Cleaning out your cookies, history, form data, passwords, and temporary internet files can actually help your pc to run faster and fix some errors that you have on websites. Sometimes a cookie file becomes old or the data gets corrupted on it causing the website not to load or gives you an error. Deleting your passwords and form data will help keep you safe from spyware and key loggers which will lead to stolen credit cards, bank accounts and social security numbers. You will still need an anti-virus protection as well but even the best can't always protect you. But also, cleaning out your cookies may delay the download time to a website.
Instructions
Things You Need:
Pc
Internet Explorer
Windows Me, Xp, & Vista
Internet Connection
Step 1
There are a couple of ways that you can clean out the junk files. You can download cleaner which is free- Expired Cookies Cleaner 1.01 or buy a browser cleaner but I have always found that cleaner does the job very well and it's free.
The other way is to do it the old fashion way by opening up your internet Explorer Browser.
Step 2
Start off by opening up your windows explorer browser. At the top left corner look for the tab tools. If it is hidden you can hit the "Alt" key on your keyboard to make it appear or to the right of the browser you will see a icon with the word tools beside it unless that is also hidden which you can move your mouse over each icon until you find the word tools.
There are two sections, one for ME & XP and one for Vista. Choose the step that matches your pc operating system.
Step 3
ME & XP
Windows Me and XP users:
You will want to click on the following Tabs "Delete Cookies", "Delete Files", and "Clear History".
ME and XP users are finished.
Step 4
Browser History
Vista Users:
Under "Browser History" click on the tab "Delete"
Step 5
Delete Browser History window will pop up with six options to choose from. Here you can delete the ones that you want or at the bottom you can choose the option to "delete all".
Vista users are finished.
