Introduction
In plain languageShort steps to clear cookies and open the privacy settings in four browsers.
In this article, we explain how to clear all cookies in your browser and how to reach the privacy settings. The browsers we cover are:
- Microsoft Edge
- Firefox
- Safari
- Chrome
Microsoft Edge
In plain languageFrom edge://settings/privacy clear your browsing data, preferably choosing the time range “All time”.
Clearing cookies: enter edge://settings/privacy in the address bar and press Enter. The privacy center shown below will appear.
Go to Clear browsing data > Clear browsing data now > Choose what to clear.
For best results, we suggest clearing cookies and other site data for “All time”. If necessary, you can clear all data. Please remember that some cached data will be deleted, so you will need to sign in again. This might be a good time to check how strong your password really is!
Firefox
In plain languageFrom about:preferences#privacy choose Clear history, and about:protections shows you its privacy features.
Enter about:preferences#privacy in the address bar and press Enter. The privacy center shown below will appear.
Go to History > Clear history…
For best results, we suggest clearing cookies and other site data for “All time”. If necessary, you can clear all data. Please remember that some cached data will be deleted, so you will need to sign in again. This might be a good time to check how strong your password really is!
As an extra, you can enter about:protections to reach the dashboard and see Firefox’s privacy features at work.
Safari
In plain languageClear the history from the Safari menu, and find the privacy settings in Preferences; blocking all cookies may break some sites.
Clearing cookies: go to the top toolbar and find Safari > Clear history…
Go to Safari > Preferences > Privacy to reach the privacy settings in the Safari browser.
Please note that blocking all cookies may cause some websites to stop working. So if anything goes wrong, you now know where to look to fix it.
Chrome
In plain languageFrom chrome://settings/cookies view all cookies and site data, then remove them all.
Clearing cookies: enter chrome://settings/cookies in the address bar and press Enter. You will see the settings shown below.
Go to See all cookies and site data > Remove all.
For best results, we suggest clearing cookies and other site data for “All time”. If necessary, you can clear all data. Please remember that some cached data will be deleted, so you will need to sign in again. This might be a good time to check how strong your password really is!
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