I keep seeing people asking about cookies, as I am new to pc`s please can someone tell me if I need cookies and if not how do I get rid of them. many thanks.
2007-03-24 05:16:22 · 6 answers · asked by smilley 2 in Computers & Internet ➔ Security
There no more different then temporary Internet files. A cookie is basically what keeps track of what website you have visited and it also remember all your user name and password so you don't log in all the time.
I usually clean mine out a least one month or every two months.
2007-03-24 05:20:20 · answer #1 · answered by Linds 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They're created by web sites that you visit and can make things a little easier next time you visit but there's no need to keep them.
There are lots of ways to get rid of them: e.g. if you're using Internet Explorer 7 click Tools and then click Delete Browsing History and you get an option to delete them.
2007-03-24 05:24:03 · answer #2 · answered by Miss Nomer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some legitimate sites use cookies and won't work properly without them, but some unscrupulous sites use cookies in undesireable ways. I set my browser to always prompt me whether to allow cookies. If it's a site I trust, I respond to always allow them; if it's some kind of adserver or stats counter I block them; if I'm not sure I usually block them, and if it turns out the site won't work without them I can unblock them.
2007-03-24 05:36:51 · answer #3 · answered by Fix My PC Mike 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
cookies need to enabled for alot of sites to function properly, although you do not need to keep cookies on your system after you are done visiting the site
2007-03-24 05:34:19 · answer #4 · answered by absolutroot 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Honey monster told me, me like cookies
2007-03-24 05:47:10 · answer #5 · answered by DIAMOND_GEEZER_56 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-03-24 05:23:45 · answer #6 · answered by Paulo V 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋