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Clear cookies, cache, history and footprints

Whenever you visit certain Web sites, temporary Internet files and cookies are stored on your computer to identify the Web sites you have visited. Sometimes, these temporary Internet files and cookies can cause the issue that you are currently experiencing. Similarly, your history list can also be a concern. The more the number of days you have specified for pages to be saved on your history list, the greater is the disk space used on your computer. You can free up the disk space by clearing this list.

Once you clear your cookies, cache, history, and footprints you may lose the following:

  • AOL® Radio presets
  • Web sites that you have visited
  • Your shopping cart
  • Your customized pages

Information you need

If you want to clear the cache, cookies, history, and footprints of a Web browser that you are using on your computer, you will need to know the version of that Web browser. To find this information, follow the instructions given below:

In the browser, click the Help menu, click About Internet Explorer, About Mozilla Firefox, or About Netscape Navigator to find the version of your browser, and then click OK to close the window.

  • Internet Explorer®

  • Mozilla® Firefox®

  • Netscape® Navigator

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Last updated: 02-07-2010
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