How to enable cookies. Why are cookies needed - how to enable, disable or clear them
Instructions
First of all, you need to set the correct system time (including date), because... all Internet resources operate in real time. If the system date in your system settings is lost, registration may be denied, citing incorrect system settings.
To configure the system time, as well as update it, you need to double-click on the clock in the tray (system tray). In the window that opens, set the correct time or update it automatically by going to the “Time” tab and clicking the “Update now” button.
After adjusting the date and time, click Apply and then OK. Now you can start setting up saving cookies. This setting will be different for each browser. If you don't know the name or version of your browser, click the Help menu and select About. In the window that opens, you will see detailed information about the installed program.
Mozilla Firefox. Click the Tools menu and select Settings. In the window that opens, go to the “Privacy” tab, select the Cookies heading and check the boxes next to “Accept cookies from sites” and “Accept cookies from third-party sites”. Click OK to save your changes.
Internet Explorer. Click the Tools menu and select Internet Options. In the window that opens, go to the “Privacy” tab and move to the “Allow all cookies” position, then click “OK” to save the changes.
Opera. Click the Settings menu and select General Settings. In the window that opens, go to the “Advanced” section, in the Cookies block, check the box next to “Accept cookies”, and uncheck the remaining boxes. Click OK to save your changes.
Google Chrome. Click the "Browser Settings" menu (the wrench icon), select the "Options" item. In the window that opens, go to the “Advanced” tab. In the “Privacy” block, select “Content settings”. In the "Cookies" section, select the radio button for "Allow saving local data." To save the result, click the “Close” button.
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Cookies are a piece of data that is stored on the computer of users of Internet resources. It may contain information about user authentication (login to an account) and settings made on the resource. Cookies are also often used to collect statistics about user activity. These files are necessary for the normal functioning of many resources and can be enabled in the user's browser settings.
Instructions
The procedure for enabling each browser may vary due to differences in functionality. To enable the function of storing file data in Internet Explorer, you need to go to the “Tools” - “Internet Options” tab. In new versions of the browser, click on the gear icon to bring up the desired menu. In the window that appears, go to the “Privacy” tab. Depending on the specified security level, Cookie support will be activated. Move the slider in the settings window to the position you need and apply the changes made by pressing the “Ok” button. To enable Cookies, you will only need to specify a medium security level.
Mozilla Firefox also supports Cookies. To enable them, click on the orange Firefox button in the upper left corner of the program. In the list of options that appears, click on “Settings” - “Settings”. Next, use the “Privacy” tab. In the menu that appears on the screen, select the “Will remember history” option in the drop-down list, and then click the “Ok” button to apply the changes.
Cookies are a convenient tool, the correct operation of which is configured in the browser.
Enabling such a function, and consequently the collection and storage of such data, leads to a significant acceleration of sites and greater ease of interaction in general.
Details about what cookies are and how to enable them in Yandex. Browser, read our material.
Why are they needed?
What are cookies and what are they for? Cookies are data from a website that is collected by the browser.
This is not specific data, but rather fragments of it.
4 Scroll to the bottom of the settings page until you see the button Show advanced settings;
5 Click on it;
6 Down page an additional menu will open;
7 Scroll down to the section Personal information;
8 Click the content settings button at the top of this block;
9 A new window will open in which you can make changes to your data storage settings in your browser;
10 You need to place a marker opposite the inscription Allow saving local data(as in Figure 6);
11 Now press the button Ready to save changes you make;
12 Restart your browser.
Cookies should now start saving properly. Your information will be saved and the page will load faster.
Advice. Accordingly, if you enter personal data or visit any, it is advisable for you to check whether this function is disabled.
Especially if you are going to enter your account information or payment information (such as a credit card number).
Shutdown
As mentioned above, disabling cookies is necessary if you need to provide personal data on any site if you are using someone else's or a public computer.
In addition, it is advisable to do this in cases where you do not trust any site too much. How to block the collection of such data:
- Repeat steps one through nine, inclusive, from the list above;
- Place a marker opposite the line Don't allow sites to save data;
- Click the button Ready .
After restarting the browser, the data will no longer be saved.
Such settings are saved both when you restart the browser and when you restart the device; in addition, they are valid for the current session, that is, you can disable them immediately before entering personal information.
It is important to remember that these the settings apply only to this specific browser, and not to the computer.
Data Collection Limitation
Another preferred way to limit data collection if you are using a public or someone else's computer is to temporarily disable the cookie collection feature.
This approach will allow you to disable data collection only for the duration of the current session, that is, you will not need to re-enable the collection, you will just need to close the browser and/or turn off the computer.
To limit data collection in this way, do the following:
1 Repeat points one through nine of the list given at the beginning of the article;
2 In the window that opens, place a marker in the checkbox that says Allow data to be saved only for the current session;
3 Press the button Ready in the lower right corner of the window.
Remember that you cannot restart the browser and restart the computer after this, since immediately after restarting the browser, all settings will return to the recommended state (that is, they will start collecting cookies again).
This method is good in case when you need to enter the same data multiple times, over a relatively short period of time.
In addition, when using this method, there is no need to re-enter the settings and return them to their original state (when using someone else’s computer) - Just close the browser.
Cookies(in English Cookies) are small files that your browser writes to your computer when you visit sites. These files store information about logins and passwords that you entered when visiting the site. Accordingly, the next time you return to the site, you do not need to enter your login and password again, your browser already remembers your data and takes the information from cookies.
By default, cookies are enabled in browsers, including Yandex Browser. However, if you forcibly disabled them and now do not know how to enable cookies in the Yandex browser, our article will be useful to you. After all, you must admit that entering the login and password for the site every time is very tiring. Also, in the article you will learn how to clear cookies in the Yandex browser.
Enabling cookies in Yandex browser
In order to enable cookies in the Yandex Browser, click in the upper right corner on the three lines indicating the Yandex browser settings, as shown in the picture below.
In the window that opens, scroll to the very bottom of the page and click on the “show additional settings” link.
Find the section " Personal information" and in it go to the menu " Content Settings«.
So we found the settings section responsible for supporting cookies in the Yandex browser. You can choose to save all cookies, allow them to be saved only for the current session, or not allow cookies to be saved on your computer.
To enable cookies in the Yandex browser, select the first item. In the second case, your site data will be saved, but only until the browser is restarted. In the third case, cookie data will never be saved.
Cookie exceptions
Also, you can fine-tune cookies by setting exceptions. To do this, in the “content settings” section, click on “exceptions”.
In this menu you can set individual settings for sites. For example, you want your cookies to be saved on all sites except one, which you share with your wife, for example, the social network VKontakte.
In the “content settings” section, specify “save all cookies”, but in the “exceptions” section, indicate the name of the site vk.com and specify “block”.
Thus, the Yandex browser will save cookies from all sites except blocked ones, in our case this is only one site vk.com.
Cleaning cookies in Yandex browser
Cookies need to be cleared periodically. To do this, in the Yandex browser, click on the settings menu and go to the section Story. Or just press the key combination on your keyboard Ctrl+H.
In the center you will see a list of your visited sites. To clear cookies, click on the top right " clear history«.
In the window that opens, you can select what exactly you want to delete and for what period.
After this, you will erase from your computer all data about your browsing history and entered passwords in Yandex Browser. And by the way, by doing this you will free up some free space on your hard drive, since these files can take up an impressive amount of space.
You can read more detailed information on how to clear cookies and cache in Yandex, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Opera browsers in our previous article
Instructions
To enable cookies in browser Internet Explorer version 6 and higher, go to the “Tools” menu in the top bar. Then select “Internet Options”, then “Privacy” and “Advanced”. In the window that opens, check the box next to “Override automatic processing of cookies.” Then, in the “Essential cookies” and “Third-party cookies” columns, select “Accept” and click OK.
To enable cookies in browser Opera version 10 and higher, click on the “Menu” button, which is located in the upper left part of the browser window, select “Settings”, then “General settings”. A window will open in which go to the “Advanced” tab. Next, click Cookies/Accept Cookies/Ok.
If you are using the Mozilla Firefox browser version 3 or higher, select “Settings” from the “Tools” menu. Next, go to the “Privacy” tab, then “Firefox will remember your history” and Ok.
To enable cookies in Google Chrome, click the wrench icon in the upper right corner of the browser window, select the “Tools” menu item, and then “Settings”. In the window that opens, go to the “Advanced” tab and click on the “Content Settings” button, then “Privacy”, where check the box next to “Allow saving local data (recommended)”.
If you use the Apple Safari browser for Windows, click on the gear icon in the upper right part of the browser window and select “Settings” from the menu that opens. Then go to the “Security” tab, find the “Accept cookies” item there and select “Always”.
As a rule, acceptance and storage of cookies is set in browser by default, but there are also cases when this option must be set manually.
Cookies, or more simply, cookies, are temporary files that are stored on your computer while you navigate through different pages of a website. Cookie support can be disabled, but when using many sites, enabling cookie support is mandatory for the site to function properly. To enable cookies, your actions will depend on what Internet browser you are using.
You will need
- - a computer connected to the Internet;
- - connected internet browser
Instructions
While in browser In Windows Internet Explorer, to enable Cookies, click on the “gear” icon in the upper right corner of the screen. From the drop-down menu, select Internet Options. In the window that opens, go to the “Privacy” tab. With the left mouse button, move the security level lever for the Internet zone to the “Medium” level. Click OK.
IN browser Mozilla Firefox Click on the orange Firefox icon at the top left of the screen. In the selection window that opens, click “Settings”. Select the "Privacy" tab. In the "History" line, select the "Firefox will use your history settings" option. Next, check the box next to “Accept cookies from sites” > OK. Or, in the “History” column, select the option “Firefox will remember the history” > OK.
When using the Opera browser, click on the Opera icon in the upper left corner of the page. In the drop-down menu, select the “Settings” - “General Settings” section. Go to the "Advanced" tab. In the left menu, select “Cookies” and check the box next to the option “Accept only from the visited site” > OK.
The full functioning of websites is determined by many parameters. One of them is support for cookies, or the ability to use data generated by web pages that is stored in the computer's memory. In other words, cookies are text files containing information about the personal settings made on various types of Internet resources (design, time zone, city, etc.), as well as about the user’s activity and authentication (logging into an account ). They greatly simplify entering information when registering on websites or filling out other types of forms.
Among users of the World Wide Web, there is an opinion that activating cookies can harm the computer, like a virus, spyware or malware. This is wrong. By themselves, these files cannot perform any actions, being simple text data. They do not slow down the system and do not require systematic removal; they are stored in the PC memory until they expire.
Often, cookies are enabled by default in browsers. If they are disabled, then you need to know how to enable cookies yourself in a particular browser. Enabling cookie support is easy for both beginners and experienced users. Let's take a closer look at the features of their activation in the most popular browsers.
Cookie support in Internet Explorer browser
Many users use the traditional Internet Explorer browser to view pages. For this program, from version 6 and higher, cookies can be enabled as follows:
- on the top panel find the “Service” menu section;
- click on the line “Internet Options”;
- switch to the “Privacy” tab;
- click on the “Advanced” line;
- check the checkbox next to “Override automatic processing of cookies”;
- select the “Accept” option in the “First Party Cookies” and “Third Party Cookies” groups;
- confirm the changes made by clicking the “Ok” button.
There is an easier way to enable cookies in Internet Explorer. Just drag the slider located in the same “Privacy” tab, showing the level of security when working on the network, and set it to medium or low.
Enabling cookies in the Mozilla Firefox browser
One of the popular browsers is Mozilla Firefox. Users who use it to surf the web must know how to enable cookies in it. To do this you will need:
Open the “Tools” section;
. go to the “Settings” subsection;
. in the “Privacy” tab, find the Firefox line;
. in the pop-up menu, click on the item “Will remember history”;
. Save the changes by clicking the “Ok” button.
There is another way to enable cookies in the Mozilla Firefox browser. To do this you need:
In the “Settings” window, click on the “Privacy” tab;
. in the “History” block find the Firefox option;
. in the pop-up menu from the proposed list, select the item “Will use your history storage settings”;
. put a tick in the checkbox of the line “Accept cookies from sites”;
. set the value “Always” for the “Accept cookies from third-party sites” parameter;
. in the “Save cookies” item, select the line “Until they expire”;
. confirm the changes made.
Activating cookies in the Opera browser
Users often prefer the Opera browser, appreciating its simplicity, convenience, security and twenty-year history. When using it, the question also often arises of how to enable cookies in Opera to store information on a PC.
To do this, you need to perform the following algorithm of actions:
Go to the “Tools” menu;
. find the “Settings” section;
. switch to the “Advanced” tab;
. In the side menu, click on the Cookies line;
. activate the “Accept cookies” item;
. save the changes made to the settings.
Appearing recently, but already gaining popularity among users of the World Wide Web, the Google Chrome browser also comes with support for cookies, activated by default. If there is a need to enable them, you will need:
Go to the main menu of the browser by clicking on the button located next to the address bar;
. open the “Settings” section;
. in the “Settings” tab, click on the line “Show additional settings”;
. find the “Personal Data” block and click on the “Content Settings” button;
. go to “Cookies”;
. select the “Allow saving local data” option;
. Confirm the change by clicking on the “Done” button.
How to activate cookies in Yandex Browser?
Browser settings from the popular Yandex resource allow you to determine the processing parameters for cookies coming from various sites. In order to enable this feature, you will need:
Find the gear icon located in the upper right corner and click on it with the mouse;
. in the window that opens, select the “Settings” section;
. At the bottom, find the line “Show additional settings” and click on it;
. go to the “Personal Data Protection” block;
. click on the “Content settings” button;
. find the item “Cookies”;
. set the necessary parameters or select the “Accept all” action.
Enabling cookies in Safari and Android browsers
Increasingly, users access the Internet using smartphones and tablets based on the Android and iOS operating systems. Their built-in browsers are equipped with support for accepting cookies.
In Safari (iPhone, iPad) to activate cookies you must:
Click on the gear icon located in the upper right corner;
. go to the “Settings” section;
. switch to the “Security” tab;
. In the “Accept Cookies” section, select the “Always” option.
In Android browsers, to enable cookies you need to:
Press the “Menu” button;
. go to the “Settings” section;
. In the “Protection and Security” tab, select “Enable cookies”.
When answering the question of how to enable cookies in your browser, you should first of all take into account the features of the program that is used to access the network. If, after activating cookies, a message still appears that they are disabled, you should try clearing the cache and deleting temporary files on your computer. In most cases, such simple steps help solve the problem. If clearing the cache and temporary files does not help, you should check whether your browser supports cookies using a Java plugin.
Cookies are a necessary element that greatly facilitates the life of an Internet user and makes his work on the Internet as convenient as possible. They ensure the normal functioning of websites and must be enabled in your browser settings.
