Besides, Internet cache can also occupy a considerable amount space on a
hard disk unless limited by means of operating system. You’ll be surprised by
the amount and size of files in the Windows cache folder. You should also
remember that cache keeps a huge amount of garbage images, in particular
banner ads. Moreover, keeping a large Internet cache can degrade your
browsers overall performance.
Acronis PrivacyExpert cleans Internet cache, while maintaining the
confidentiality of your PC activities and speeding up pages of visited sites
(reducing time to find necessary files in cache).
3.1.2 Cookies
Cookies are small files created on a user’s PC during a visits to some web
sites. Cookies may contain user name and other data entered while
registering on a site. When a user revisits the site, he/she may be greeted by
name and, perhaps, some setting selected last time will be applied, such as
the language, page design elements, and/or the content.
Acronis PrivacyExpert enables you to delete
unnecessary
cookies. You
can
keep the cookies you need
, as Acronis PrivacyExpert can choose what
cookies to delete and what to leave safe.
What cookies are unnecessary and what is their threat?
In the aggregate
cookies can provide full traces of where and how you surfed the Internet.
There are many scandals discussed in the media where network companies
have been gathering user information and their preferences to buy products.
The well known activities of companies like A.S.A.P. Investigations, Dig Dirt,
and Infoseekers, offering other companies personal user information,
including biographical data, bank account information, phone numbers,
property, health, and/or actual social security card numbers for just $100
(source:
http://www.pcmag.com/article/0,2997, a=2443,00.asp
– PC
Magazine, January, 16, 2001, Leave Me Alone By Matthew Graven).
If Internet Explorer is your default browser, cookies are kept in the
C:\Windows\
Cookies
folder under
Windows 95/98/Me, and in the
С
:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\
Cookies
folder under
Windows
NT/2000/XP.
Windows XP Cookies folder content
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