Each browser automatically saves the contents of the viewed web pages to the hard disk in the cache, which over time accumulates a lot of "digital garbage". Many unknowing users use special "cleaning" programs for cleaning, which do more harm than good.
It is necessary
- - Computer with Internet access;
- - Cache View Plus program.
Instructions
Step 1
To manually clean Microsoft Internet Explorer, first enable the display of hidden files in Windows 7 (Vista). This also applies to all other Internet browsers. To do this, go to "Start" / "Control Panel" / "Folder Options". Go to the "View" tab and check the box next to the column "Show hidden files and folders" and uncheck the box "Hide system protected files (recommended)". Then click "Yes". Now go to drive C, where you will see the new files and folders. Do not under any circumstances remove them, otherwise your computer may break down.
Step 2
You can clear the cache for Microsoft Internet Explorer by going to: C: Documents and Settings Username Local Settings Temporary Internet Files Content. IE5.
Step 3
To open this folder, set access rights to it. Go to Content. IE5, which contains a number of additional folders containing information about visiting a particular web resource, and index.dat contains the information you are interested in. Open the index.dat file using the Index.dat Analyzer program. To scan the content of index.dat. click the Quick rescan for index.dat files button.
Step 4
The cache for the Mozilla Firefox browser is stored at: C: Documents and Settings UserName AppData Local Mozilla Firefox Profiles ProfileName Cache.
Step 5
To clear the cache for the Google Chrome browser (for Windows7 or Windows Vista), go to: C: Users [your account name] AppData Local Google Chrome User Data Default Cache. If you have Windows XP installed on your computer, go to C: Documents and Settings [your account] Local Settings Application Data Google Chrome User Data Default Cache to clear the Google Chrome cache.
Step 6
You can clear the cache for the Opera browser at: C: Documents and Settings UserName AppData Local Opera Opera cache.
Step 7
In addition, to download and use to view the browser cache, use the Cache View Plus program, which allows you to see all the files that are in the cache.
