Information on how to clear cookies is necessary for beginners, for whom the time has come to carry out this mandatory action.
What are cookies?
Cookies are temporary text files received by the browser from the web servers that the user visited. As a rule, these are sites where authorization is required. Cookies contain the user's personal information by which the web server "recognizes him". The browser stores information on the computer’s hard drive (to transmit it to the web server when visiting again).
Cookies make it easier to work in the browser, because the client does not need to enter their data in the authorization field each time. Thanks to temporary files, personalization of your profile is possible.
Cookies have a validity period assigned by the web server. When this time ends, they are automatically deleted by the browser. Temporary files can be stored on the computer for only a few hours, one session, several days, or until the user gets rid of them.
Why do they need to be deleted?
Cookies quickly accumulate on your hard drive and can cause problems. They slow down your computer and cause some web pages to display incorrectly. Therefore, cookies must be periodically deleted, especially for those users who often register on different sites. Of course, cookies can be disabled, but this is not recommended, since it will become impossible to work on many resources.
How to clear cookies? Cookies are deleted via
browser settings, and each browser has its own procedure. The whole process will take no more than a couple of minutes.
Internet explorer
How to clear cookies in the Windows system browser? Launch the browser, go to the settings through the "Gear" icon located in the upper right corner, select "Internet Options." In the window that appears, find the "General" section, where the "Browsing History" section is located with the "Delete" button. After clicking, a tab will appear, in which you need to put a check mark next to the item "Cookies" and confirm the deletion. Then click “OK” (to close the previous window). Temporary files deleted.
Firefox
How to clear cookies in the popular Firefox browser? Open a browser window and enter the "Settings" through the orange "FireFox" icon, which is located in the upper left. Go to the “Privacy” section and click on the blue line “Delete cookies”. It is proposed to delete cookies selectively by ticking them, or all at once. To do this, click on the appropriate buttons below.
Opera
To clear cookies, Opera offers the following method. Launch the browser, enter the “Menu”, go to “Settings”, find the section “Delete personal data”.
A window will appear where there is an item “Detailed settings” with a button, after clicking on which a list of all settings will drop out. Check the box next to the line “Delete cookies” and click the delete button below. If partial cleaning is needed, then you need to open the "Cookie Management" and in the tab that appears, select the objects to be deleted.
Google chrome
How to clear cookies in Google Chrome? Chrome needs to be launched and called up "Menu" by clicking on the special icon in the upper right corner. In the list, find the “Settings” item that will open in the browser tab. At the bottom of the page there is a section "Advanced Settings". In the "Personal data" subsection, click the "Clear History" button. A window will appear where you need to check the box next to “Clear cookies” and click on the “Delete history” button. The hard disk is cleared of temporary files.