Electronics

[dooBdoo]

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@Mz iMac wrote:

@dooBdoo

I am also on a Mac but use FF as my main browser.  In it's Preferences>Privacy>History>Exceptions or Show Cookies.  Is what I use to "control" cookies.

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          I prefer Firefox on my Mac, too.   (I prefer Safari on my iPad/iPhone).   For Firefox, I have the Privacy Preferences set to "Clear history when Firefox closes," and everything is checked in the settings except "Site Preferences."   That way, I can easily just quit Firefox and know it will do all the deleting for me.   (We can view the saved login info in Firefox by looking at Preferences/Security/Saved Logins, by the way.)   I like to delete all cache/cookies/website data (no exceptions) at least once a day...  it really does help avoid a lot of odd glitches.   Old cookies, in particular, can cause all sorts of problems.

[Kachina624]

Thanks for the help everybody.   I got the iPad cleared with @KLm 's suggestion I think.   The Samsung was a little more gnarly but I found this screen:

and trustingly clicked on it.   The part that says "device security"  references clearing caches.   Anyway it seems to cleared the problem I was having and I'm now good to go. 

Looks like I need to insert the SD card I've got as I'm about out of memory. 

[KLm]

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@dooBdoo wrote:

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@Mz iMac wrote:

@dooBdoo

I am also on a Mac but use FF as my main browser.  In it's Preferences>Privacy>History>Exceptions or Show Cookies.  Is what I use to "control" cookies.

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          I prefer Firefox on my Mac, too.   (I prefer Safari on my iPad/iPhone).   For Firefox, I have the Privacy Preferences set to "Clear history when Firefox closes," and everything is checked in the settings except "Site Preferences."   That way, I can easily just quit Firefox and know it will do all the deleting for me.   (We can view the saved login info in Firefox by looking at Preferences/Security/Saved Logins, by the way.)   I like to delete all cache/cookies/website data (no exceptions) at least once a day...  it really does help avoid a lot of odd glitches.   Old cookies, in particular, can cause all sorts of problems.

 I've always been leery of cookies ( being told by every tech person I know that they are harmless).  I clear my cache every time I close safari. I'm glad to read your comment about cookies and have my point of view validated. 🌸 Thanks for the info, 

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[dooBdoo]

          @KLm,  You're welcome.   Indeed, cookies can cause problems.  One common error message we see reported on this forum is a good example:

"Bad Request

Your browser sent a request that this server could not understand.
Size of a request header field exceeds server limit.

Cookie

/n"

          This particular error indicates we have one or more "corrupt cookies" on the device and we need to delete the browser cookies/cache/data, close the browser, and then relaunch it.   (In rare cases, if clearing browser cookies doesn't work, we might have "supercookies" on the device -- usually Adobe Flash cookies -- needing removal.)   It's so easy to clear these things on a regular basis, and this "housekeeping" can prevent a lot of odd internet site behavior.

[Kachina624]

@dooBdoo  That's exactly what I got all yesterday evening.   Clicking on that screen I printed fixed the problem,  however.   Appreciate your help as usual. 

👍

[glb613]

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@Kachina624 wrote:

Can someone please tell me under what function on "settings" on a tablet does one find the option to erase cookies?  I have both an iPad2 and a SamsungS2 that need this and I can't find a place to do it on either.  I realize they probably have some techie language they use.

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I find the best program for clearing out cookies and internet history is CCleaner.  I have it set (by unchecking) to only clear out data from Firefox and Safari.  You have the option to include other programs but I decided I didn't want them to be included.

In the options category, you have the ability to exclude cookies if you want.  I selected several sites so I don't have to reenter my saved password for certain sites.  I don't clear out the history or cookies daily, I do it regularly as recommended. 

It's also a good program for uninstalling programs and removing programs from the startup group.  There is an option to erase free space.  I've never used that feature so I can't comment on it.