If my computer loads enough cookies will they fill up my hard drive?

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OK there is a lot of space on a hard drive but when you download several cookies every time you get a new webpage, eventually they will add up I got my computer during a dumpster dive 7 years ago, i would think all the space has been filled up. Does the computer have to work without new memory. Is this why its the most ****ed up device in the world?

Comp-Elect · Answer

I would not say never but it is highly improbable that you would fill your hard drive with cookies.

I have cleaned up computers with over 500 MB of Cookies and Temporary Files. The computer was basically not usable until the cleanup was completed.

Not all cookies are deleted when expired. Most cookies will stay on your hard drive indefinitely.

Long before your hard drive becomes full of cookies, your computer will slow down to a snails pace and you may not even be able to open any browsers due to too many Cookies and Temporary Internet Files.

You should clean them out on a regular basis to keep you system running efficiently

agello24 · Answer

NEVER! cookies for 16kb text files. you need a billion plus of them to fill up ur drive. the average user gets several husndred and then they are reset.

? · Answer

Also, a cookie is deleted when it expires...

George H · Answer

I doubt its just "cookies" thats filling your hard drive! its probably more in the way of malware, spyware, or viruses! You can use CCleaner to eliminate cookies ans a lot of extemporaneous crap. Then use Malwarebytes, spybot, and Avast. that should kill off most of the bad stuff. Then look through your machine for unused programs and files...delete them, then do a defrag. It will get your machine to run better!

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