Speed, Cache and Cookies
I've been trying to figure out why the speed tests at
http://www.speakeasy.net/speedtest/
gave me results significantly lower than the advertised speed from my ISP. When I was on the phone with support the guy told me to empty my safari cache and clear all cookies. Sure enough.. before emptying the cache and clearing cookies I got a download speed of 2500 kbps After emptying the cache it was closer to 14500 kbps
Has anyone else experienced this or understand why emptying the cache would change things so significantly?
Is a full cache throttling performance/speed somehow?
Any insight would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Bruce
MacBook Pro Mac OS X (10.4.6)
Download or Upload speed is also going to be affected by overall cable or telephone line usage, something you have no control over. For example, you may experience better speeds late in the evening versus the middle of the day.
Using broadband, there is no need for Safari's cache file. You can deactivate it either by:
Using Safari Enhancer
or -
Go to the Safari Cache folder located at ~/Library/Cache/Safari. There you can trash the contents:
- click on the folder in column view,
- highlight the next column components (cmd. A),
- then cmd. delete to move to trash).
- Do not trash the Safari folder.
To deactivate cache -
Single click on the Safari cache folder and Cmd I.
- The info panel for the folder will appear
- Uncheck the "lock" box.
- Go to the bottom (ownership). Click on the small triangle (details),
- Go to "owner" and change the permission to "read only".
- Next, click on the lock next to owner, and recheck the lock box.
This will effectively keep the OS from writing new entries to the cache folder.
Cookies are another matter, as some are important to keep (retain password information, or are required for site access (eg CC or Banks) while others are unnecessary.
I have found SafariPlus to be a great way to easily manage cookies in Safari. You can indicate "favorites", which facilitates the removal of any non-favorite cookies. The alternative is to manage cookies via Safari's preference>security panel, which in my opinion is a time-consuming task.
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