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Subject: How to empty your cache

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Michele

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Date Posted: 07:09:33 10/25/01 Thu
In reply to: Michele 's message, "Here's how" on 07:05:02 10/25/01 Thu

AOL I can do nothing about :) I would make a fortune if I could! LOL

The following instructions are for Windows users, I apologize in advance for not providing instructions for Mac users, perhaps someone else could supply that info if needed.

So, system stuff first. Clearing a 'cache', refers to your browsers. You will find that your browser stores a copy of all the sites you visit, all the sounds and all the pics that have featured on those sites and a whole bunch of other stuff too, this list is called the 'cache'.

Here's how to spring clean.

If using Internet Explorer, open Explorer (this can be done offline) go to the top toolbar and click on Tools and then Internet Options. A new box will open. Under the 'general' tab you will see 'Temporary Internet Files' and a button labelled 'Delete Files'. Clicking this button will empty the cache. It will not delete anything vital.
It will not remove your bookmarks or your history. You can also choose to delete your history here (in the bottom section of the box) if you wish, but personally I find the history useful.

If you use Netscape emptying the cahche is a little more complicated - but not much more :)

Starting at your desktop, click on start, slide up to programs and look for 'Windows Explorer' click on it.
When the new window has opened look in the left hand window for 'Program Files' click on the cross at the left.
Now look down the list for 'Netscape', click on the cross to the left again, now look for 'Users' click on the cross again.
You will either have 'default' or your username listed, if you didnt create a personal profile you will have 'default'
Click on the cross yet again beside either 'default' or your username, and finally you will see a folder named 'Cache'.
Highlight this folder by clicking on it, now go to the top toolbar and click on 'edit' and choose 'select all'. You will see that all of the files in the right hand window have been selected. Now you can hit the delete button or delete in your normal way.
Your cache has been emptied.

Now that you have emptied your caches it is a good idea to defragment your system. Disk defragmenter can be found on your desktop menus under 'accessories/system tools' Depending on how often you have done this, it may take quite some time but you will notice benefits in system speed. Disk defragmentation tidies up your Hard Drive, it does not delete anything. During normal use your computer
will store data in various places around your Hard Drive, often files get fragmented, meaning that some parts are in one place and some parts in another, defragmenting puts them all back together again so that Windows can access them more quickly.

I would recommend running disk defragmenter regularly as part of your routine system maintenance.

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