El Google Chrome web browser It is one of the most popular and used, both on Android and on computers with Windows operating system. If you use the Microsoft operating system, you may have started to notice that pages load slowly or have problems when running elements of a website. If you notice any of these symptoms, an effective action is to delete the cache and cookies.
If you do not know what these types of files represent, in this article we will tell you how they influence the navigation and daily use of your computer. This process, which is carried out almost automatically and without too many complications, often solves most of the loading problems on web pages.
How to clear cookies and cache in the Google Chrome browser?
The procedure for deleting cookies or cache memory in Google Chrome too easy. The first step is to have a session open in the web browser, and click on the button in the upper right corner, shaped like three dots. This provides access to the Settings section and from here we will follow these steps:
- Select the History option.
- Press the Clear browsing history button in the left column.
- In the new pop-up window choose the All time option under Time range. This will delete all cookies and cache since the last time you performed a cleanup.
- Confirm the order with the Clear data button.
What are cookies?
In the world of the Internet there are some small files called cookies (cookies). It is a small data file that a website sends when we visit it. It is stored on the computer and contains a kind of memory of Internet browsing.
Cookies are divided into different types. Some are temporary and others permanent. There are own and third-party cookies, advertising and marketing or technical and preference cookies. Each one houses a specific type of data that speeds up and facilitates navigation through certain web pages. It can even influence the way ads appear in your browser.
What function do cookies have?
These files are designed to remember access to certain web pages, speeding up the loading of some always-present elements. They can be used to remember your passwords and also indicate steps that you have previously completed.
Another function of cookies is the creation of a pattern of browsing habits. Some cookies have surveillance settings that are a bit invasive, detecting your browsing habits and potentially affecting your privacy.
Because you have to delete cookies and cache from time to time
While browser cache cookies are not dangerous in themselves, the tracking feature is to some extent an invasion of user privacy. That is why before the cookie file begins to be generated, you must accept it. Many pages will not allow you to fully enjoy browsing if you do not accept cookies.
Anyway, a good way to take care of your privacy is by doing the process of clearing cookies and cache on a regular basis. Clearing cookies and cache in Google Chrome is very simple, and in a few clicks you can recover the state of your web browser without traces of old pages visited. Another option is to use incognito mode which reduces cookies to a minimum and also ends up deleting them automatically once you log out.
What is the cache?
The other element that must be controlled to avoid browser problems It is the cache memory. In this case it is a special type of memory that stores data at high speed and allows data from some parameters or functions performed previously to be recovered.
Se stored on fast storage hardware like RAM and can be used together with a software component. In this way, dynamic and versatile performance is articulated so that navigation is much more agile.
However, when the cache builds up too much, the result is completely opposite. The browser starts to slow down and the loading of web pages can slow down a lot. For this reason, if you use the Google Chrome browser, it is recommended to clear cookies and cache regularly.
Al clear this memory, you will have to log in with your username and password in some services, and perhaps the browser will not tell you at once the web page you visit the most. But the result will be much faster loading of websites. Along with cookies, which also accumulate and record data about your experience in the browser, the cache memory is a component with which you will be interacting on a regular basis. The cleaner, the faster.