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This How To is for Internet Explorer versions previous to 7.0

Problem:

1. Internet Explorer may be having performance issues related to an over-abundance of temporary related files.

2. You’re using a shared computer/device and need to maintain privacy.

Solution:

Open the application Internet Explorer

1. Click the tools option at the top of Internet Explorer.

This will open a pull down menu, next click on Internet Options.

2. On the General tab, you will find the subcategories of Temporary Internet Files and History. Click on the Clear History button.

A new window will appear asking you to confirm that you want to delete your history.

Click Yes.*

Your history of visited web sites should now be gone.

*Note if this has never been done before, or has not been done for an extended period of time it may take several seconds before you can move to the next step.

Now that the history is cleared, next is the cookies. Cookies are stored on your computer to allow temporary communication of data you’ve sent to a web site to be readily accessed by each individual site.**

3. To delete your cookies, click the Delete Cookies button.

Click OK to confirm delete of cookies.*

Your cache of locally stored cookies should now be cleared.

*Note if this has never been done before, or has not been done for an extended period of time it may take several seconds before you can move to the next step.

**In file context, cookies are generally named appropriately for each site that they were created for. Example: Visit http://www.groovypost.com and a cookie is created on your computer named “Cookie:yourusername@groovypost.com/”

4. That last step is to clear your Temporary Internet files. These range from locally stored images to entire web pages. To delete your temporary Internet files click Delete Files.

Ensure that the small white box is checked reading “Delete all offline content.” Click OK.*

Your Temporary Internet Files should now be cleared.

*Note if this has never been done before, or has not been done for an extended period of time it may take several seconds to complete. The accumulated size of the files sometimes found in the Temporary Internet Files folder can be very large.

All Done! Your history and file cache should now be cleared.

Note, if you’re using a computer with multiple user accounts (for whatever reason..???…) you must repeat this process for each individual account.