Clean Up After Your Browser.

Internet Explorer generates and retains an incredible amount of information about your use of the Internet. The Netscape/Mozilla browser is also guilty of this. The amount of space this information can take up over time is astonishing. In Internet Explorer, click on Internet Options under the Tools Menu and click on the General tab in the box that pops up. You can delete the cookies and temporary Internet files (the files and images from pages you have visited), clear your history files and adjust settings. Consider these three settings adjustments: (1) Click on the Settings button in the Temporary Internet Files section of the pop up box. You will notice that IE reserves an enormous amount of hard drive space for temporary Internet files. Slide the slider down to a minimal level. (2) In the History section, set the number of days to zero or one, unless you actually use history files. (3) Go to the Advanced tab and scroll down to the Security settings. Check the box in front of “Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed.” Click OK. You have now vastly diminished the impact these files can have on your amount of storage. If hiding your Internet tracks is important to you, you have also made a solid effort toward maintaining your privacy.