How to Erase the Cookies on a Mac
The first web browser, Netscape, included a technology called "cookies" that stores text information about the user ever time he visited a website. This information enables websites to discern details about the user when he returns to the website. Those who feel that cookies are intrusive can remove them from the Mac's hard drive where they reside. The procedure is straightforward and done through the web browser that was used to access the website where the cookie was created in the first place.
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Instructions
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Delete Cookies in Netscape Navigator
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Open a Netscape Navigator browser window.
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Click on "Tools" at the top of the screen. Select "Cookie Manager" from the drop-down menu. Click on the "Manage Stored Cookies" tab at the top of the window that appears.
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Click once on each of the cookies' names listed in the column beneath the tab while holding the "Shift" key down. Release the "Shift" key.
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Press the "delete" key to delete the cookies.
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Close the window by clicking on the red button in the upper left corner.
Delete Cookies in Safari
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Open a Safari web browser window.
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Select "Preferences" from the "Safari" drop-down menu at the top of the screen. Click on the "Security" tab at the top of the window that appears.
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Click on the "Show Cookies" button near the bottom of the window. Click inside of the window that appears.
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Press "Command+A" to select all of the cookie files inside of the window. Click on the "Remove All" button at the bottom of the window. Click the "Done" button.
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Close the window that is still open by clicking on the red button in the upper left corner.
Delete Cookies in Internet Explorer
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Open an Internet Explorer browser window.
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Select "Preferences" from the "Explorer" drop-down menu at the top of the screen. Click on the "Receiving Files" tab at the top of the window that appears.
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Select the "Cookies" button on the window. Click inside of the column of the window that appears.
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Press "Command+A" to select all of the cookie files listed in the column. Click the "Delete" button at the bottom of the window. Click the "Done" button at the bottom of the window.
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Close the window that is still open by clicking on the red button in the upper left corner.
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