Acronis privacyexpert 2003 Manuale Utente

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3.1.1 Internet 
Cache 
Internet cache clean-up deletes files downloaded during browsing/surfing 
Internet pages. 
As you surf the Internet, your browser keeps («caches») the content of 
pages you visited in a special folder on a hard disk. This Internet cache 
folder contains web pages (HTML files), including text and graphics (in JPEG 
and GIF graphic files). Page caching speeds up Internet access and viewing. 
If you want to return to a previously visited page, your browser will take the 
majority of its contents from the cache to show on-screen instead of 
downloading it again. 
The Internet Explorer cache is kept in the C:\Windows\Temporary Internet Files 
folder  under  Windows 95/98/Me, and in the C:\Documents and Settings\<user 
name>\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files folder under Windows XP. 
 
Internet Explorer cache contents 
 
Attention! Each cached file has the «Internet address» property to track its origin. It 
is therefore better to set the «Address» setting instead of «Files» when erasing 
Internet cache. This enables you to delete files downloaded from specific addresses 
(see ««Address» setting»). By providing «Address» setting values, you can also 
specify the type of files to clean! 
Netscape Navigator cache is kept in a folder that can be specified by the 
user. Under Windows XP, cache is created in the user profile folder by 
default: C:\Documents and Settings\<user name>\Application Data\Mozilla\ 
Profiles\<profile name> as a folder named \Cache
Keeping Internet cache files can threaten the confidentiality of your PC 
activity, as everything that interested you on the Web remains in cache. 
When you’re absent any person – your children, spouse, or co-workers -- can 
easily get access to your home or work PC, to look through your Internet 
cache contents thus showing what has attracted your attention for the last 
week or month. 
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Chapter 3 : Separate PC Components Clean-up