Cookie files

  1. What is a cookie?
  2. Delete cookies
  3. Disable saving cookies
  4. Enable saving cookies
  5. Error: "The page is not working. The site redirected you too many times."

What is a cookie?

Attention. Cookie files are enabled by default in the Yandex Browser beta version.

A cookie is a small piece of data that is sent by the web server and stored on the user's computer. The cookie contains information about you. For example, your login and password, location, language settings, and products in your online store basket.

Why cookies are useful
  • You don't have to re-enter your username and password on a site where authorization is required.
  • If you don't place an order, leave the online store's website, and then return, the products are saved in your basket.
  • If you specify your city when you first visit a weather forecast site, it won't ask you about it again.

In web analytics tools (such as Yandex Metrica), cookies are used to track user activity on the internet.

Privacy risks of cookies
  • If someone uses your computer, and your logins and passwords are saved in cookies, they can access your accounts.
  • If a hacker intercepts a cookie, they gain access to your personal data. They can be used to show intrusive ads.

In general, disabling cookies causes more inconvenience than allowing them. But if you want to do everything possible to prevent your data from leaking, disable cookies. After you do this, some sites may work incorrectly.

Delete cookies

If you delete cookies regularly, this reduces the risk that your personal data might leak, and saves space on your hard drive. The browser allocates memory for cookies, and if you visit a lot of sites, the amount of memory can be quite large.

Delete all cookies
Attention. If you delete all cookies, you automatically log out of your accounts on all sites.
  1. Click   → Advanced → Clear history or press Ctrl + Shift + Del (in Windows and Linux).
  2. Under Clear history, select the time period that you want to delete the cookies for.
  3. Select Cookies and other site data and plugins (deselect all other options if you want to delete only cookies).
  4. Click Clear.
Delete cookies for a single website
  1. Open the webpage.
  2. In the SmartBox, click the connection status icon.
  3. The Protect panel opens. In the connection status section, click Learn more.
  4. Click the <...> cookie files for this site link. A window with a list of cookies will appear.
  5. Select a cookie.
  6. Click Delete.

Disable saving cookies

By default, all websites are allowed to save cookies.

Disable saving cookies on all sites
  1. Click   → Settings → Websites.
  2. At the bottom of the page, click Advanced site settings.
  3. Under Cookies, select Not allowed.
Note. Some sites contain trackers, such as ad banners that collect information about you. To disable them, click Block third-party data and files.
Disable saving cookies on a single webpage
  1. Open the webpage.
  2. In the SmartBox, click the connection status icon.
  3. The Protect panel opens. In the connection status section, click Learn more.
  4. Click the <...> cookie files for this site link. A window with a list of cookies will appear.
  5. Select a cookie.
  6. Click Block.

Enable saving cookies

By default, all websites are allowed to save cookies. If you blocked cookies, allow saving them.

Enable saving cookies on all sites
  1. Click   → Settings → Websites.
  2. At the bottom of the page, click Advanced site settings.
  3. Under Cookies, select Allowed (recommended).
Note. To block trackers (third-party cookies), go to Cookies and select Restrict third-party cookies or Block third-party cookies.
Enable saving cookies on a single webpage
  1. Click   → Settings → Websites.
  2. At the bottom of the page, click Advanced site settings.
  3. Under Cookies, select Sites advanced settings.
  4. In the page list that opens, go to the Not allowed or the Only for session tab.
  5. Hover your mouse cursor over the page and click the Allow link that appears.

Error: "The page is not working. The site redirected you too many times."

Remove cookies that were installed by a webpage

  1. On the error page, click the connection status icon in the SmartBox.
  2. The Protect panel opens. In the connection status section, click Learn more.
  3. Click <...> cookie files for this site. A window with a list of cookies will appear.
  4. Select a cookie.
  5. Click Uninstall.

Allow saving cookies from third-party sites

  1. Click   → Settings → Websites.
  2. At the bottom of the page, click Advanced site settings.
  3. In the Cookies section, deselect Block third-party data and files.