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Sunday, January 20, 2008

Clearing History and Temporary Internet Files

When you are browsing the internet, the Internet browser cached some file on the system as temporary files for later use. Your co-workers, family members can trace your activates on the internet with clicking of toolbar history button or with simply press Ctrl+H.

Also, if your are using internet at any public place like internet cafe then you should clear your temporary file history to safe yourself from cyber crimes.

To delete cookies, history and other temporary files, follow these steps:

  • Open your Internet Explorer.
  • Click on Tools Menu then go to Internet Options. Here in General tab you will find the Delete Cookies and Delete files tab in the center of the screen.
  • First click on Delete Cookies option to delete all the cookies in the temporary files folder and then click on Delete files option to delete all the offline temporary files.
  • Now click on the Clear History button to clear your recently visited sites. You can set days to keep pages in history here.
  • Click on Ok button to save your changes.

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