Comments on: How to delete Flash cookies (Local Shared Objects) http://www.ardamis.com/2010/07/07/how-to-delete-flash-cookies/ Ardamis is a blog about web development and technology in general. Sat, 28 Jan 2012 09:50:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ardamis http://www.ardamis.com/2010/07/07/how-to-delete-flash-cookies/#comment-42417 ardamis Tue, 05 Oct 2010 19:09:10 +0000 http://www.ardamis.com/?p=755#comment-42417 It's true that deleting the entire contents of "%APPDATA%\Macromedia\Flash Player\macromedia.com\support\flashplayer\sys" will also delete the settings.sol file that contains your Flash Player global settings. This file will be automatically recreated with the default settings. I would assume that most users are running with the default settings anyway, but with a minor change to the script, you can back up that file before the folder is deleted, and then restore it after the folder is remade. I've updated the script example to do this. It’s true that deleting the entire contents of “%APPDATA%\Macromedia\Flash Player\macromedia.com\support\flashplayer\sys” will also delete the settings.sol file that contains your Flash Player global settings. This file will be automatically recreated with the default settings.

I would assume that most users are running with the default settings anyway, but with a minor change to the script, you can back up that file before the folder is deleted, and then restore it after the folder is remade.

I’ve updated the script example to do this.

]]> By: Virtualguy http://www.ardamis.com/2010/07/07/how-to-delete-flash-cookies/#comment-42395 Virtualguy Mon, 04 Oct 2010 15:53:04 +0000 http://www.ardamis.com/?p=755#comment-42395 Deleting the entire directory that contains the Flash settings cookie is stupid, because, then you have to constantly reset your flash settings. Think! Deleting the entire directory that contains the Flash settings cookie is stupid, because, then you have to constantly reset your flash settings. Think!

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