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Impact of Deleting Cookies
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I have had my Computer since November 2001 ( Windows XP Home Edition ) and have accumulated 1,335 Cookies. What would the Impact be if I was to :- (1) Delete ALL Cookies or (2) Delete ALL Cookies Older than a Year I have Sites that when I go to them Recognise me. I did Read somewhere that if you Delete ALL your Cookies that it can Slow Down your Machine, is that True?. I have my Privacy Set to MEDIUM - Block Third-Party Cookies that use Personally Identifiable Information Without your Implicit Consent. Thanks in Advance Paul |
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Impact of Deleting Cookies
You'll need to remember all your passwords for those sites that have no =
reason to have passwords. It doesn'tr slow down your machine. --=20 ---------------------------------------------------------- 'Not happy John! Defending our democracy', http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/...392635123.html "Paul Black" wrote in message = ... Hi, =20 I have had my Computer since November 2001 ( Windows XP Home Edition ) and have accumulated 1,335 Cookies. What would the Impact be if I was to :- (1) Delete ALL Cookies or (2) Delete ALL Cookies Older than a Year I have Sites that when I go to them Recognise me. I did Read somewhere that if you Delete ALL your Cookies that it can Slow Down your Machine, is that True?. I have my Privacy Set to MEDIUM - Block Third-Party Cookies that use Personally Identifiable Information Without your Implicit Consent. =20 Thanks in Advance Paul |
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Impact of Deleting Cookies
"Paul Black" wrote in message ... | Hi, | | I have had my Computer since November 2001 ( Windows XP Home Edition ) | and have accumulated 1,335 Cookies. What would the Impact be if I was | to :- | (1) Delete ALL Cookies or | (2) Delete ALL Cookies Older than a Year | I have Sites that when I go to them Recognise me. | I did Read somewhere that if you Delete ALL your Cookies that it can | Slow Down your Machine, is that True?. | I have my Privacy Set to MEDIUM - Block Third-Party Cookies that use | Personally Identifiable Information Without your Implicit Consent. | | Thanks in Advance | Paul The only "impact" would be as you have already surmised, sites to which you log on automatically would no longer recognize you and you would be required to enter your user name and password again. No it will not slow down your computer. Cookies are simply small text files. That you have only 1300ish cookies on a computer you've had for three years would seem to indicate that either you use your computer *very* little on the Internet or you have deleted your cookies previously either through disk cleanup or some other method. -- D I'm not an MVP a VIP nor do I have ESP. I was just trying to help. Please use your own best judgment before implementing any suggestions or advice herein. No warranty is expressed or implied. Your mileage may vary. See store for details. Remove shoes to E-mail. |
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Impact of Deleting Cookies
Deleting them and deleting temporary Internet files will speed up your
machine. Alias "Paul Black" wrote Hi, I have had my Computer since November 2001 ( Windows XP Home Edition ) and have accumulated 1,335 Cookies. What would the Impact be if I was to :- (1) Delete ALL Cookies or (2) Delete ALL Cookies Older than a Year I have Sites that when I go to them Recognise me. I did Read somewhere that if you Delete ALL your Cookies that it can Slow Down your Machine, is that True?. I have my Privacy Set to MEDIUM - Block Third-Party Cookies that use Personally Identifiable Information Without your Implicit Consent. Thanks in Advance Paul |
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Impact of Deleting Cookies
Hi Paul - Others have appropriately answered your original question.
However, FWIW, there are better techniques for handling cookies than what you're using. As I state below, I've used the following since IE6 first came out, and I currently have 78 cookies stored and at a guess have deleted manually about 15 - 20 over the years. With regards to cookies: Courtesy of Mel's Spyware Tools, he http://homepage.cooketech.net/~cybermel/Mel's%20Spyware%20Tools%20and%20Ad%20Blockers.html XML-Menu for IE6 - (https://netfiles.uiuc.edu/ehowes/www/main.htm, click on IE6 Tools on website) "This package contains a full menu of custom Import XML files that can be used to manipulate IE6's handling of cookies in the Internet and Trusted zones (the Privacy tab controls only the Internet zone). The files are divided into three sets: one "short list" of recommended files, and two "advanced" lists containing a wide range of possible Privacy configurations. The ReadMe covers the basics of using custom XML Import files and details all the files that are available. A ..REG file that can be used to restore the default Privacy tab settings is included." This is the technique that I use and, while I do very infrequently have to override on some sites that don't have a Privacy Policy in place, I've found it almost infallible in stopping bad cookies (I use 1-e, BTW) FWIW, Eric Howes site, above, is one of the very best on the net with regard to anything having to do with security. Very Highly Recommended. -- Please respond in the same thread. Regards, Jim Byrd, MS-MVP In , Paul Black typed: Hi, I have had my Computer since November 2001 ( Windows XP Home Edition ) and have accumulated 1,335 Cookies. What would the Impact be if I was to :- (1) Delete ALL Cookies or (2) Delete ALL Cookies Older than a Year I have Sites that when I go to them Recognise me. I did Read somewhere that if you Delete ALL your Cookies that it can Slow Down your Machine, is that True?. I have my Privacy Set to MEDIUM - Block Third-Party Cookies that use Personally Identifiable Information Without your Implicit Consent. Thanks in Advance Paul |
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