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| Anticipation - Is your system slowing you down? (Cont.) |
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| The file types that Disk Cleanup checks will depend on the version of Windows you’re running. |
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| Just browsing, thank you… |
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| Notice how the first time you open a web page, it can take a long time to load? Most web pages contain lots of little image files that your web browser must download before you can view the entire page. Browsers like Internet Explorer store those images (and other information) in a Temporary Internet Files folder so when you’re navigating back & forth through a website, it doesn’t have to reload web page images you’ve already looked at. But those files don’t get deleted automatically, so if you do a lot of browsing, your system can be storing hundreds – even thousands – of these files. |
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| Internet Explorer offers an easy option for clearing out your temporary internet files – just select Internet Options from the Tools menu and click on the General tab. Where you go from there depends on your version of IE, so we’ve written some simple instructions for IE6 and IE7. |
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| Cookie monsters… |
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| When you delete your temporary internet files, you’ll also see an option for deleting cookies – files that tell visited websites who you are, your interests, and sometimes even your login & password. |
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| For example, if you’ve ever registered on Amazon or rated a movie on Netflix, there may be a cookie with that information on your computer. Next time you visit their site, they’ll welcome you by name, and give you a list of recommended products you might enjoy. While this is a nice touch, some cookies are actually spyware (our upcoming article, “I Spy" will address spyware in greater detail) so you may not always want them on your system. Some people don’t like to have any cookies on their computer, and will delete them all gladly. |
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