How to automatically delete cookies in Chrome, Firefox and Edge?

Cookies are pieces of information sent by websites for your browser to store. This information is stored to record site browsing preferences, login information and for ad targeting purposes. Tracking cookies are cookies defined by EU legislation on websites that allow cookies. However, tracking cookies are less regulated in the US.

Some users prefer to clear third-party cookie data. However, you do not have to manually delete cookies every time you want to delete this data. Instead, you can configure Google Chrome, Firefox and Edge to automatically delete cookies as described below.

Google Chrome, Edge and Firefox have built-in settings to automatically delete cookies when you close the browser. That way, with these options enabled, you’ll never have to manually clear cookies again in Chrome or other browsers. How to set Chrome to automatically delete cookies.

1. Click the three-dot menu button on the right side of Chrome’s toolbar.
2. choose Parameters to display this Chrome icon.
3. Click Privacy and Security to the left of the tab.
4. choose Cookies and other secondary data To access Chrome’s cookie options.

5. Click Delete cookies and site data when you close all windows to enable this setting. Chrome now automatically deletes cookie data when you close the window.

   

Edge includes more general options than Chrome for automatically clearing data when you exit the browser. In addition to automatically deleting cookies, you can configure Edge to clear browsing history and cached data on exit. Here are the steps to configure Edge to automatically clear cookie data:

1. First, press the button “Settings and more” button (it also has a button Alt + F hot key).
2. choose Privacy, Research and Services badge.
3. Then press the button Choose what should be deleted every time you close the browser. choice.

   

4. Click Cookies and other site data to enable this option.

   

5. You can also activate it Cached images, Navigation historyand Automatic filling of form data so Edge clears this data every time you close the browser.

Firefox includes Advanced Tracking Protection, which you can configure to block third-party cookies more strictly. It also includes more general history settings to automatically clear cookies and other browsing data. You can configure Firefox to clear cookie history when closed, for example:

1. Press the button The opening menu of the program button.
2. Press the menu button Parameters to access browser options.
3. Then select the option Privacy and Security to display data options.
4. choose Use custom settings for history above It will be Firefox scrolling menu.
5. click the button Clear history when Firefox closes checkbox.
6. Press the button Parameters for the button Clear history choice.

   

7. Choose an option Cookies only if you want this data to be deleted automatically. If all options are already selected by default, uncheck all other historical data boxes.

   

8. click on okay to set the option.

If you’re not a fan of tracking cookies, you can also enable stricter tracking protection while you’re at it. Choose an option Seriously for tracking protection function. You can also click Special to select four alternative cookie blocking options from the drop-down menu. you can choose a All third party cookies blocking option.

The default options of Edge, Firefox and Chrome are sufficient to clear cookies automatically. However, some extensions add more cookie deletion options to these browsers. Self-destructing cookies is one such extension for these browsers that provides an option to automatically delete cookies when you close a page tab.

Installing extensions is a similar process in all browsers, so you should be able to install Self-Destructive Cookies easily. After installing this extension, press the button Extensions and button Candle For a selection of self-destructing cookies. Or repeat the same process for one of the other browsers.

Now you can right click on it Self-destructing cookie to display its menu. Select the button Destroy cookies when tab is closed to set this cleaning mode. The add-on will then delete the cookie data stored for that particular web page each time you close it.

You can also whitelist pages on which you prefer to store cookie data. To do this, open the page you want to whitelist in your browser. With this page’s tab selected, right-click the tab Self-destructing cookie and select the button Add/remove this hostname to the exclusion list exclude web page. Later, when you right-click the extension and select Options, you’ll see this page whitelisted.

Download: Selecting-deleting cookies for Google Chrome | Edge | Firefox (Free)

Cookie AutoDelete is another Chrome, Firefox, and Edge extension that provides more advanced settings for automatically deleting and managing cookie data. This extension contains six options to automatically delete cookie data. You can delete cookies manually with this extension.

Automatic deletion of cookies is disabled by default. Click the button to activate the automatic deletion of cookies Automatic deletion of cookies toolbar or in your browser window. Extensions menu. Then press the button Automatic cleaning is disabled to enable automatic deletion of cookies.

Select to configure automatic deletion of cookies Parameters in the automatic cookie deletion extension. Then select one or more of the six auto-clean checkboxes there. These options are:

• Enable automatic cleaning
• Enable automatic cleanup of unloaded/abandoned tabs
• Enabling cleanup on domain change
• Enable graylist cleaning on browser restart
• Clearing cookies and other site data from open tabs at startup
• Delete all expired cookies

These cookie clearing settings are pretty self-explanatory. However, you can click the question marks next to these options to open an information window. Documents provides additional details for each setting. Website Enable automatic cleaning The option automatically clears data when closing a tab, restarting the browser, and changing domains.

If you want to clear cookies manually, click the button Clean up in extension. Or you can press the button Clean up to view more specific settings. selection Clean, insert all tabs will clear cookies from all open pages. You can also delete cookies from a specific domain by selecting other options.

Download: Auto delete cookie for Google Chrome | firefox | Edge (Free)

Disable tracking cookies for more browsing privacy

Configuring Edge, Chrome, or Firefox to automatically delete cookies that collect personally identifiable information is another way to ensure a more private browsing experience. If you prefer not to use their incognito modes, you can configure Edge, Firefox, and Edge to clear stored cookie data each time you close these browsers or the page tabs they contain.

This way you won’t have to manually delete the cookies that track you on a regular basis. It’s also a good idea to control cookies in your mobile browser.