To Clear or Delete Existing Cookies and to Disable Cookies. Go to the Chrome menu icon and click 'Settings' Click 'Show advanced settings' at the bottom. In the 'Privacy' section, click 'Content settings' button. In the 'Cookies' section, Click 'All cookies and site data' To Delete all cookies, click 'Remove all'.
Cookies, small data files used by websites to track your internet usage, pose no threat to your computer. Some cookies can, however, compromise your privacy. They can also take up space–albeit a small amount–depending on how your operating system stores and retrieves data. Advertising companies, meanwhile, often embed cookies with web ads to track your browsing history and tailor specific ads. You may decide you want to toss out your cookies, delicious though they may sound, because of one or all the issues above. We’ve put together a guide outlining the various ways you can customize your cookie settings and delete them with browsers such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Apple Safari, and Microsoft Internet Explorer, along with data-cleaning applications such as CCleaner.
Do keep in mind that cookies have legitimate functions. Websites use them to track login activity and data, which can be essential to their function.
You’ll find some ‘sites don’t work properly without them. Google Chrome Google Chrome users can easily delete cookies, browsing data, and specify what sort of files Chrome should accept or block. Access content settings: Click on the “Menu” tab in the upper-right corner, and select “Settings.” From there, click on “Show Advanced Settings,” at the bottom of the menu, and then “Content Settings.” You may also simply type “chrome://chrome/settings/content” into your address bar and Chrome will take you to your intended destination. Manage cookies: Chrome gives you four options when it comes to how to deal with cookies. You can store all cookies without discretion, store all cookies but delete them once you close your browser, block cookies entirely (we don’t recommend this), and block third-party tracking cookies. Chrome also allows you to manage exceptions for the above settings. This could be useful in the event you want to keep your auto-fill information for a specific website while deleting them from others.
Delete cookies: Click on “All cookies and site data” to see a list of all the cookies Chrome has stored on your hard drive. From there you can delete specific files individually, or delete everything by selecting “Remove All.” For Android, iOS: Access Chrome’s menu, go to “Settings” and then find the “Privacy” tab under advanced settings. From there select “Clear Browsing Data” at the bottom and check “Clear cookies/site data” as well as anything else you want to wipe from your hard drive. MOZILLA FIREFOX Although Firefox accepts all cookies by default, the browser actually offers more options than Chrome when it comes to customizing these settings. EDGE Edge is the new browser by Microsoft, which they intend will replace Internet Explorer. But considering that the US Navy still holds onto Windows XP, getting everyone to make the switch to Edge might prove a challenge.
Access Cookies Open up Edge and in the top right hand corner, click on the three horizontal dots. Then choose “Settings”.
When the right-hand bar opens, scroll down to “Clear Browsing Data” and click “Choose What To Clear.” Manage & Delete Cookies On the next screen, make sure “Cookies & Saved Website Data” is checked. Then click “Clear.”. CCleaner CCleaner (short for Crap Cleaner) is a powerful tool you can download for free and use to clean your hard drive of excess files generated by your web browser and other applications. When it comes to deleting cookies, CCleaner has an edge over Web browsers in that it can delete cookies across the board, rather than just files stored with a particular browser. CCleaner can also uninstall programs and fix registry issues. Download and install CCleaner: Navigate over to Piriform’s to download CCleaner.
As always when installing freeware pay close attention to each step and avoid installing any superfluous software or malware. Run the program: Close your Web browser, run CCleaner and select the “Cleaner” tab on the far left. By default CCleaner will search for a number of different file types to delete from your hard drive. Use the checklist on the left to specify what file types you want to erase; to batch erase all of your cookie files, make sure to select the “Cookies” box under web browsers in both “Windows/Mac OS X” and “Applications” tabs. Then select “Analyze.” CCleaner will then produce a list of all the files it will delete. To make adjustments to this list, tailor the checklist on the left and reanalyze your hard drive.
Once you’re happy, select “Run Cleaner” and CCleaner will delete the files, including the cookies you selected.