Tip 163 Clear your web browser cookies
Clear your web browser cookies
It is important to clear your web browser from time to time.
But how do you do that?
It al depends of your device and the browser you are using...
Here comes in alphabetical order
Chrome
- In the browser bar enter chrome://settings/clearBrowserData
- At the top of the Clear browsing data window > Advanced > Cookies and other site data
- From Time range drop-down menu > All time (You can also choose the period for which you want to clear cached information) > clear data
- Exit/quit all browser windows
- Re-open chrome
Firefox
- Go to History menu > Clear Recent History (If menu bar is hidden, press Alt)
- From Time range to clear > Everything (or desired range)
- From Details > down arrow > all items (or choose historynelements to clear) > Clear Now
- Exit/quit all browser windows
- Re-open Firefox.
Internet Explorer 11
Microsoft ended support for Internet Explorer versions prior to version 11 .
For those still using it
- Tools > Safety > Delete browsing history (make menu bar visible with Alt)
- Deselect Preserve Favorites website data
- select:
>Temporary Internet files or Temporary Internet files and website files
>Cookies or Cookies and website data
>Histor - Delete. (See confirmation at the bottom of the window when process is done
- Exit/quit all browser windows
- Re-open browser
Microsoft Edge
- Top right > Hub icon (three horizontal lines) > History icon ( a clock) > Clear all history
- Select Browsing history > Cookies and saved website data, and then Cached data and files > Clear
- All Clear message appears
- exit/quit all browser windows
- re-open ME
Opera
- From the Opera menu > Settings > Privacy & Security > Clear browsing data
- Dialog box > drop-down menu > beginning of time
Select
>Browsing history
>Download history
>Cookies and other site data
>Cached images and file - > Clear browsing data
- Exit/quit all browser windows
- Re-open browser
Safari
- Safari menu > Clear History / Clear History and Website Data
- Select desired time range > Clear History
- Quit Safari
- Re-open
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Do you ever clear or refresh your web browser (cookies and caches)?
Recent Comments
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I regularly clear the browser, but seldom clear the cookies!
I recently found that clearing the browser every second day has made a great improvement to the speed when logging on each morning!
Prior to that decision, opening the browser had been a painfully frustrating experience! It was not a good way to start any day, no matter which day of the week!!
Thanks for your helpful post, Fleeky!
You can also download a free copy of CCleaner and it will clear the browser cookies and a lot of other junk from your computer. It usually make the machine run smoother.
Indeed
Thanks for the tip!
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Once had a cleaning software... nothing left or worked... so caution with those... some real weirdies
I have been using CCleaner for at least seven years at work and on my personal computers and have not had any problems. There are others I have had issues with like Malwarebytes. What a person choses to use is a personal choice.
Great share, Fleeky. Usually, I do clear my history search and sometimes clear out my cookies. :)
Myra
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Thank you, Fleeky. Another useful post I shall print and follow directions. I assume you would do it to each browser you may have used.
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