Results
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After the scan When the scan is finished the Results screen is displayed automatically, with a brief list of all the items found.
Deleting redundant items Even though deleting temporary Internet data is very safe you may want to have a quick look at the detailed results. You can view the different types of redundant items found and select them for deletion, or deselect items you don’t want to delete.
By clicking on Browser or Objects, specific parts of the protocol can be displayed separately (see pict. below).
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Details
Browser Cache (temporary Internet files) It’s always completely safe to delete all the items in the browser cache. The files here are simply temporary copies of the web pages you have visited recently. The worst thing that can happen is that you may have to wait a few seconds longer the next time you visit the web page, and since the web page has almost certainly changed in the meantime you’ll probably have to wait for it to reload anyway.
Cookies Deleting cookies is almost always safe. The only exceptions are the cookies created by trusted websites containing genuinely useful information that make browsing the sites easier or more fun. Examples of this include the personalized products lists displayed when you contact Amazon or stored user names and passwords so that you don’t need to remember them to log on (although this feature is also a security risk if other users have access to your computer).
Visited Sites: Deleting the Visited Sites entries is also completely safe. This is just a list of websites that you have visited recently. In Microsoft® Internet Explorer the entries here are used for the autocomplete function and recent sites drop-down lists in the browser’s Address: field. You only need to keep it if you want to find recently-visited sites that you haven’t added to your Favorites list yet. Deleting these entries prevents other users from seeing where you have been on the web. |
