One of the things that a browser does when you open a web page is to move downloaded page items into the browser cache. Elements can be all kinds of things, from the HTML page itself to media like images or videos. Some users may wonder why browsers make use of a cache, and the [...]
- Author: Martin Brinkmann
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Copy Images That You Have Viewed In Your Browser To Your Hard Drive
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How To Clear A Browser Cache
Ghacks regulars know how to clear the cache of their web browser. I get support emails occasionally from new readers who do not know how to do that, or who, when asked to clear the cache, do not know how to do it. Telling customers how to clear the cache was a regular thing back [...]
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Click&Clean, Browser Add-On To Delete Temporary Data, Improve Privacy
One of the biggest privacy related problem on the Internet these days are information that are stored by the browser on the local computer. Most web browsers come with built-in tools to delete most of the data if the user knows how to configure the settings properly. To make matters worse, some data like Local [...]
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How To Change Google Chrome’s Cache Location And Size
Did you know that there is no setting in the graphical user interface of the Google Chrome browser to change the location and size of the cache? I searched up and down and could not find an option to do that. Some users may say that this is not essential anymore, with growing hard drives [...]
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Run CCleaner With One Mouse Click
Click&Clean is a software program for users who like to optimize their workflow to the maximum. The software adds a link in the Windows Quick Launch bar that executes CCleaner with one click. CCleaner will automatically clean the system according to the settings that the user defined in the main application. CCleaner is also the [...]