Every website you visit installs trackers onto your computer and slows it down subtly. These are called cookies and cached data, which work to track your activity if you regularly visit the same site.

Every web browser has what's called a cache: a temporary storage space for web pages that syncs online content to your computer or mobile device. This syncing is designed to help websites load up ...

A modern web browser, such as Google Chrome, is a necessity for most users, but it can also be one of the most demanding applications on your computer. In some ways, it acts almost like an operating ...

However, as time marches on, the volume of these temporary files can grow unwieldy, leading to a cluttered cache that may do more harm than good. This accumulation can bog down your computer’s ...

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Mary-Elisabeth is an associate writer on CNET's How-To team. She's a recent graduate of UNC-Chapel Hill's English Department, and resides in Charlotte, North Carolina. On the How-To team, she covers a ...