Delete cookies

Monday, 13 February 2017 09:56 |

Last Updated on Monday, 13 February 2017 10:03 |

Written by A. de de Goeij

A cookie is a small piece of data sent from a website and stored on the computer's hard disc while the user is browsing the internet. But how to delete cookies afterwards?

Delete cookies in Internet Explorer 9, 10 en 11

Open Internet Explorer.
Klik the icon 'Extra'. Dit icon looks like a gearing wheel .
Klik Security > Clear Browsing Data.
You can now opt to delete cookies.
Place a checkmark before Cookies and website details when this box has not been checked yet.
Click Delete.

Delete cookies in Edge

Click the icon that looks like three dots in the right top corner of your screen .
Click Settings and Choose what to delete in the newly arising menu.
Some default setting options will be checked in the 'Clear Browsing Details'-menu. Do not uncheck the box for 'Cookies and saved website details'. Instead, uncheck the boxes for the other options.
Cllick Delete.
Your cookies will be cleared. Click somewhere on your webscreen outside the settings menu to leave Settings.

Delete cookies in Google Chrome

Open Google Chrome.
Click the icon 'Manage Google Chrome '.This icon looks like the following three stripes .
Click More assistance > Clear Browsing Data.
Google Chrome automatically opens a new window. Check the box Cookies and other site data.
Select the time range which allows you to choose from which date onwards you want your cookies to be deleted.
Click Clear Browsing Data

Delete cookies in Firefox

Open Firefox.
Click the following icon in the top right of the screen .
Click Opties.
The window 'Privacy' will be opened in a new window automatically. In case this does not happen, click the Privacy option.
Click 'Firefox will' in the popup screen and click Use advance settings for browser history.
You can now choose more options. Click the button Show cookies.
Click Delete all cookies.
Click Close to delete the window.

Delete cookies in Mac

Open Safari
Click left in the menu bar of Safari.
Click Preferences
Click Privacy.
Check the box behind Cookies and website details and click Delete all cookies.

A window will pop up to ask you again whether you want to delete all details saved by websites.
Click Delete now.

Delete cookies in iOS 8 and 9 (iPhone)

Click Settings > Safari.
Click Clear Browsing History and Website Data
Click Clear History and Data

Delete cookies in iOS 8 and 9 (iPad)

- Click Settings > Safari.
- Click Clear Browsing History and Website Data
- Click Clear

Delete cookies on the Samsung Galaxy Tab

Open Internet.
Click the icon to go to Settings. Dependent on the tablet this icon will either be a button left to the Power Button or you click on the icon that looks like three little blocks.
Click Settings > Privacy (Samsung Galaxy Tab 4) or Privacy and Security (Samsung Galaxy Tab 3).
Click Clear Browsing Data (Tab 4) or Delete all cookies > OK (Tab 3).
In the newly popped up window, check the boxes behind the data you wish to delete. Check the box Cookies and website data to delete cookies.(Tab 4).
Click Clear (Tab 4).