How to clear browser cache

Running out of disk space? Can't stop your browser from loading an out-of-date page or an image? Your browser taking longer to exit? Your favorite Java applet is misbehaving?

One of the answers to all of the above questions may be to clear your browser's cache. Almost all web browsers maintain a local copy of web pages and other related items on your disk or memory to speedup reloading of previously visited pages from the Internet. This time saver may get bigger and slower over long periods of time. If this is causing problems, try clearing your browser cache as follows.

TIP: Although it's not required by all browsers, restarting your browser after clearing the cache is a good idea. If you're using Explorer 4.x or Explorer 5.x it's better to restart the computer as well.

• Navigator 3.x:

* Select "Options | Network Preferences..." from the main menu
* Change to the "Cache" tab
* Click on "Clear Memory Cache Now" and "Clear Disk Cache Now" buttons to clear memory and disk cache


• Communicator 4.x:

* Select "Edit | Preferences..." from the main menu
* Change to the "Advanced | Cache" section
* Click on "Clear Memory Cache" and "Clear Disk Cache" buttons to clear memory and disk cache

TIP: Navigator 3.x and Communicator 4.x users: If you're often having to reload frequently updated pages, you may want to take this chance to set "Verify Documents" option to "Every Time." This will make the browser retreive the latest copy of a web page even if it's in the cache.

• Explorer 3.x:

* Select "View | Options..." from the main menu
* Change to the "Advanced" tab
* Click on "Settings" button
* Click on "Empty Folder..."

TIP: If you're running out of hard disk space, you could reduce percent of disk space used by Explorer 3.x for its cache by sliding the "Amount of disk space to use" guage.

• Explorer 4.x:

* Select "View | Internet Options..." from the main menu
* Change to the "General" tab
* Click on "Delete Files" button

TIP: If you have Explorer 4.x Active Channel subscriptions, check "Delete all subscription content" to delete cached channel content as well.

• Explorer 5.x:

* Select "Tools | Internet Options..." from the main menu
* Change to the "General" tab
* Click on "Delete Files" button

TIP: If you have stored web pages for offline viewing, check "Delete all offline content"

• America Online 3.x (with Explorer 3.x):

* Select "Members | Preferences" from the main menu
* Click on the "WWW" button
* Click on "Advanced..."
* Click on "Purge Cache" to clear the cache

TIP: Be sure to check "Cache web pages and graphics locally" (which should be enabled by default) to speedup surfing.

• America Online 4.x:

* Select "My AOL | Preferences" from the main menu
* Click on the "WWW" button
* Change to the "General" tab
* Click on "Delete Files" button

TIP: If you have Explorer 4.x Active Channel subscriptions, check "Delete all subscription content" to delete cached channel content as well. If you have stored web pages for offline viewing, check "Delete all offline content"

How to delete a browser cookie 77

By munroenet

Well lets first get straight what a browser cookie is. Well when you go to a site or any other place on the web, even on hubpages a little cookie is deposited on your Hard drive. Then when you click on a add ,Let say cars then a cookie is deposited, then where ever you go the site reads that cookie and if it has adds it will probably put up car adds trying to get your attention and a sale. The problem come in were Bad cookie come in. These bad cookies follow you around marking were ever you go. They also can make your browser silently go to bad sites and download spy-ware. This causes your computer to slow down. After a long time all those cookies begin slowing down your PC by a chunk. However, you don't usually want to delete all of them because then when you come to hubpages or any other site that you had remember my password and user name will be deleted and you will have to re-login, Not re-make the account.

So how to get rid of Bad Cookies and other bad spy-ware. Well most spy-ware applications have built in cookie scanners but not all. I use Spy-ware Doctor which is great at removing those pesky bad cookies. If you wish to read a hub on Spy-ware doctor ((Click Here)). So that will usually get rid of bad cookies.

Now lets say you just want to get rid of all of them. OK, then you need to go to Tools and then Internet Options. Then you need to go to General Tab and then click delete all browsing history. You should get a prompt then click yes to delete all browsing history. That is for Internet Explorer. Now to FireFox go to tools Click "Clear Private Data" then check everything you want to delete then yes and if any prompts come up read it and do which ever one continues the deleting process.

Good luck.

Spyware Doctor Review 64

By munroenet

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I have to say that i have had a tough time trying to find a good Anti-spyware application but finally found it. It is called Spyware Doctor and is made by PC tools. This anti-spyware has a file shield to protect your files from Spyware applications. It cleans browser cookies very well. Great interface that is easy to navigate. There is only one problem is that it expensive to get the upgraded version with more shields faster updates and better everything. But good for everyone they came out with a version that is free period no other crap. If you wish to download please click C-NET Downloads at top of page.

( I got the picture from CNET downloads.com)