I can’t vouch for the Widows files. but the Apple files you reference are merely caches, or places where files and data are cached during use. The system saves copies of these if it thinks you’re using them regularly so that when you re-visit a site it can load faster.
As a point of housekeeping you can easily clear them on a regular basis without fear or damage. Just do a “Safari > Clear History” and “Safari > Preferences > Privacy” and click on “Remove all Website Data”. Do understand that if you remove cookies if you had autofill turned on for things like credentials that you would have to re-enter this information on the respective web page. There are some tools that clean this stuff out automagically, such as a program I have used for many years called “Cocktail”. http://www.maintain.se/cocktail/ <http://www.maintain.se/cocktail/> Dan > On Apr 2, 2016, at 12:30 AM, archer75--- via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > > Can anyone explain why Microsoft, Apple, and other large providers constantly > and repeatedly load large amounts of "crap" on my Windows 7 computer? I > discovered it while looking for a reason the computer slowed down at times. > Following is an example of the "crap" www.Ccleaner.com removes almost any > time I run it: > > Internet Explorer Temporary Internet Files 152 Megabytes > Windows Explorer Thumbnail Cache 1 Megabytes > Windows System Temporary Files 1 Megabyte > Windows System Windows Log Files 3 Megabytes > Safari Internet Cache 49 Megabytes > Safari Cookies 40 KB > Windows MS Search 1 Megabyte > > At times Windows will have placed as much as 200 Megabytes of crap on the HD, > and Safari as much as 100 Megabytes. Just as soon as Ccleaner removes it, it > is rapidly replaced; depending on the time of day. (Between midnight and 6 am > there is usually not much downloading). > > These large downloads didn't seem to start until Windows 10 came on the scene. > > Thanks, > Gerry > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
