How to clean off a browser cache

How to clean off a browser cache

Each browser automatically saves contents of the viewed web pages on the hard drive in a cache in which later time a lot of "the digital garbage" collects. Many ignorant users for cleaning use the special "cleaning" programs which do more harm, than advantage.

It is required to you

  • - Computer with Internet access;
  • - Cache View Plus program.

Instruction

1. Manually to clean Microsoft Internet Explorer, include at first display of the hidden files in Windows 7 (Vista). It concerns also all other web browsers. For this purpose pass in "Start-up" "/control panel" / "Parameters of folders". Pass on the View tab and check near the column "Show the Hidden Files and Folders" and remove a tick from the column "It (Is Recommended) to Hide the System, Protected Files". Further click "Yes". Now come on a disk C where you will see new files and folders. Do not delete them at all, otherwise your computer can break.

2. You can clean a cache for the Microsoft Internet Explorer browser, having taken place: С: Documents and Settings of Imya_polzovatel Local Settings Temporary Internet Files Content.IE5.

3. For opening of this folder set access rights to it. Come into Content.IE5 where a number of the additional folders containing information on visit of any given web resource is located, and in index.dat there is an information interesting you. Open the index.dat file by means of the Index.dat Analyzer program. To scan index.dat contents. click Quick rescan for index.dat files.

4. The cache for the Mozilla Firefox browser is stored to the address: C: Documents and Settings of Imya_polzovatel AppData Local Mozilla Firefox Profiles Imya_profil Cache.

5. To clean a cache for the Google Chrome browser (for Windows7 or Windows Vista), take place: C: Users [name of your account] AppData Local Google Chrome User Data Default Cache. If on your computer it is installed by Windows XP, for cleaning of a cache of Google Chrome take place: C: Documents and Settings [your account] Local Settings Application Data Google Chrome User Data Default Cache.

6. It is possible to clean a cache for the Opera browser to the address: C: Documents and Settings of Imya_polzovatel AppData Local Opera Opera cache.

7. In addition, for downloading and use for viewing a cache of browsers use the Cache View Plus program allowing to see all files which are in a cache.

Author: «MirrorInfo» Dream Team


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