Below are the step-by-step instructions for deleting cookies in Opera.
- Open Opera and click Tools in the menu (top of the screen).
- To delete all cookies, follow steps 1 through 4 below, otherwise, skip ahead to step 3:
- Click Delete Private Data from the drop down menu that appears.
- Uncheck all items except for Delete Cookies.
- Click Delete.
- If you are currently downloading a file you may see a dialog box that says “Active transfer has not been removed.” Click OK to close the dialog box.
- If you wish to delete only specific cookies, follow these steps:
- Hover your mouse over Advanced in the drop down menu that appears.
- When a new menu appears click Cookies.
- In the list that appears, select the cookies you want to delete (hold down the CTRL key on your keyboard to select multiple cookies).
- Click Delete.
You can also configure Opera to delete all cookies at the end of every session (in many cases a session ends when you close your browser). Follow these steps to configure Opera:
- Open Opera and click Opera in the menu (top of the screen).
- Click Preferences in the drop down menu that appears.
- Change the configuration settings to match your preferences.
- Click OK to save your changes and close the Preferences window.