What are cookies and cache?
I've heard every once in a while you want to remove your cookies and cache! Why is this? Is that true? And what are cookies and cache exactly? Like their purpose
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
I've heard every once in a while you want to remove your cookies and cache! Why is this? Is that true? And what are cookies and cache exactly? Like their purpose
iMac, Mac OS X (10.6.8)
The cache stores data from websites so you can load pages faster but on occasion the cache gets full and needs to be emptied.
Read here about cookies.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_cookies
You can empty the Safari cache from the menu bar, Safari / Empty Cache.
If you have problems accessing a site, deleting the site related cookie can help. Go to Safari / Preferences then select the Security tab.
Click: Show cookies
You can delete all cookies or individually.
The cache stores data from websites so you can load pages faster but on occasion the cache gets full and needs to be emptied.
Read here about cookies.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_cookies
You can empty the Safari cache from the menu bar, Safari / Empty Cache.
If you have problems accessing a site, deleting the site related cookie can help. Go to Safari / Preferences then select the Security tab.
Click: Show cookies
You can delete all cookies or individually.
thank you! if you have cache or cookies in your computer you know for a few years can they slow it or take up hard drive space? like to anything noticeable?
Yes, like browser history also, can slow a drive down over time.
You can take care of everything with one process. From your Safari menu bar click Safari / Reset Safari. Select the top 7 buttons, click Reset.
alright thank you!
You're welcome 🙂
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!!!!! I know nothing about this stuff. It worked!!!!! Had to look up what cache's were first, scared to wreck something!?!?!?!!? This fixed my "ERROR 1004" problem!!!!!
What are cookies and cache?