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Date Posted: 11:46:20 04/17/07 Tue
Author: Cece
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When should you , and how do you, delete cookies?

I know my computer expert, judi, will be able to answer this one, but maybe other people out there would like to know the answer too.

Sometimes, when I am having trouble updating my web site, I wonder if cookies are slowing me down. Although they've been explained to me, I still don't really understand what they are. And I don't know when I should be deleting them. AND I have no idea how to delete them.

Besides, just the thought of them makes me hungry....lol.

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[> Cec, search your hard drive for your cookies folder. Many of the cookies tell you where they are from so you can pick which ones you want to get rid of. If you just delete all of them, it will cause you an annoyance for a while because you will have deleted the 'good' cookies too. You can delete them all by going into Tools/internet options in your IE browser and then just click on "delete cookies" You can also delete temp files there. -- judi, 12:54:57 04/17/07 Tue [1]

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[> Your cookies folder can easily be found. Double click "my computer", then double click on your hard drive (usually the C drive) and you should see a folder marked "cookies". When you open that up, there they all are. Click on them once and you can see what they are for or at least the site names. I delete anything I don't know what the heck it is. Or, you can get rid of them all under "tools" (on any browser window) and "internet options", the Privacy tab and you should see cookies in there somewhere plus the option to delete them all. I do that sometimes too. -- Sarahsue--you might also try clearing your cache, also under the "tools", "internet options" on any browser window. Then, close and restart the browser and that can help., 15:56:58 04/17/07 Tue [1]

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Thank you judi and Sarahsue. I shall go cookie hunting tonight, and see if getting rid of them improves things. But I have to wonder why we need cookies in the first place. -- Cece, 17:53:50 04/17/07 Tue [1]

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[> Hmmmm....I finally found the cookie folder, but when I clicked on it, up came a file with "index" on it. When I tried opening, it said that it was a DAT file and I needed to find something to open it with. However, it warned me that I could damage my computer. So it looks like I have to live with my cookies. -- Cece...getting hungry again., 18:04:15 04/17/07 Tue [1]

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[> [> Try clearing them with a web browser open. The "tools", "internet options" thing. I'm never sure if my advice will work on all OS' since I'm still getting along on Win 98se. -- Sarahsue, 06:04:13 04/18/07 Wed [1]

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[> [> [> boy - did I have a bunch of junk I didn't recognize !!! - cleaned it all out - onlyleft the ones i know- -- chris k, 10:13:09 04/18/07 Wed [1]

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[> I always thought you deleted cookies by dunking them in milk and gobbling them down. Huh. Larn sumpin new ever day 'roun' here! LOL -- The Chief (just being corny), 07:01:27 04/23/07 Mon [1]

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[> [> GRABB! Cookies never stay around very long in my house, so getting rid of them is NEVER a problem! LOL -- JAG Junkie (Ronda), 17:18:00 04/23/07 Mon [1]

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