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How to Clear The Cookies and Cache in Your Internet Browser - TB10235

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Overview

This article explains how to clear the cache and delete cookies for the most common internet browsers.

Firefox 2 and 3 - Windows and MacOS X

  1. Click on the "Tools" menu
  2. Click on "Clear Private Data..."
  3. In the pop up window, check "Cache", "Cookies", and anything else you'd like to clean
  4. Click "Clear Private Data Now"

Safari 3 - MacOS X

  1. Click the "Safari" menu
  2. Click "Empty Cache..."
  3. In the pop up window, press "Empty"

Internet Explorer 7 - Windows

  1. Select the "Tools" menu
  2. Click on "Delete Browsing History..."
  3. In the pop up, press the top three buttons, or the "Delete all..." button if you want to delete stored passwords as well
  4. Press "Yes" to confirm deleting the files
  5. Press the "Close" button to close the window

Internet Explorer 6 - Windows

  1. Select the "Tools" menu
  2. Select the "Internet Options"
  3. Click the "Delete Cookies" button
  4. Click the "OK" button

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Date Last Modified: 5/28/2008 9:45:29 AM

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