How to Clean Browser Cookies
Browser cookies are like little website tracking devices that are used by many companies to see how visitors use their sites. They also store user data that can be used to automatically fill in forms, remember user names and passwords and allow customers to save shopping cart content. However, some cookies are used to track your Internet use without your permission. These cookies can be picked up by just going to an unfamiliar Web page or clicking on an advertisement. Cleaning out browser cookies can make your browser run faster and keep your Web browsing history safe.
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Instructions
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Internet Explorer 7
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Click "Start." Select "Control Panel."
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Click "Network and Internet." Select "Internet Options."
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Click the "General" tab. Click "Delete" under browsing history.
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Select "Delete Cookies" and click "Yes."
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Close the Internet Options menu.
Internet Explorer 8
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Click "Start." Select "Internet Explorer."
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Select the "Safety" option. Click "Delete Browsing History."
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Select "Cookies."
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Check "Preserve Favorites" to save cookies related to your Favorites list. This is a good idea if you feel these sites are safe and you don't want to lose your stored personal data. If you wish to delete all browser cookies, skip this step.
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Click "Delete" to clear out the cookies in your browser.
Mozilla Firefox
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Double-click on your Firefox desktop icon or click "Start" and select "Firefox" under "All Programs." A Firefox browser window will open.
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Open the "Tools" tab and click "Clear Recent History."
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Open the time range pull-down menu. You can choose to delete cookies collected within the last hour, two hours, four hours, today or everything, which covers all of the cookies that are in your browser.
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Select "Clear Now" after you've decided which cookies to delete.
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Click the red "X" to return back to your Firefox browser.
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