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How to Clean Internet Explorer 6.x Cache Files & Cookies
What is a cache?
Often referred to as the cache, the Temporary Internet Files folder contains a kind of travel record of the items you have seen, heard, or downloaded from the Web, including images, sounds, Web pages, even cookies. Typically these items are stored in the Temporary Internet Files folder.
Storing these files in your cache can make browsing the Web faster because it usually takes your computer less time to display a Web page when it can call up some of the page's elements or even the entire page from your local Temporary Internet Files folder.
You definitely need to perform an Internet Explorer clean up regardless if you are running IE5, IE6 or IE7.
Internet Explorer clean up is just like computer housekeeping and something that you should do on a regular basis.
Your computer and browser both will run better and more efficiently when you do an Internet Explorer clean up.
Follow this simple step-by-step guide to clean Internet Explorer 6.x cache files:
- Open Internet Explorer 6
- At the top of the screen, click on Tools.
- In the Tools menu, click on Internet Options...
- Choose the General tab in the Internet Options window. Find the Temporary Internet Files section. Click on Delete Cookies.
- Click on Delete Files...
- When this is finished, you can click Close, then click OK on the Internet Options window, this will return you to your web page.
Adjusting How Often to Update
While it's true that the more files you can load from your hard disk, the faster your browsing speed, it's also true that those pages on the Web might have changed since being stored on your computer. You might not want to miss fresh content just to save a little time. Fortunately, in addition to the size of the cache, you can also customize how often Internet Explorer 6 checks the Web for updated content.
First you will need to go to the Internet Explorer 6 Settings box:
- On the Tools menu, click Internet Options. The Internet Options box should open to the General tab.
- On the General tab, in the Temporary Internet Files section, click the Settings button. This will open the Settings box.
- In the Settings box, there are four ways to check for newer versions of pages that are stored in the Temporary Internet Files folder:
- Every visit to the page: You're assured of the most current content, but it's slower to browse previously viewed pages.
- Every time you start Internet Explorer 6: On your first visit to a page, Internet Explorer 6 will check for new information, but not on subsequent visits in the same browsing session.
- Automatically: Internet Explorer 6 will check automatically for any new content.
- Never: This option is fastest, but you could be viewing old content from the cache. To refresh the page, press the F5 button on your keyboard¡ªthis will connect you to the page on the Web and download new information to the Temporary Internet files folder.
Try several combinations of these options and cache size to find the best fit for your needs. You may need to use the settings for a few days to fully gauge how they are working.
Instructions to remove cache files from other browsers:
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