Thanks Lee, I’ll do it now. Appreciate the help. John
> On Oct 19, 2016, at 9:52 AM, Lee Larson <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Oct 19, 2016, at 9:46 AM, John Robinson <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> I was having a problem with downloading Barron’s edition, had tried several >> times… >> >> Called tech support and with Chrome it worked so the guy ask me to clear the >> cache and cookies. >> >> Inside Safari Preferences, under Privacy there is an advanced button, inside >> there a place to select those you wish to remove. >> >> HOLLY COW… >> >> There are hundreds, possibly thousands, the hard drive is still crunching >> and crunching…. >> >> Most of these I don’t have a clue what they are, names of sites I have NEVER >> visited, yet I have Safari to only allow cookies on sites I visit. >> >> So, is it safe to delete ALL of these? It may take hours to go through each >> of these separately. >> >> What do you suggest? > > It’s pretty much okay to delete cookies with wild abandon. The typical > consequences are you may have to authenticate at a site instead of the site > remembering you and the advertisers won’t know what to show you for a few > days. I clean mine out every once in a while just to kill cruft. > > L^2 > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > MacGroup mailing list > Posting address: [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > <http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/>> > Answers to questions: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/ > <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup/>>
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