{"id":9601,"date":"2017-04-07T09:00:29","date_gmt":"2017-04-07T14:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/?p=9601"},"modified":"2017-04-07T14:33:44","modified_gmt":"2017-04-07T19:33:44","slug":"cache-cookies-clear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/cache-cookies-clear\/","title":{"rendered":"Cache and Cookies: What They Are and How to Clear Them"},"content":{"rendered":"

You might think that when you close your Internet browser, you\u2019ve wiped away all memory of the sites you\u2019ve visited. However, this is not the case. Cache and cookies are stored on your computer, and they are the files and images from the websites you\u2019ve visited. They are compiled so that the sites you visit load faster. However, if you let cache and cookies pile up on your device or computer, your device will become seriously short on memory.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cache and cookies are unavoidable in the world of online browsing, but they don\u2019t have to make your browsing unsafe. You\u2019ll want to make sure that you have DFNDR\u2019s Anti-Hacking feature activated so that you are protected against malicious cookie-tracking while browsing the web. This feature will block malicious websites to ensure that your personal information is never stolen via spyware, phishing, or other types of malware. Click here to browse the Web safely now:<\/span><\/p>\n

\"Safe<\/a><\/center>Read More: <\/b>3 Places PSafe Total Can Free Up Your Phone\u2019s Memory<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n

What are Cache and Cookies? <\/b><\/p>\n

A cache is a temporary record that your Internet browser makes whenever you navigate to a new website or webpage. A web browser creates a cache at the request of websites; this cache is then stored on your computer.<\/span><\/p>\n

Similarly, cookies remember your online behavior. Cookies generally store details about yourself that you\u2019ve entered onto a website, including your login credentials, your online shopping information, or your screen preferences. Generally, web browsers delete cookies if they\u2019re too old, but clearing them yourself can make your browser run more smoothly.<\/span><\/p>\n

How to Delete Cache and Cookies on Internet Explorer 8 and Above.<\/b><\/p>\n

In the upper right-hand corner of the window, choose the dropdown arrow for the \u201cSafety\u201d menu. Once opened, click on the \u201cDelete Your Browsing History\u201d option. Once there, unclick the \u201cPreserve Favorites Website Data\u201d and select \u201cTemporary Internet Files, Cookies, and History.\u201d After that, click delete. Your stored cache and cookies will be removed.<\/span><\/p>\n

How to Delete Cache and Cookies on Firefox 7.0 and Above<\/b><\/p>\n

Choose the \u201cTools\u201d menu on the top of your browser. In that menu, choose \u201cClear Recent History.\u201d Once there, you should navigate to the \u201cTime range to clear:\u201d drop-down menu. From there, select \u201cEverything\u201d to delete your entire cache, and from the down arrow next to \u201cDetails\u201d choose to clear cookies and cache. Finally, click the \u201cClear Now\u201d button.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Your browsing history doesn\u2019t simply disappear when you close your browser. Learn how you can delete cache and cookies for good.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":83,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_crdt_document":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[942,252,306,195,309,397,4025],"class_list":["post-9601","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-privacy","tag-app0","tag-app1","tag-app4","tag-app5","tag-app7","tag-browser","tag-dfndr"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9601","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/83"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9601"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9601\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9601"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9601"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.psafe.com\/en\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9601"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}