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Web Browsers - Clearing Cookies

This document explains how to clear cookies for many popular web browsers.

Below are directions for clearing cookies in the following popular web browsers:

• Internet Explorer 6.x - Windows
• Internet Explorer 7.x - Windows
• Internet Explorer - Mac
• Netscape 7.x/Mozilla - Windows
• Netscape 7.x/Mozilla - Mac
• Firefox 1.x - Windows
• Firefox 2.x - Windows
• Firefox 3.x - Windows
• Firefox 1.x - Mac
• Firefox 2.x - Mac
• Firefox 3.0.x - Mac
• Firefox 3.5.x - Mac
• Safari 2.x, 3.x

Internet Explorer 6.x - Windows

1. Within IE, go to Tools | Internet Options.
2. Click Delete Cookies.
3. Click OK.

Internet Explorer 7.x - Windows

1. Within IE, go to Tools | Internet Options.
2. Click on the General tab and then click the Delete... button.
3. Click the Delete cookies button.
4. Click the Yes button.
5. Then click the Close button, followed by the OK button.

Internet Explorer - Mac

1. On a Classic OS machine, go to Edit | Preferences. On OS X go to Explorer | Preferences.
2. Expand the Receiving Files option on the left if it isn’t already.
3. Click Cookies.
4. In the box that displays all the cookies on the machine, click once to select one, and then press Command-A to select all.
5. Click Delete.
6. Click OK.

Netscape 7.x/Mozilla - Windows

1. Within Netscape, go to Tools | Cookie Manager | Manage Stored Cookies.
2. Click Remove All Cookies.

Netscape 7.x/Mozilla - Mac

1. Within Netscape, go to Tools | Cookie Manager | Manage Stored Cookies.
2. Click Remove All Cookies.
3. Click OK.

Firefox 1.5 - Windows

1. Open Firefox and go to Tools | Options.
2. Click Privacy.
3. View the "Cookies" tab and click the Clear Cookies Now (older versions of Firefox are very similar to these instructions).

Firefox 2.x - Windows

1. Open Firefox and go to Tools | Options.
2. Click Privacy.
3. Click the "Show Cookies" button and then click the Remove All Cookies button.

Firefox 3.x - Windows

1. Open Firefox and go to Tools | Options.
2. Click Privacy.
3. Click the "Show Cookies" button and then click the Remove All Cookies button.

Firefox 1.5 - Mac

1. Open Firefox and go to Firefox | Preferences.
2. Click Privacy.
3. View the "Cookies" tab and click the Clear Cookies Now (older versions of Firefox are very similar to these instructions).

Firefox 2.x - Mac

1. Open Firefox and go to Firefox | Preferences.
2. Click Privacy.
3. Click the "Show Cookies" button and then click the Remove All Cookies button.

Firefox 3.0.x - Mac

1. Open Firefox and go to Firefox | Preferences.
2. Click Privacy.
3. Click the "Show Cookies" button and then click the Remove All Cookies button.

Firefox 3.5.x - Mac

1. Open Firefox and go to Firefox | Preferences.
2. Click Privacy.
3. Click the "remove individual cookies" link and then click the Remove All Cookies button.

Safari 2.x, 3.x

1. Open Safari and go to Safari | Preferences.
2. Click Security.
3. Click Show Cookies.
4. Click Remove All.

See Also:

• Web Browsers - Clearing Cache