"How Do I Remove My Browser Internet Cookies?"

Question: "How Do I Remove My Browser Internet Cookies?"

(continued from related article, What Are Browser Cookies?)

Answer:
1a) Removing Cookies from Internet Explorer 6:

• Click Tools menu, Internet Options...
• On the tab titled General, click Delete Cookies...
• Confirm OK
• It should take a few moments to erase all the .txt cookie files from your hard drive.

1b) Preventing All Future Cookies in Internet Explorer 6:

• Click Tools menu, Internet Options...
• On the tab titled Privacy, click Advanced ...
• Check mark the Override Automatic Cookie Handling checkbox
• Check both of the Block option buttons
• Confirm OK, and OK to complete.
• From this point on, no more cookies will be allowed to track your browsing information in IE6.

2a) Removing Cookies from Firefox 1.5:

• Click Tools menu, Options...
• On the tab titled Cookies, click View Cookies...
• Click Remove Cookies or Remove All Cookies
• Confirm OK
• It should take a few moments to erase all the .txt cookie files from your hard drive.

2b) Preventing All Future Cookies in Firefox 1.5:

• Click Tools menu, Options...
• On the tab titled Cookies, click View Cookies...
• Disable the checkbox Allow sites to set Cookies
• Confirm OK
• From this point on, no more cookies will be allowed to track your browsing information in Firefox.

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