|Scenario Task Description=Most of the things you do on a computer are [https://learn.equalit.ie/wiki/Destroying_temporary_files logged and cached]. This includes the websites you visit, working documentsyou've worked on, installed softwareemail attachments opened, etc. This information is constantly collected and stored as 'temporary files' on the computer. These files expose and document your actions and it may be prudent to delete such traces.  [https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/how-delete-your-data-securely-windows Bleachbit for Windows] and [https://ssd.eff.org/en/module/how-delete-your-data-securely-linux Linux], as well as [https://securityinabox.org/en/guide/ccleaner/windows Ccleaner] can destroy these temporary ttemporary files.

 Using your brower browser in [https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/95464?hl=en Incognito mode on Chrome] or [https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/private-browsing-use-firefox-without-history or Firefox], will stop prevent the recording of Internet cache your browsing history and the download of cache to the computer. It will also disable [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HTTP_cookie cookiescookie] in your collection for that sessionand help [https://myshadow.org/visualisations/animation prevent profiling ]. A more permanent solution to prevent temporary file collection would be storage is to use a live operating system like [https://tails.boum.org/ Tails]. Alternatively you should could [[I want to prevent unauthorised access to my data|encrypt the hard disk]]to prevent a third-party from learning what you've been up to if they get a hold of your machine.