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HOW TO CLEAR COOKIES IN CHROME, SAFARI, FIREFOX, AND EDGE

Contents
 1. What are Cookies?
 2. How to Clear Cookies on Chrome 
 3. How to Clear Cookies on Safari 
 4. How to Clear Cookies in Mozilla Firefox
 5. How to Clear Cookies on Microsoft Edge

Cookies can help websites recognize you whenever you visit them. Cookies can be
good if you don’t want to remember all your passwords, but they can also be bad
if you care about your online privacy. Either way, you might want to clear
cookies on your browser to keep your system working properly. Here’s how to
clear cookies for Chrome, Safari, Mozilla Firefox, and the new Microsoft Edge.




WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small files that are stored on your computer whenever you visit a
website. They make surfing the web more useful and hassle-free. With cookies
enabled, most websites will remember your passwords and settings. However,
cookies are also used by advertisers to target you with personalized ads.

Cookies are typically smaller than one megabyte each. But, if you visit a lot of
websites, these small files can add up over time. They can take up too much RAM,
which can slow down your browser. Cookies might also store outdated or wrong
data, which makes it difficult to load an updated version of a site. Most
importantly, third-party cookies share your browsing history to advertisers
without you knowing. To improve your computer’s performance and protect your
privacy, it’s a good idea to clear your cookies occasionally. 




HOW TO CLEAR COOKIES ON CHROME 

To clear cookies on Chrome, click on the three-dot icon at the top right and go
to More tools > Clear browsing data. Then select a time range from the drop-down
menu, check the box for Cookies and other site data, and click Clear data.

 1. Open Google Chrome.
 2. Click the three-dot icon in the top-right corner of the window.
 3. Hover your cursor over More tools.
 4. Then click Clear browsing data. This should open the Clear Browsing Data
    window in the Basic tab.
    
    Note: You can skip steps one to four by clicking on Ctrl + Shift + Delete on
    your keyboard.

 5. Check the box for Cookies and other site data. You can also delete your
    browser history and cache from this menu.
 6. Click the Time Range box to choose how much data you want to clear. You can
    clear cookies on Chrome from the last hour, the last 24 hours, the last
    seven days, the last four weeks, or for all time.
 7. Finally, click Clear data.



Note: Clearing browsing data will sign you out of most sites. The option to
clear cookies can also be found in the Advanced tab. Whether you clear cookies
from the Basic or Advanced tab on Chrome, you will stay signed into your Google
account.





HOW TO CLEAR COOKIES ON SAFARI 

To clear cookies on Safari, go to Safari > Preferences > Privacy > Manage
Website Data. Choose the site or sites that you want to delete cookies from,
then click Remove. You can also remove cookies from all sites in the list in one
go by clicking on Remove All, followed by Remove Now on the dialog box that
appears.

 1. Open Safari.
 2. Click on Safari in the Apple Menu Bar. You will only find this option in the
    top-left corner of your screen if you click on the Safari browser first.
 3. Then select Preferences. You can also access this menu by hitting the
    Command + Coma keys on your keyboard at the same time.
 4. Go to the Privacy tab.
 5. Then click the Manage Website Data box.
 6. Select the sites you want to delete cookies for. Below the website name,
    Safari will indicate whether the site stores data in the form of cookies, in
    your cache, or in other places. You can choose multiple sites at once by
    holding down the Command key as you make your selection.
 7. Finally, click Remove. From the same menu, you can also remove stored data
    from all websites in the list by clicking Remove All. Then click Remove Now
    in the prompt that appears.





HOW TO CLEAR COOKIES IN MOZILLA FIREFOX

To clear all cookies in Mozilla Firefox, click on the Menu button in the
top-right corner. Then go to Options > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site
Data. Click on Clear Data, check the tick box for Cookies and Site data, and
then hit Clear. Firefox also lets you delete cookies while keeping other data,
or clear cookies for current and previously visited websites.

 1. Open Mozilla Firefox.
 2. Click the three-line icon in the top-right corner.
 3. Then click Library.
    
    Note: You can skip steps two and three by clicking on the Library button.
    This looks like a stack of books beside the Show sidebars icon in the
    top-right corner of the browser.

 4. Next, click History.
 5. Then select Clear Recent History.
    
    Note: If this option is grayed out, you might have the Remember history
    function disabled. To enable this, go to Menu > Options > Privacy &Security
    > History. Choose Remember History in the Firefox will drop-down menu.

 6. Next, check the box next to Cookies in the History section. Here, you can
    also clear your browsing and download history, active logins, form and
    search history, and cache individually. Make sure you only check the boxes
    next to the data that you want to clear.
 7. Then click Time range to clear and choose an option from the drop-down menu.
    You can clear cookies from the last one, two, or four hours. Your other
    options are to delete cookies from today or to delete all of them.
 8. Finally, click Clear Now.





HOW TO CLEAR COOKIES FOR THE CURRENT WEBSITE IN MOZILLA FIREFOX

 1. Visit the site you want to clear the cookies for.
 2. Click the padlock icon to the left of the web address.
 3. Select Clear Cookies and Site Data.
 4. Finally, click Remove on the pop-up box that appears.





HOW TO CLEAR COOKIES ON MICROSOFT EDGE

 1. Open Microsoft Edge.
 2. Click the three-dot icon in the top-right corner.
 3. Then click Settings.
 4. Go to Privacy and services on the left side of the page. If you don’t see
    this on the left side of your page, you can expand the browser window or
    click the three lines next to Settings.
 5. Then click on Choose what to clear. This option appears under Clear browsing
    data on the right side of the page.
 6. Check the box next to Cookies and other site data.
 7. Then click Time range to choose how much data you want to clear. You can
    clear cookies from the last hour, last 24 hours, last seven days, last four
    weeks, or all time.
 8. Finally, click Clear now.



You can also set Edge to clear cookies whenever you exit the browser by clicking
Choose what to clear every time you close the browser. Then toggle the button
for Cookies and other site data.



Now that you know to clear cookies in Chrome, Safari, Mozilla Firefox, and the
new Microsoft Edge, you might want to turn cookies on more selectively. Here’s
how to enable cookies on Chrome.


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Updated on January 25, 2023
Tagged: ChromeCookiesFirefoxMicrosoft EdgeSafari


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