View Cookies

A "cookie" is a small text file that’s stored in your Internet browser. Cookies serve the purpose of storing your user information for the various Web sites you visit. Without cookies, a Web site cannot remember your account or browsing history.

Steps

Internet Explorer

  1. Open Internet Explorer.
  2. Click on “Tools.” It is in the main menu area of the Internet Explorer browser.
  3. Scroll down and select “Internet Options.” This is part of the "tools" menu.
  4. Look under the Browsing History section on the General settings tab.
  5. Press the “Settings” button.
  6. Select the “View Files” button.
  7. Scroll down until you see the files labeled as cookies.

Mozilla Firefox

  1. Open Firefox.
  2. Select the “Tools” option from the main menu of the Firefox.
  3. Find the “Options” setting on the tools menu and click on it.
  4. Click on the “Privacy” button.
  5. Locate the “Remove Individual Cookies”
  6. You can now view the cookies of your Browser.

Google Chrome

  1. Open Google Chrome.
  2. Click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
  3. Select“Settings” from the menu.
  4. Click "Show advanced settings".
  5. In the "Privacy" section, click the Content settings button.
  6. Click the "All Cookies and Site Data" button.
  7. You can now view the cookies of your Browser.

Apple Safari

  1. Open Safari.
  2. In newer versions of Safari browser, Click "Safari" in menu bar. For Older versions of Safari browser, Click the "Action menu". (Action menu is near the upper-right corner of the Safari window, and looks like a gear.)
  3. Select "Preferences"
  4. Discover the “Privacy” tab and click on it.
  5. If you want to see which websites store cookies on your computer, click "Details".
  6. You can now view the cookies of your browser.



Warnings

  • Deleting cookies associated with a Web site you visit frequently, it can disable the auto login feature for that site. In some instances, it may also delete all of your personalized settings for the site.

Related Articles

Sources and Citations

Retrieved from "https://kipkis.com/index.php?title=View_Cookies&oldid=364479"