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Computer cookies FAQ : Remove cookies automatically
What are computer cookies?
How do computer cookies work?
Are computer cookies necessary?
Are there different kinds of computer cookies?
Where are cookies stored?
How long do cookies live?
How do web sites use cookies?
Can computer cookies be harmful?
How can I remove cookies in Internet Explorer?
How can I remove cookies in Netscape Navigator?
How can I remove cookies in Opera?
How can I remove cookies in Mozilla?
How can I remove cookies in FireFox?
What are computer cookies?
A computer cookie is a piece of data which often includes an unique identifier, that is sent to your browser from a web site you visit, stores as a file on your computer, identifies you as a unique user and track your web usage.
How do computer cookies work?
A computer cookie is a piece of data which often includes an unique identifier, that is sent to your browser from a web site you visit, stores as a file on your computer, identifies you as a unique user and track your web usage. Computer cookies can do everything from monitoring your visit throughout web sites, tracking how many times you've visited the site, how long you've been on the site, your log-in information at a particular page to remembering important information about your computer.
Are computer cookies necessary?
The Internet offers a wide variety of useful services such as free e-mail accounts, online forums, and e-commerce sites. The use of cookies is essential for these sites. Without cookies, for example, the sites would have no way to track the items that you placed into your virtual shopping cart as you browsed about the site.
Most cookies are useful in web surfing. Some cookies ("session cookies") last only until you close your browser. This type of cookie is mainly used to remember choices that you make as you navigate through a web site.
Many sites leave cookies on your computer so that they recognize you when you return to their sites. These cookies ("persistent cookie") identify you so that options and preferences that you have chosen in the past are used for your current visit to the site.
Are there different kinds of computer cookies?
Yes, there are two commonly known types of cookies. One is called a "session" or "non-persistent cookie." It is a cookie that only exists as long as your session on the web site lasts and expires as soon as you leave the web site. It is used to facilitate your activities within that site.
The second type of cookie is a "persistent cookie". It exists beyond the life of your session and may live for months or years. A persistent cookie is created in order to recognize users when they return to a website. It enables the site to offer a customized experience tailored to that user - such as remembering your name and password on protected login pages.
Where are cookies stored?
Cookie data is stored on the user's hard drive. The filename is different for each platform. For example, on Windows machines, cookie data is stored in *.txt files.
How long do cookies live?
A web site may set an expiration date for a cookie it delivers. If no expiration date is specified, the cookie is deleted when the user closes the browser.
What are computer cookies used for?
Computer cookies allow sites to track their visitors so that they can know how many visitors have viewed the site, how many repeat visitors they have received.
Computer cookies also allow a site to store user preferences and the retrieval of this information for viewing customization of movie listings, weather and other local information.
E-commerce sites use computer cookie usage for things like shopping carts and checkout options. Computer cookies allow these sites to recognize the items you put into your cart, to monitor you as you continue shopping.
Can computer cookies be harmful?
In one of their malevolent forms, cookies from one web site might track your visits to a different web site. For example, most of the ads that you see on web sites do not come from the site that you are viewing, but from sites that provide ads to many sites. When the advertising site displays the ad, it can send cookies on your computer. This lets the advertising company track your web usage over a range of sites and profile your browsing habits.
Cookies can threat to your privacy as they can store sensitive information like your name and password on protected login pages, preferences, account information and choices you have made on the site. So, even if you clean browser history, cookies like a map will show your surfing preferences, habits, passwords, etc. Even if the cookies don't contain such information they clearly show that you visited the sites from which they came.
How to remove cookies in Internet Explorer
To remove cookies in Internet Explorer 7.0
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Internet Options".
• Open the "General" tab.
• In "Browsing history" area click the "Delete" button.
• In "Delete browsing history" window click "Delete cookies" button and then click "Yes".
• Click Close and then click OK.
To remove cookies in Internet Explorer 6.x
• Select "Tools"
• Select "Internet Options".
• Open the "General" tab.
• Click the "Delete cookies" button.
• Click OK.
Note: In Internet Explorer even if you remove cookies manually, cookies index.dat file stores Internet surfing information. This file can't be deleted manually as it is used by Windows all the time.
How to remove cookies in Firefox
To remove cookies Firefox 2.0
1. Select "Tools"
2. Select "Options".
3. Select "Privacy".
4. In Private area click "Clear Now".
5. In "Clear Private Data" window put the check mark for "Cookies" and click "Clear Private Data Now".
6. Click OK.
To remove cookies Firefox 1.x
1. Select "Tools"
2. Select "Options".
3. Select "Privacy".
4. Open "Cookies" tab and click "Clear Cookies Now".
5. Click OK.
How to remove cookies in Opera
To remove cookies Opera 9.0
1. Open the Tools menu.
2. Select Delete private data
3. Click the "Details" button
4. Select Delete cookies.
5. Click "Delete".
To remove cookies Opera 8.x:
1. Open the Tools menu.
2. Select Preferences to open Dialog box.
3. Open the Advanced tab.
4. Select "Cookies".
5. Click the "Manage Cookies" button.
6. Select one or more cookies you want to delete and click the "Delete" button.
How to remove cookies in Netscape
To remove cookies Netscape 8.x
1. Select Tools -> Options.
2. Select "Privacy".
3. Click the "Clear" button next to "Cookies" area.
If you want to delete certain cookies, click the "View cookies" button. Select one or more cookies you want to delete and click the "Remove" button.
4. Click OK
To remove cookies Netscape 7.x:
1. Click the Tools menu and choose Cookie Manager
2. Choose Manage Stored Cookies from the submenu. The Cookie Manager window opens with a list of all the cookies stored on your computer.
3. Select one or more cookies and click Remove Cookie, or click Remove All Cookies.
4. Click OK.
How to remove cookies in Mozilla
To remove cookies in Mozilla 1.7:
1. Select "Edit"
2. Select "Preferences".
3. Under "Privacy & Security" category, select Cookies.
4. Click "Cookie Manager".
5. Select one or more cookies and click "Remove Cookies", or click "Remove All Cookies".
6. Click OK.
Related topics:
How can I enable computer cookies in Internet Explorer?
How can I enable computer cookies in Netscape Navigator?
How can I enable computer cookies in Opera?
How can I enable computer cookies in Mozilla?
How can I enable computer cookies in FireFox?
How can I remove cookies in Internet Explorer?
How can I remove cookies in Netscape Navigator?
How can I remove cookies in Opera?
How can I remove cookies in Mozilla?
How can I remove cookies in FireFox?
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