessible after canceling your subscription. To keep HBO Max downloads after canceling your subscription, consider downloading your favorite shows to MP4.

Pazu HBO Max Video Downloader enables you to save HBO Max titles in MP4 or MKV formats, even with the ad-supported plan. It offers HD-quality downloads and reserves original subtitles and audio tracks. There’s no limit to how many titles you can download, and you can watch them offline on any compatible device whenever you like.

HBO Max Video Downloader

Pazu HBO Max Video Downloader

  • Download HBO Max Video movies & TV shows on Windows/Mac.
  • Download HBO Max Video in MP4/MKV Format.
  • Keep multilingual subtitles and audio tracks.
  • Downloads never expire.
  • Fast downloading speed.

How to Download HBO Max Videos to MP4?

Step 1. Run Pazu HBO Max Video Downloader

Download, install, and launch Pazu HBO Max Video Downloader on your desktop. Click the HBO Max icon and log in to your HBO Max account.

Select the Settings icon (three-line icon at the upper right) > “Register” and enter your registration code to unlock the full version if you have purchased a license. If you haven’t, go ahead with the free trial version.

HBO Max Video Downloader

Step 2. Choose video format/quality

Click the Settings icon in the top right corner and select “Preferences” to customize the video format (MP4 or MKV), codec, audio, subtitle languages, output folder, and more for the downloaded video.

HBO Max to MP4

Step 3. Download HBO Max movies and TV shows

Click the Search tab on top and search for a movie or TV show by entering the name or the link from the HBO Max website. Then click the Search icon.

For movies, click the Download icon to initiate the download.

HBO Max Video Downloader

For TV shows, click the Download icon to select episodes for download. Then click the Download button at the bottom right to start downloading.

You can also customize subtitles and audio tracks for a movie or each episode of a show by clicking on the lines-and-gear icon. Click “OK” to close the Audio/Subtitle Windows after you’ve chosen the desired languages.

download HBO Max to MP4

Step 4. Find downloaded HBO Max videos

After the download is complete, click the History tab to see the downloaded titles. Use the Folder icon to locate the videos. You can now transfer and watch them on any supported device.

download HBO Max movie to MP4