How to clear cookies in different browsers?

Information on how to clean the cookies is needed for beginners, for which the time has come to carry out this mandatory action.

What are cookies?

Cookies are temporary text files received by the browser from the web servers that the user visited. As a rule, these are sites where authorization is required. The cookie files contain the user's personal information, through which the web server "learns" it. The browser saves the information on the computer's hard drive (to transfer it to the web server on a second visit).

Cookies make it easier to work in the browser, because the client does not need to enter their data each time in the authorization field. Thanks to temporary files, you can personalize your profile.

Cookies have a validity period assigned by the web server. When this time ends, they are automatically deleted by the browser. Temporary files can be stored on the computer for only a few hours, one session, several days or until the user does not get rid of them.

Why do you need to delete them?

Cookies quickly accumulate on the hard disk and can create problems. They slow down the computer and cause incorrect display of some web pages. Therefore, cookies should be periodically deleted, especially those users who are often registered on different sites. Of course, cookies can be disabled, but this is not recommended, since it will become impossible to work on many resources.

How to clear cookies? Delete cookies through the browser settings, and each browser has its own order of actions. The whole process will take no more than a couple of minutes.

Internet Explorer

How to clear cookies in Windows system browser? Start the browser, go to the settings through the icon "Gear", located in the upper right corner, select "Internet Options". In the window that appears, find the "General" section, where the "Browsing History" subsection is located with the "Delete" button. After clicking, a tab appears in which you should check the box next to "Cookies" and confirm the deletion. Then click "OK" (to close the previous window). Temporary files have been deleted.

FireFox

How to clear cookies in a popular Firefox browser? Open the browser window and enter the "Settings" via the orange "FireFox" icon, which is on the upper left. Go to the "Privacy" section and click on the blue line "Delete cookies". It is suggested to delete the cookie files selectively by ticking them, or at once everything. To do this, click on the corresponding buttons at the bottom.

Opera

To clear cookies, Opera offers the following method. Start the browser, enter the "Menu", go to "Settings", find the section "Delete personal data." A window will appear where there is a "Detailed settings" item with a button, after clicking on which the list of all settings will drop out. Put a tick next to the line "Remove cookies" and click the delete button below. If you need partial cleaning, you need to open the "Manage Cookies" and in the appeared tab select the objects to delete.

Google Chrome

How do I clear cookies in Google Chrome? Chrome must be started and called "Menu" by clicking on the special icon in the upper right corner. In the list, find the item "Settings", which will open in the browser tab. At the very bottom of the page there is a section "Additional settings". In the "Personal data" subsection click the "Clear history" button. A window appears where you need to check the box next to "Clear Cookies" and click the "Delete History" button. The hard disk is free of temporary files.