Cookies are a small file that can be allowed to stored locally on your computer. Cookies looks for many functions like identifying users, storing preferences and lot more. This data is often used to “maintain state”, i.e. remember you the next time you return to the site. This is how sites keep you logged in, remember your preferences, and yes, track you for advertising purposes.It maintains a record of the user and available the data next time you browse any website.
To disable cookies, click through the following menus:
On a PC, click Tools → Options.
On a Mac, click Firefox → Preferences.
On Linux, click Edit → Preferences.
Once your preferences window has appeared, go to the Privacy tab and choose “Use custom settings for history”.
How to delete cookies in Firefox!
- Uncheck the box next to “Accept cookies from sites”. Now Firefox will not accept cookies from any site. If you want to accept or block cookies from any specific site then check the option “Accept cookies from site” and click on the “Exceptions” button.
- Enter the address of the websites you want to allow or block cookies. You can add as many sites you want. There is an option to remove the sites later.
- To customize the way the cookie will store on your computer, check the box “Accept cookies from sites” and then click on the “keep until” dropdown and change the option from “they expire” to “I close Firefox”. It will erase all the cookies when you close the Firefox browser.
THAT’S IT.
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