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What software (or using any other in-built tools) can I use to clear (by clear, I mean scrub from the disk) the cache & cookies in browsers, without affecting the bookmarks etc. I use firefox 4. Does deleting them from the browser and running disk util to write zeros on the free space do the trick? Also, this is a shared laptop, so not much chance of drastic steps. |
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The easiest way is to use a free (or paid) utility to do it for you. Onyx is a free one that does the job, you have an option to clear your browser's different values:
Cocktail is a paid ($14.95) nice utility too, that does what Onyx does and the UI is a little bit more elegant and give you some more flexibility:
Of course, you will have to make sure that you securely empty your thrash if you really want to make sure nobody has access to deleted stuff. Cocktail has a nice option that may interest you in this regard:
…which should cover your secure concerns :) (if OnyX has a secure delete, I couldn't find it in the preferences). |
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I have used Cocktail for many years and I am quite happy with it. It has many other useful features. |
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