Hey Diane Since you are having no problems, I would leave that alone. Don't clear anything.
A cookie is simply a small file, left in your browser profile somewhere by a website that it can then read upon your return for purposes of recalling for example, a particular preference. In the case of Google, it will use that cookie to remember that you wanted to stay signed in, and trust that computer (browser) for 2-step. If you deleted the cookie, you would have to sign in again and provide a 2-step code. The browser cache is used to speed up browsing by storing images and other content. In the case of Gmail, it will use the cache to store contents relating to emails so that it does not have to reload everything every time you open the page. The suggestion you've seen to clear cache and cookies will purge both, forcing the user to sign in again, and clearing the cache of any possible corruption preventing the web app from functioning properly. Hope that helps! On Fri, 24 Jul 2015 at 08:43, Diane <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello again. I'm baack! This topic was touched upon in our lengthy > exchanges on 2-step verification. I really don't understand cookies > although when I had some "hiccups" in the past, it was suggested I clear > the cookies and cache (whatever that is as well). I note that these are > checked in my "clear browsing data" information. Should I clear these? > What about the other checked items? And those unchecked? And how far back > ("beginning of time"?)? *OR * > > Since I'm having no problems and am considering "trusting" a particular > computer (see my post within "2-Step Verification") via two browsers I > rarely use, should I just leave all this alone? Some of you have mentioned > cookies and browsers which I admitted to not understanding. > > I thank this knowledgeable group as always! Please post any replies in > basic English since I still don't speak "computerize." > ~Diane > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Gmail-Users" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Gmail-Users" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/gmail-users. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
