How do I delete cookies? And just what are cookies, anyway?

i want to delete the cookies in ma google serch. so i tryed deleting the cookies throw tools from ie but the cookies in the google serch are still not geting deleted what showld i do now? plz can u help?

The cookies on my browser are enabled, but I keep getting the "you must enable cookies...", and I can't open a few archives because of this.
Thank you for your help.

i accidentally deleted cookies, how do i get it back?

Well, sometimes I delete my temporary internet files for ''reasons''. So today I went into them and they're all gone. I only have 3 temporary internet files in there. I visited some websites, still the same 3. I did a system restore, still the same 3 files. If someone in my family goes into them and sees that there's only 3, they'll find out that I go on ''stuff'' and end up deleting the Temp internet files. Why am I not receiving these files and how can I receive them again?

I am a 75yrs. old lady. Only use the computer for simple things like Picture storing, E-mailing. Ordering on line once in a while and stuff l;ike tat.Do I really need Cookies on my computer ? As I have deleted them sometime ago.

hello, when i click on facebook on IE it comes up with a download box and an error message saying internet explorer cannot recieve files from facebook. However after a few times and i get on the website it sometimes comes up with lots of codes but sometimes i get lucky enough to go on. however once im on and try to do anything it says i need to enable cookies however i have tryed most methods using the tools, internet options way and enabling cookies but it still comes up with it. please can you give me some help?

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it gives me that what I have to do???

Enable and/or allow cookies. It's also possible that your anti-malware software is interfering, so check the settings in your anti-virus and anti-spyware tools as well.

22-Nov-2009

I wanted an automated way of finding and deleting certain temporary internet files, so I can do it periodically. So, I wrote the following script in biterscripting that will delete selected temporary internet files.

# DeleteTIF.txt
# TIF=Temporary Internet Files
# Deletes all TIF containing the search term.
var str searchterm

var str dir
set $dir="C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files"
var str list
lf -r -n -g "*" $dir > $list
while ($list > "")
do
var str file
lex "1" $list > $file
var str content
cat $file > $content
if ( { sen ("^"+$searchterm+"^") $content } > 0 )
do
system del ("\""+$file+"\"") 2>> "C:/DeleteTIF.err.txt"
echo "Deleted file " $file >> "C:/DeleteTIF.out.txt"
done
endif
done

Copy and paste the above script in file C:/Scripts/DeleteTIF.txt, start biterscripting (http://www.biterscripting.com ), enter the following command.

script "C:/Scripts/DeleteTIF.txt" searchterm("ad_client")

It will delete all TIF that contain the word ad_client (used by search engines to track a user's internet activity). Then, I put the following command in my task scheduler.

"C:\biterScripting\biterScripting.exe" "C:/Scripts/DeleteTIF.txt" searchterm("ad_client")

That ensured that the selected TIF are deleted every day.

That did it for me.

You can try it - just make sure you use correct path to your TIF in place of "C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files" in the script - use double quotes around that path.

I use the privacy tab to block tracking cookies. The list has just disappeared and is emptied every time I start a new session. I must have un-ticked a box somewhere, but which one? Thanks

Can I select what cookies I want to be deleted?

Typically yes, but it depends on your browser. Use whatever steps are appropriate for your browser to *view* cookies, and typically you can delete them there.

05-Jan-2010