Comments on: How to remove and delete cookies

By: Vicky McLaurin

Vicky McLaurin — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 21:09:27 +0000

My Mozilla Firefox Tools tab did not have a “clear private data” . How do I clear my cookies now? Thanks, Vicky

By: buck

buck — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 19:06:21 +0000

How can you delete cookies from computer when your not logged in under administrator? Also if you block cookies, are they blocked on administrator as well so they can’t track what you have done?

By: F S

F S — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 19:31:37 +0000

I am a fastidiously private guy, heavily libertarian (which, in a nutshell, means leave me alone), and I do not think I am going too far in thinking cookies are basically evil and always have been. I have no need for a Web site to remember me, am happy to sign in every time I visit, and am never looking for an enhanced browsing experience.

There are some Web sites that obnoxiously insist that one have cookies enabled. Can you tell me if the “Keep until” I close FireFox actually eliminates ALL cookies? My settings are, “Accept cookies from sites,” but not third party, and until I close, and “Always clear my private data….”

In IE, my settings are accept first party, allow session, and block third. (I only use IE for email.) In the old days, I used to have to delete the cookies offered, then go into the index file and delete the cookie information there less the backup cookie listings in the index file restore the cookie information to the main file. Now I cannot find an index file so I cannot tell what is possibly being backed up.

As you can tell, I understand the use of cookies but see no use of them for my benefit. Please tell me if there are other settings (or other browsers) so as not to incur any cookie tracking or storage.

Thank you.

By: demz

demz — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 17:08:26 +0000

thank you so much for the tips

By: Randy

Randy — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 05:08:43 +0000

Thank you for the help. I am not very good with the computer and was perplexed. You helped out and explained things very well.

Randy.

By: capa

capa — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 03:39:53 +0000

thank you for the tips

By: Ken

Ken — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 18:06:03 +0000

All your info was very useful. I am not so computer savvy and have a hard time rembering how people tell me how to do things sometimes. I printed this info for future reference. Thanks so much. Ken

By: keith penzel

keith penzel — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:58:19 +0000

thanks, your tips have helped me alot,

By: basicomputer

basicomputer — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 10:59:06 +0000

Thanks for the tips.