Emptying a cache, how and why?
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Beruthiel

Thursday, July 24, 2003 - 09:39 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Last year I saw mentioned more than once, the advice to 'empty your cache' when folks were having sluggish computers. If I recall correctly, this meant 'clear out your cookies."
My questions relates to this.
I went looking for cookies, and found an enormous list of weird and wonderful addresses, obviously from every website we've ever visited on this computer - how scary!
I tried deleting, and could only get one address at a time off, so of course, after wasting a considerable amount of time doing it that way, I gave up, so we still have this emormous cookie list...
Is there an easier way to get rid of these little darlings, PLEASE!
And another question; if I get rid of all the cookies, will I have trouble getting onto my fave sites - like THIS ONE - again, if they can't recognise me?
Another question, which perhaps should have been first, what is the advantage of deleting all these cookies, and why should I have tried, or continue to try, deleting them?
[We have an IBM compatible, using Microsoft Explorer for the net, and Forte Agent email program]
Thank you to anyone who answers any of my questions, because I can drive this thing but I can't understand what's under the hood!

Draheid

Thursday, July 24, 2003 - 10:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Beruthiel: Emptying your cache can help when you're having trouble accessing pages or getting them to refresh. Clearing cookies will only require you to log into those sites that you access again since your login information will no longer be stored in your 'cookie' files. In Internet Explorer, if you click 'Tools - Internet Options' you will see this panel:
iepanel
(color around buttons added for effect)

Clicking on the Delete Cookies button will bring this up:
clearcookies
Clicking 'Ok' will delete ALL Explorer 'cookies' on your computer.

Clicking on the Delete Files button will bring up this dialog:
clearfiles
Clicking 'Ok' here will clear your Cache files.

Hope this helps.

Beruthiel

Friday, July 25, 2003 - 01:44 am EditMoveDeleteIP
WOW, Draheid! Thank you for such a prompt, clear, and comprehensive reply - much appreciated!

Beruthiel

Friday, July 25, 2003 - 09:16 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Just thought I'd let you know what happened, Draheid. I'm afraid I didn't get the same panel. Ours is identical, except that it doesn't have a button for deleting cookies, just one for deleting the files, so I STILL couldn't do it! I went looking in the 'help' and couldn't even get anything to come up re cookies. So that temp file with a gazillion cookies is still there. But I cleared the cache, at least, so thanks again!
{We must have an older version of Explorer, I guess}

Draheid

Friday, July 25, 2003 - 09:51 am EditMoveDeleteIP
Beruthiel: See if this has the information you need: Click Here for Microsoft's instructions for "How to delete cookies" in previous versions of Internet Explorer.

Beruthiel

Friday, July 25, 2003 - 07:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Draheid, thanks again for your expert assistance!
I've printed the page to show my son, who looks after our computer problems, (usually, but not this time, lol), because I've no idea what version we have.
Looking quickly at the page, it seems as if I might be doomed to do the clicking one cookie at a time, no matter what!
I'll let you know what transpires once I get hold of Richard though, and thanks so much! (((Draheid)))
PS. Funnily enough, I can't get the Sears site now. I called Sears, who say their site is okay, so I called our server's technical helpline and they had me go through some procedures but to no avail.
It's either Richard's firewall, or we need Ad Aware, they say - who knew that rival sites could block pages? WoW! Every year of BB I learn more about this infernal machine, thanks to kind folks like you.

Draheid

Friday, July 25, 2003 - 07:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Beruthiel: In Internet Explorer, if you click on 'Help - About Internet Explorer' you will see a window that tells you what version you are using and can then follow the instructions if you want. Or you can wait to get in contact with your son.

If I can be any more help, just let me know.

Canadian_Bbfan

Saturday, July 26, 2003 - 11:02 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thanks... I had a huge bunch of Temp Internet files!

Beruthiel

Sunday, July 27, 2003 - 04:18 am EditMoveDeleteIP
I did, Draheid, and sure enough, there it was! You're turning me into the expert at my house!
Thanks again