Browsers cache settings give your pc the ability to store
frequently visited web pages and also checks for newer web
pages when you navigate to those sites.
Most computers cache setting is left at the default
setting, which can be anything from 250MB to over 1024MB,
which generally speaking is far too high. You can safely
reduce this to as little as 10 - 20MB. You may find that
you frequently download large files, for example a file of
50MB, so you would need to adjust you cache size to 60MB so
that if the download is interrupted it will pick up from
where it left off using the cache memory rather than
starting over again.
To adjust the IE cache size:
Start Internet Explorer
Select Tools Internet Options General tab
Under Temporary Internet Files click the Settings button.
In the box for the amount of disk space to use, enter a
value between 25 and 50 megabytes.
Click OK to accept the changes.
To adjust the Netscape Navigator cache size:
Start Netscape Navigator
Select Edit Preferences Advanced Cache.
In the box for Disk Cache, enter a value between 5120 and
51200 kilobytes.
Click OK to accept the changes.
By making this simple adjustment, you will save lots of
hard drive space for better uses and it will improve the
overall performance of Internet Explorer.
If you want to have a large cache size, then I recommend
that you clean your cache out regularly. I do a lot of
browsing and clean mine several times a day, but rather
than go through Internet Properties and start clicking on
various buttons I use ccleaner available for free from
http://www.filehippo.com/download_ccleaner/
CCleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy
tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing
Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk
space by automatically cleaning the cache when run. It also
cleans traces of your online activities such as your
Internet history. It also only takes a few seconds to run
and remove these unwanted files from your pc.
There have been over 55 million downloads of this program
Internet Explorer
Temporary files, URL history, cookies, Autocomplete form
history, index.dat.
Firefox
Temporary files, URL history, cookies, download history.
Opera
Temporary files, URL history, cookies.
Windows
Recycle Bin, Recent Documents, Temporary files and Log
files.
Registry cleaner
Advanced features to remove unused and old entries,
including File Extensions, ActiveX Controls, ClassIDs,
ProgIDs, Uninstallers, Shared DLLs, Fonts, Help Files,
Application Paths, Icons, Invalid Shortcuts and more...
also comes with a comprehensive backup feature
Third-party applications
Removes temp files and recent file lists (MRUs) from many
apps including Media Player, eMule, Kazaa, Google Toolbar,
Netscape, MS Office, Nero, Adobe Acrobat, WinRAR, WinAce,
WinZip and many more...
This software does NOT contain any Spyware, Adware or
Viruses.
I set mine up as follows:
Click on the Cleaner Tab on the left and under Windows I
tick all boxes in Internet Explorer, Windows Explorer and
System. Under Advanced tick only the first 2 boxes. Then
click on the Applications tab and tick all.
Issues tab:
Unless you are competent at dealing with the registry then
leave this one alone and DO NOT run it.
Tools tab:
Here you will find a list of Uninstall options to remove
programs from your pc, use with caution. I prefer to use
the Add/Remove function or the programs own uninstaller.
Startup:
Lists all programs that are set to run when you boot up,
if you are unsure about deleting any of these then leave it
as it is.
Options tab:
Settings - Choose your language, untick Run CCleaner when
the computer starts, tick the next 3 boxes, then look at
the Secure Deletion, tick the radio button 'Secure file
deletion (Slower) and set it to NSA (7 passes)
Cookies - entirely up to the individual, but I don't save
any cookies.
Custom - You can drag and drop files or folders into the
window or browse for them and on the next run they will be
securely deleted.
Advanced - Untick boxes 1-3 tick all others.
Finally click on the Cleaner tab on the left and you have
the option to Analyze or Run Cleaner. When you are
comfortable using this program you won't use Analyze, but
initially do use it to see what can be deleted and the
approximate size of files to be deleted.
Important
This will remove any saved passwords and usernames that
you have, so make sure that you have a copy of them all
before proceeding to clean.
Open a text document, enter the URL, username and
password, save this to floppy, external drive or print it
off. Do NOT save this text file to your hard drive.
There is an excellent program for saving your passwords
etc available from http://www.roboform.com/
I will cover this in more detail another time.
As always, back-up your system or create a restore point
before making any changes.
To your safety and security online
cotojo
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