when deleting cookies, there is a long list of files, some say cookies some say other things. do i need to delete everyone of these files? also, deleting them one by one looks tedious, there are so many. if it has to be done, oh well.
2006-09-16 06:05:15 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
you can delete all of them!!
Cookies are a technology that enables Web sites to store small bits of information on your hard drive, and then ask for that information back at a later time. They are very small, the maximum allowed is 4 kb per cookie and one site can give you no more than 20 cookies. Netscape, the company that invented cookies, calls them Persistent Client-side State information.
Why do Web sites give out cookies? Well, there are many reasons. If you have a My Yahoo! or My Netscape or My Whatever, a cookie is used so you don't have to keep entering your user name and password. So it makes logging on much simpler.
Another reason is to track where you go. Many sites want to know what kind of pages you visit so they can target their advertising to those sites.
2006-09-16 06:07:11 · answer #1 · answered by tampico 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Delete All Of Them
2006-09-16 06:08:11 · answer #2 · answered by Arun 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
you can delete the cookies. theres no problem in deleting them. normally there are many files in the form of cookies. its better to delete all the files.
2006-09-16 06:08:31 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why delete one by one? Press CTRL+A to select all the cookies and then press SHIFT+DELETE to permanently delete them.
2006-09-16 06:16:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you may delete them all,
IE - Tools - internet Option - delete cookies
Firefox - Tools - Option - Privacy - Cookies - delete cookies
2006-09-16 06:10:10 · answer #5 · answered by Ace 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
hi, i recommand you to use firefox with Google toolbar. which is most powerful in cookie management..
besides, firefox can block any any poppus and disable any virus and adware, spyware on webpage, so, firefox is much safer than IE. as you know, most of the virus is spread throught internet and webpage.
firefox is much smaller than IE, so i run faster than IE.
download firefox for free:
http://www.bernanke.cn/firefox/
Best Wishes && Good Luck!
2006-09-16 18:59:34 · answer #6 · answered by great.firefox 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hell Sh*t can them all at one
2006-09-16 06:56:12 · answer #7 · answered by nbr660 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋