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Manage cookies on your computer

Decide which cookies to keep

All

cookies

are safe to remove; you do not need to back them up. However, if a cookie came from a Web site where you make purchases or conduct business or confidential transactions, it might contain a password or code for verification of your identity. If you remove this type of cookie, you might have to enter personal information on the Web site again.

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If you revisit a Web site whose cookie you removed, it creates a new cookie.

To view a cookie’s information

1 On the left side of the main window, click

Norton

CleanSweep > Internet.

2 Click Cookie Cleanup.

3 Select a cookie whose information you want to view.

4 Click View.

Remove unwanted cookies

Before you can use Cookie Cleanup, you must disable

Safety Sweep.

See “Enable and disable Safety Sweep” on page 253.

See “Decide which cookies to keep” on page 264.

To remove unwanted cookies

1 On the left side of the main window, click

Norton

CleanSweep > Internet.

2 Click Cookie Cleanup.

3 Do one of the following:

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To remove all cookies, click Select All.

If cookies are marked yellow or red, Cookie

Cleanup does not let you remove them.

To remove specific cookies, check the cookies that you want to remove.

4 Click Clean.

5 In Cookie Cleanup Wizard, follow the on-screen instructions to remove the cookies.

It’s safe to remove cookies without making backups.

6 In the Cookie Cleanup dialog box, click Close.

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Remove unwanted plug-ins

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Remove unwanted plug-ins

Plug-ins enhance Web browsing by letting you view certain document types, watch video, or listen to live or recorded audio.

Plug-ins can take up significant hard disk space, so if you do not use a plug-in regularly, you can remove it. Plug-ins are safe to remove. You can back them up if you plan to use them again.

See “Uninstall programs that were downloaded from the Internet” on page 262.

Use Plug-in Cleanup if Smart Sweep did not monitor the installation. If Smart Sweep did monitor the installation, use Internet Uninstall to remove the plug-ins.

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Before you remove plug-ins, close your Internet browser if it is open.

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To remove unwanted plug-ins

1 On the left side of the main window, click

Norton

CleanSweep > Internet.

2 Click Plug-in Cleanup.

3 Do one of the following:

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To remove all plug-ins, click Select All.

To remove specific plug-ins, check the plug-ins that you want to remove.

If Safety Sweep is on, you must turn it off to select a file that is color-coded yellow. While a file is selected, click Advise to see more information about the file and advice on what to do with it, or click View to view the file.

4 Click Clean.

5 In Plug-in Cleanup Wizard, follow the on-screen instructions to remove the plug-ins.

6 In the Plug-in Cleanup dialog box, click Close.

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Remove unwanted ActiveX controls

Remove unwanted ActiveX controls

ActiveX controls

enhance Web pages with interactive content. They activate when you visit a Web page that contains ActiveX content. The first time that a page is visited, its ActiveX controls are

downloaded

to your hard disk. Internet Sweep monitors ActiveX controls and their locations.

All ActiveX controls are safe to remove; you do not need to back them up. If you revisit a Web site whose ActiveX control you removed, it downloads the ActiveX control again.

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Norton CleanSweep does not let you remove the ActiveX controls that are used by Windows 98. It lets you view and remove only those ActiveX controls that are downloaded from the Internet.

See “Uninstall programs that were downloaded from the Internet” on page 262.

Use ActiveX Cleanup if Internet Sweep did not monitor the installation. If Internet Sweep did monitor the installation, use Internet Uninstall to remove the ActiveX controls.

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Before you remove ActiveX controls, close your Internet browser if it is open.

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Remove unwanted ActiveX controls

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To remove ActiveX controls

1 On the left side of the main window, click

Norton

CleanSweep > Internet.

2 Click ActiveX Cleanup.

3 In the ActiveX Control Cleanup dialog box, do one of the following:

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To remove all ActiveX controls, click Select All.

To remove specific ActiveX controls, check the

ActiveX controls that you want to remove.

4 Click Clean.

5 In ActiveX Control Cleanup Wizard, follow the onscreen instructions to remove the ActiveX controls.

When the cleanup is complete, ActiveX Control

Cleanup Wizard displays a summary.

6 Click Finish.

7 To close the ActiveX Control Cleanup dialog box, click

Close.

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Backing up and restoring programs

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Norton CleanSweep Backup Wizard safely compresses infrequently used programs to provide more disk space.

You can move the compressed backup to a new location or copy it to a different computer. Restore Wizard ensures that all of the program’s related files are restored when you want to use the program again. It also restores registry values.

Back up programs

Backup Wizard creates a single, compressed backup of a program for use as a reserve in the event that you need to restore the program.

To back up a program

1 On the left side of the main window, click

Norton

CleanSweep > Programs.

2 Click Backup Wizard.

3 In the Backup Wizard program list, select the file or program to back up.

Backup Wizard analyzes the program.

4 Verify the backup folder location, then click Next.

Backup Wizard displays a summary of the files that will be backed up.

5 To confirm the actions that will be taken by Backup

Wizard, click Finish.

6 When Backup Wizard has finished, click OK.