Deleting Cookies And Web Browsing

[dunnitall]

Hi, can anyone explain please why when I delete all cookies and web browsing, I go back into sites and my details are still there as in having cancelled a registration for something that I changed my mind about and deleted info on that site? I have Windows 8.1 and IE. Thanks in advance for any help.

[spathiphyllum]

Cookies are more for advertising and knowing where you've been, less about the storing of data.. Cache is usually to do with storing data.. try clearing cache and see how that goes?

[dunnitall]

Hi Spath, thanks. Can you tell me how I clear the Cache I've forgotten. I have gone into the favs history and deleted each one on there.... is that what you mean?

[spathiphyllum]

Find help here :)

https://kb.wisc.edu/page.php?id=12314

[SlackAlice]

https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/260897/how-to-delete-the-contents-of-the-temporary-internet-files-folder

[spathiphyllum]

Select Tools > Internet Options.


Click on the General tab and then the Delete... button.

Make sure to uncheck Preserve Favorites website data and check both Temporary Internet Files and Cookies then click Delete.

Close out of Internet Options. Click on Tools and select Developer Tools.

In the Developer Tools window, click on Cache and select Clear Browser Cache...

Click Yes to confirm the clearing of the browser cache.

[dunnitall]

Thanks for all your help, much appreciated.