How To Clear Cookies From Firefox —  You may not be aware that when you visit most websites small files called cookies are stored on your computer. These files can be useful in that they store your preferences for a website, making it possible to revisit the site at a later date without having to retype your password, and for example retaining items in a shopping cart without you having to add the items to the cart again.

On the other hand, cookies can be used for more sinister purposes, tracking your online behavior and relaying details of sites you visit back to an advertiser, who may have some use for the data. As well as the issues surrounding privacy, there is the matter of hundreds or even thousands of cookie files building up on your computer, possibly degrading the performance of your internet browser. If you are using Mozilla Firefox, here are instructions on how to delete cookies from your computer.

How To Clear Cookies From Firefox

Having first loaded Firefox, go to the ‘Tools’ menu and select ‘Options’, then select the ‘Privacy’ icon. Now, click on the button marked ‘Show Cookies’.

How To Clear Cookies From Firefox At this point a new box opens and it is possible to browse the various folders containing cookies from the different websites you have visited. You will note that each folder refers to a particular website, or rather an internet domain. In fact, some of the names will be unfamiliar to you. These are what are called third-party cookies. When you visit websites, many of them have advertisements on the page. These ads also download cookies onto your computer, for tracking purposes.

Firefox allows you to remove all the stored cookies, or just to select individual folders, or even individual cookies, for deletion. This flexible feature allows you to retain useful cookies from your favorite sites while deleting those that are clearly advertising-related.

The post How To Clear Cookies From Firefox appeared first on Heels.com.ng.