Flash Saves / Internet Cookies

This is not entirely about flash development, but it is related.

A few months ago, there was that update that made it so you cleared flash saves out whenever you cleared your browser’s… what was it, cookies or cache? I’m looking it up but Google is being shockingly unhelpful, only giving me advice from the Flash 8 days. The thing is, I would far prefer to manage my flash saves manually. I know that’s not the universal preference, but it prevents me from losing saves when developing, and prevents me from losing game saves for that matter.

But I would really like to clear my browser cookies and cache! It’s really getting gummed up in here. So my question is: is there a user-friendly way to manage flash saves directly? Is there a way to empty my cache and cookies without losing every flash save I have?