Topics I've clicked on staying highlighted and never resetting back to normal!

[SteamboatSprings]

How can i reset my settings so that the topics look like i haven't looked at them please? At the moment, subjects I clicked on weeks ago are still highlighted days later. I've tried logging out of MN and back in again, and turning my Ipad on & off, but nothing seems to work!

Now, nearly every topic on the left hand side is showing as being highlighted and it's getting a bit much me all squinty-eyed

Coo-eeeee!!!

It's your cookies on your t'internet. Clear them and it'll reset - but may take any logins/passwords etc with it too.

How do i find my internet cookies?

Right i've found where my cookies are, but i haven't cleared them yet because of what you said about passwords & logins. Would all my passwords have to be reset?

You won't have to reset your passwords and stuff, but your computer won't "remember" them, so you may find you're having to log in to a lot of places.

So for a lot of sites, when you get to the log in screen - you details are automatically filled. This is due to cookies tracking your past visits, and you probably ticked a box saying "remember me". If you clear your cookies, this will be gone, but the password you selected will be the same, and you'll just have to enter it manually again.

Hope this makes sense and desperately hope I've understood cookies correctly