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  2. Clear cache on a web browser - AOL Help

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    A browser's cache stores temporary website files which allows the site to load faster in future sessions. This data will be recreated every time you visit the webpage, though at times it can become corrupted. Clearing the cache deletes these files and fixes problems like outdated pages, websites freezing, and pages not loading or being ...

  3. Temporary folder - Wikipedia

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    In computing, a temporary folder or temporary directory is a directory used to hold temporary files. Many operating systems and some software automatically delete the contents of this directory at bootup or at regular intervals, leaving the directory itself intact.

  4. Temporary file - Wikipedia

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    A temporary file is a file created to store information temporarily, either for a program's intermediate use or for transfer to a permanent file when complete. [1] It may be created by computer programs for a variety of purposes, such as when a program cannot allocate enough memory for its tasks, when the program is working on data bigger than the architecture's address space, or as a ...

  5. Trash (computing) - Wikipedia

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    An operating system or file manager may remove trashed files from the file system once they resided in the trash bin for a certain duration, for example after 30 days on Android, or once the trash bin grows to a certain size (see § Microsoft Windows). Unlike in conventional folders, a trash bin may be able to contain files with duplicate names ...

  6. Restore your browser to default settings - AOL Help

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    This can remove adware, get rid of extensions you didn't install, and improve overall performance. Restoring your browser's default settings will also reset your browser's security settings. A reset may delete other saved info like bookmarks, stored passwords, and your homepage.

  7. Piriform Software - Wikipedia

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    CCleaner is computer cleaning software featuring MacOS and Windows versions. CCleaner has the option to clean computer browser software including Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Firefox as well as a computer system's temporary files. It has a separate tab to clean the registry. (A potential backup of regedit is available.)

  8. Where are my AOL Mail folders when I'm in Mac Mail?

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    Mac Mail calls folders "Mailboxes." To view your AOL Mail folders like New, Old, Sent, Spam, Trash and Saved on AOL in Mac Mail, click the View menu, then click Show Mailboxes . That's it!

  9. tmpfs - Wikipedia

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    tmpfs (short for Temporary File System) is a temporary file storage paradigm implemented in many Unix-like operating systems. It is intended to appear as a mounted file system, but data is stored in volatile memory instead of a persistent storage device.