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Post by creativechaos on Jan 1, 2009 3:23:16 GMT -5
hi, since i have no computer as of last night, i'll be using computers at friends' houses a bit. lioness reminded me to clear the cache and cookies when i leave their places. (pc with windows).
would someone please give me the simplest way to find and clear cache and cookies? i sometimes right click "start" and then "explore" and i can find the cookies, but not always the cache. i know there is a better way through the control panel, but i forget how. would someone please instruct me in this? if not, i can probably go onto windows help.
thanks in advance!
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Post by eagle on Jan 1, 2009 7:20:39 GMT -5
See this page for instructions how to clear the cache for several internet browsers. See this page for instructions on deleting cookies for several internet browsers. I would caution you regarding deleting cookies on other peoples' computers, however. Some of those cookies may be ones they do not want deleted. Make sure they are only ones that were created for your personal use, i.e., your username@proboards80.com. You may not be allowed to do this on a public computer, because access to the the control panel may be restricted for obvious reasons. (They don't want someone coming in and changing settings, that can create havoc with the computer.) Edited to add: Browser history is another way others can see where you have been on the internet. But deleting all items in the browser history on someone else's computer is really quite rude, so I would caution against that, as well. IE8 has an "InPrivate Blocking" feature built into it that will allow deletion of tidbits of browser history. But you're probably going to run into several different browsers when using other peoples' computers, and this may not be the browser most often found. If possible, you could just use Firefox when on other peoples' computers so that all this is easier. You can clear the browser history when closing Firefox, as well as the cookies and cache much more easily than in Internet Explorer. See this page for more information about Firefox browser history. It gives a lot of detail, but it is actually much simpler than it seems. |
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