So I’ve created a new G-mail account, mostly because of all the spam that permeates my Yahoo & Hotmail accounts.
But I’ve had it for barely a month, and have a total of 20 messages on it (no attachments), and I’m continually getting this message: Your browser’s cache is full and may interfere with your Gmail experience. In addition, I was told that several messages that were sent to me got bounced back, so I assume these two things are related somehow.
So I click the “Fix It” tab and do what it tells me to do about clearing my cache in IE (something I’ve never done before): Delete Temporary Internet Files? Check. Delete Cookies? Check. Voila! That should fix it, right?
Nope. Still getting the message, still being told my Cache is full. No change.
Are you freaking kidding me? 20 messages and G-mail is non-functioning because of something in my computer’s internal workings obstructing it? I have literally thousands of messages, including large attachments, on Yahoo and Hotmail and (aside from the junk mail filtering issue) they work just great.
So what am I missing? What do I need to do to fix this? I don’t want to give up on the G-mail, but at this point, I’m hardly seeing what the big fuss is about, and it certainly seems much higher maintenance than my ancient (but operational) alternate accounts.
I’ve never experienced that, but then again I don’t use IE.
My standard advice is to switch to Firefox. It’s much less prone to Internet problems.
But assuming you want to fix IE, let’s go for the obvious culprit. Since Google mentions your cache, what is your cache set to? On my copy (version 7), you can see your cache setting under Tools, Internet Options, Browsing History, Settings.
If you really still want to use IE, try this:
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[li]Under Tools -> Internet Options -> Advanced[/li][li]UNcheck the box that says, ‘Do not save encrypted pages to disk’[/li][li]close ALL instances of IE, and launch IE again[/li][li]use the https protocol to go to Gmail: https://mail.google.com[/li][/ol]
To tell Gmail to always use https:
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[li]in Gmail, click on Settings -> General[/li][li]Under Browser connection, check “Always use https”[/li][li]click on “Save Changes”[/li][/ol]
Not sure if that’s a “ending a sentence with a preposition” whoosh, but what I’m asking for is the numeric value of your cache. Specifically “Disk space to use” What is the value in the box beside that?
The first thing I tried (and am still trying, but I’ve never opened it on this computer before, and presently, it’s still not loading). I’ve also thought Firefox a pain-in-the-butt because I don’t like the Tab-tab-tab-tab configuration (I prefer having windows I can adjust and size accordingly).
I copied the link you provided and that seemed to work. No Warning Message. Then, just to double-check, I stayed in the same window, logged out, and then re-entered through the Google site. Now, I get the message.
Why should simply jumping straight to https make such a difference? I mean, if it fixes the problem permanently, I’ll do it that way, but it seems like a weird loophole more than a solution.
Still, would this have had a difference on why those messages sent to me bounced back? Will https open things up so new e-mails can now get through? Or was there some other reason?
https (rather than http) starts a secure, encrypted connection. It will use more bandwidth, but will protect your e-mails from prying IT guy eyes at least. Not sure why it makes a difference with Gmail, maybe Terminus knows.
I mean, if it fixes the problem permanently, I’ll do it that way, but it seems like a weird loophole more than a solution.