Where Does Win7 Put Cookies?

Yes, I don't want to do anything fancy with the cookies which is why I'm resisting the use of a cookie manager. I have not yet reached the point of desperation that would spur me to buy something. I might, but not yet.

As for why I stopped at the "windows" sub folder I thought the sub folder of interest was hidden. But... I just retried it and the sub-directories I couldn't find before are right there in front of me. I can only attribute my inability to see them before to simple pilot error.

Mike and Titanic, Thanks also for the input on ccleaner. If I find I can't manage them directly, that will be where I head next.

Hi

CCleaner is free, I'm guessing that there is almost no one on this forum who doesn't use it, (I don't know anyone who doesn't use it) it's been around since 2004. I think they are over 32,000,000 downloads.

It gets updated regularly and will keep you computer free of junk, temp files, etc.
I don't use the registry cleaner unless I've uninstalled something but then it gets rid of the left behind registry entries.
Allow it to make a backup when you do the registry clean.

It lets you change start-up items etc, risk free, if it doesn't work out all you have to do it recheck the item.

You can chose exactly what it does, but the default settings work for me.

If you just want to monitor what cookies you have you can do that.
If you've never removed them you probably have a lot of them.

Here's a review and a download link.

CCleaner - CNET Download.com

You will find Cookies under Options.

Mike

Altogether, cookies aren't that bad, in my opinion. They may spy on you a bit, like Orwell's 1984 Big Brother.

Wikipedia: tracking cookies and especially third-party tracking cookies are commonly used as way to compile long-term records of individuals' browsing histories — a major privacy concern that has prompted European and US law makers to take action.
Personally I say, what the heck? Like if the Secret Police wants to listen my phone calls - they'll probably just get bored. NOTHING TO RECORD! Billions of tons of information recorded every day, and what's the avail? Mankind uses all too much energy for pure nonsense - and counteractions.

Thanks again guys. I've got ccleaner installed and have been poking around.

I'm not all big brother is watching with the cookies. I picked up some malware in the past, and since then, I've tried my best to clamp down on things. I know that cookies aren't the problem, but it's just one more open door that I can close a little.