Window Washer 6.0 Online Manual

Changing Firefox Wash Items

You can change several wash items related to Firefox. Firefox is a browser program that you can download and install. Browsers let you visit Web sites on the World Wide Web.

To change Firefox wash items:

Start Window Washer, if it is not already open, and display the Window Washer window.
For more information, see Starting Window Washer.
In the icon panel, click Wash Setup.
The Wash Setup panel displays.
Click Edit to the right of Firefox.
Select or deselect the Firefox options you want.

Click to see a description of each option.

Options	Description
Internet Cache	Firefox uses this folder to store copies of Web pages that you have visited, so that the Web pages open faster the next time you visit them. This option deletes the copies of the Web pages from your computer.
Cookies	These small files store information about your interaction with a Web site. Some cookies may just track which ads the site displayed while you were there to make sure the site does not display the same ads. Other cookies may store preferences that you set, passwords you create for the site, information about the pages you visited, and more. This option deletes all cookies from your computer. You can tell Window Washer to keep some cookies by using the Cookie Keeper. For more information, see Customizing Cookie Washing.
Form Data	This data contains a list of information that you entered into forms on any Web sites recently. This information is stored if you selected privacy option to save form information. You see this data when you visit a Web site and start entering the same information, for example your e-mail address or password, and the information automatically displays as you start to type. This option deletes the list of recently entered form data from your computer.
History	This list includes the Web sites that you visited recently. You see this list when you select History from the Go menu. This option deletes the list of recently visited Web sites from your computer.

Window Washer cannot wash browser-related files if the browser is open when you run a wash. You need to close Firefox for Window Washer to wash the Firefox files.
Click Apply.