How to delete cookies in the browser

Some users are looking for an answer to the question of how to delete cookies – files with data from visited sites on the Internet. Sometimes, it is necessary to delete cookies in the browser in order to clear the Internet browser from this information.

Cookies (translated from English as “cookies”) are small pieces of data from a web page with information about some site settings. After opening a web site page, pieces of information are sent from the web server to the computer in the browser profile.

Cookies are enabled by default in the settings of all modern browsers. In the browser settings, you can disable the storage of this data, but keep in mind that on some sites it will not be possible to use special functionality, for example, in an online store.

Cookies store pieces of information about the user’s actions on the Internet:

• Authorization data on sites (login and password).
• User settings and preferences on the site.
• Information about interactive interaction.
• Session state and usage statistics.

Cookies are stored on the computer in the profile of a particular browser on the user’s side. Thanks to cookies, it is easier to work with the browser, many processes are much faster.

Therefore, you first need to figure out whether you need to delete cookies in the browser, as well as how to delete cookies from your computer.

Do I need to delete cookies

Users often encounter the actions of cookies on the websites they visit, but do not pay attention to it. Thanks to the storage of cookies, the user may not enter data from his account, because the browser itself automatically substitutes this information in the registration fields on the site.

For example, you went to the site and registered there using the password and login that you saved in the browser, the next time you visit this site, the browser will automatically enter the necessary information about your registration. The corresponding page of the site will immediately open without the need to enter credentials.

For example, with saved cookies, you will immediately open your profile on a social network, and not the main page of the service, on which you need to enter registration data every time.

If the site has some settings, for example, you can change the theme there, then this data is stored in cookies.

At the same time, with an unsecured, unencrypted connection, cookies can be intercepted by attackers. With the help of cookies, information about the preferences of the site visitor is collected, which serves to display advertising based on the user’s interests.

Another important point: when using one PC by several users, other persons will be able to enter sites using your credentials in your absence. If you delete cookies, then there will be no automatic transition to the profile on the site. To log in, you will need to enter registration data for authentication.

If you delete the site cookie, then this operation will reduce the likelihood of losing the privacy of personal data, and protect against unauthorized use of the information available by outsiders.

Therefore, whether it is necessary to delete cookies depends on the specific situation or the intentions of the user himself.

In this guide, you will learn how to delete cookies on all sites, as well as how to delete individual cookies for a specific site in popular browsers: Google Chrome, Yandex Browser, Mozilla Firefox, Opera, Microsoft Explorer, Internet Explorer. The instructions describe how to delete cookies using a third-party CCleaner program.

How to delete cookies in Yandex Browser

In Yandex Browser, you can delete cookies from the application settings. As a result, the browser is cleared of all information, or the data of some sites are subject to deletion at the user’s choice.

In Yandex Browser, cookies are cleared as follows:

1. Click on the “Yandex Browser Settings” button (three bars).
2. In the context menu, first select the “Advanced” item, and then “Clear History”, or immediately press the “Ctrl” + “Shift” + “Del” keys.
3. In the “Clear History” window, check the “Cookies and other site and module data” box.
4. Click on the “Clear” button.

Before deleting data, select the required time period for cleaning:

• For all the time.
• Over the past hour.
• For the past day.
• Over the past week.
• Over the past 4 weeks.

How to prevent saving cookies in Yandex Browser

The user has the option to disable the storage of cookies in the browser.

Go through the steps:

1. Enter “Yandex Browser Settings”.
2. In the menu that opens, click on “Settings”.
3. On the settings page, in the left side menu, click on the “Sites” option.
4. Then click on the “Advanced site settings” link.
5. In the “Cookies” section, apply the “Deny” setting.

How to delete cookies from a specific site in Yandex Browser

It is often necessary to delete the cookies of a site or one page of a site, and not all cookies at once from the browser. Yandex Browser has built-in functionality to solve this problem.

Delete Yandex cookies in the following way:

1. Go to the page of the site whose cookies you want to delete.
2. In the address (smart) bar, click the connection status icon.
3. In the “Protect” panel that opens, click on the “Details” link.
4. In the next panel window, click on the link listing the number of cookies for this site.
5. In the “Use of cookies” window, highlight the site, and then click on the “Delete” button.

To block the storage of cookies on a specific page of the site, in the “Use of cookies” window, highlight the site, and then click on the “Block” button.

How to delete cookies in Google Chrome

In Google Chrome, the user can block or delete third-party cookies on websites on the Internet.

You can delete cookies in Chrome in this way:

1. Click on the “Customize and control Google Chrome” button (three dots).
2. Select “Settings” from the menu.
3. Enter the “Privacy and Security” section.
4. Click on the “Site Settings” option.
5. In the “Content” section, select “Cookies and other site data”.
6. On the General Settings page, select the appropriate cookie blocking option.

To prevent cookies from being stored in the Google Chrome browser, select the “Block all cookies (not recommended)” option.

If necessary, make changes to your cookie settings. Here you can add the following options for specific websites:

• Sites that allow cookies.
• Sites that cannot use cookies.
• Sites where cookies are deleted when the windows of this site are closed.

If necessary, enable the setting to clear cookies and site data when you exit Chrome.

How to delete cookies of all sites and cookies of individual pages in Google Chrome

You can delete cookies in Chrome for all sites at the same time or only for some web pages.

To delete Chrome cookies follow these steps:

1. Enter the privacy and security settings.
2. Click on the “All cookies and site data” option.
3. On the page that opens, click on the “Delete all” button to clear cookies, or click on the basket. located opposite a separate site.
4. If you click on the arrow opposite the site, you can delete individual cookies for this web resource.

On the page there is a search in which you can search for the desired site.

Deleting cookies in Mozilla Firefox

Now, let’s see how to delete cookies in Mozilla Firefox. Mozilla Firefox browser supports deleting all data or clearing cookies for some sites.

In order for Firefox to delete cookies, go through the steps:

1. In an open Mozilla Firefox browser window, press the keys: “Ctrl” + “Shift” + “Del”.
2. The “Delete recent history” window will open, in which you need to select the “Cookies” option, and then click on the “OK” button.

In this window, you can delete other information: the cache, the history of visits and downloads, active sessions, the history of forms and searches.

In the browser, the history deletion time is configured:

• For today.
• Everything.
• For the last hour.
• For the last two hours.
• For the last four hours.

How to delete website cookies in Firefox

If necessary, Mozilla Firefox destroys cookies for individual sites on the Internet.

Deleting cookies for an individual site:

1. Click the connection security information icon (padlock) in your browser’s address bar.
2. In the open “Site Information” window, click on the “Delete cookies and site data …” button.
3. In the “Delete cookies and site data” window, select the site, click on the “Delete” button.

In the Mozilla Firefox browser, there is another way to delete data from specific sites:

1. Open the browser menu (three bars).
2. In the menu that opens, click on “Settings”.
3. In the browser settings window, enter the “Privacy and Security” section.
4. In the “Cookies and site data” option, click on the “Manage data …” button.
5. In the “Manage cookies and site data” window, select the site, and then click on the “Delete selected” button.
6. Click on the “Save Changes” button.

From here you can delete all cookies at once. This window has a website search.

If you want to automatically delete cookies when the browser closes, in the “Cookies and data management” option, check the box “Delete cookies and site data when Firefox closes”.

How to delete cookies in Opera

Like other browsers, Opera has options for handling cookies.

To delete Opera cookies, follow these steps:

1. Click on the “Customize and manage Opera” button (Opera browser icon).
2. In the context menu, first click on the “History” item, and then on “Clear browsing history”.
3. In the “Clear browsing history” window, select the time range:

• All the time.
• Last hour.
• Last 24 hours.
• Last 7 days.
• Last 4 weeks.

4. Activate the “Cookies and other site data” item, click on the “Delete data” button.

If necessary, clear your browser of other files: browsing history, download history, news usage data, cached images and files.

Deleting cookies in Opera on individual sites

To delete cookies on specific sites, follow these steps:

1. Press the “Alt” + “P” keys.
2. In the “Privacy and Security” section, click on the “Site Settings” option.
3. In the “Privileges” section, click on the “Cookies and Site Data” option.

On the page that opens, there are parameters in which the mode of collecting information is selected. Here you can configure options for individual sites, or turn off data collection when you exit Opera.

4. Click on the “All cookies and site data” option.

On the “All cookies and site data” page, move the site to the trash. If necessary, you can delete individual files related to a particular site. You will need to click on the arrow opposite the site name.

This page implements a search for cookies by website names, it is possible to delete all cookies at once.

Microsoft Edge: deleting cookies

The Microsoft Edge browser, built on Chromium, allows you to handle cookies like other browsers built on Chromium.

Do the following:

1. Click on the “Settings and more” button (three dots).
2. Select “Settings” from the menu.
3. On the Options page, click on the Site Permissions option.
4. Click “Cookies and Site Data”.

On the page that opens, you can block the collection of files or prohibit the collection and reading of site data, clear data when you close Microsoft Edge.

5. Click on the “View all site files and data” setting.
6. On an open web page, you can delete all cookies or data for individual sites. Opposite a specific site, click on the “Delete” button (basket).

After clicking on the arrow, individual site data will open, available for deletion.

Deleting cookies in Internet Explorer

The user may need to delete cookies in Internet Explorer. The Internet Explorer browser is still required for some programs to work.

Follow the steps below to delete cookies in Explorer:

1. Press the keys “Ctrl” + “Shift” + “Del”.
2. In the “Delete browsing history” window, check the “Cookies and website data” box.
3. Click on the “Delete” button.

In this window, by default, the function of deleting other data is activated: temporary files of the Internet and websites, log.

Deleting cookies in CCleaner

Finally, consider deleting cookies using third party software. We use the free CCleaner program designed to optimize your computer.

You need to do the following:

1. Launch CCleaner on PC.
2. Open the “Standard cleaning” tab.

Browser settings are located in the “Windows” and “Applications” tabs.

3. Choose the cleaning settings for all, or for only certain browsers, check the “Cookies” box.
4. Click on the “Analysis” button, and after its completion, on the “Cleanup” button.
5. As a result of the operation, cookies will be deleted from the selected browsers.

In CCleaner, you can save cookies for some sites so that they are not deleted during cleaning:

1. Open the “Options” tab, click on the “Cookies” option.
2. Move site data from the “Cookies on this PC” area to the “Cookies to save” area.

The data of these sites will not be removed from the computer when cleaning up junk in CCleaner.

Article Conclusions

When you visit websites on the Internet, small pieces of data called cookies are stored on your computer. The browser uses cookies to interact with websites. The cookie stores authentication data and other relevant information. In some cases, the user needs to delete cookies from the browser. This can be done from the browser settings or using third-party software.