How do I clear my browser’s cache?

Your browser saves copies of the pages you look so when you come back to the same page it doesn’t need to re-load the content. This can make your browsing a lot faster, but can also keep you from seeing the most up-to-date version of the page.

Choose your browser from the list

Internet Explorer 9, 10, & 11

  1. Select Tools (Gear Icon on top right) > Safety > Delete browsing history…
  2. Un-check Preserve Favorites website data and check both Temporary Internet Files and Cookies then click Delete.
  3. You’ll get a confirmation at the bottom of the window when the cache has cleared.

Firefox 3 for Mac

  1. In the Tools pulldown menu, click on Clear Recent History
  2. in the Time Range To Clear pulldown, choose Everything
  3. click details
  4. make sure Cache is selected and click clear now

Firefox 2 for Mac

  1. In the Tools pulldown menu, click on Clear Private Data

Firefox 2 for PC

This browser is free and doesn’t have any of the security flaws that Internet Explorer has and is generally a great browser to use.

  1. Click Tools and select Options.
  2. Click the Privacy icon.
  3. Click Clear Now in the Private Data area.
  4. Click Ok.
  5. Exit and relaunch the browser.

Chrome for PC or Linux

Chrome is the new kid on the block, an awesome browser that is quickly picking up steam.

  1. Click the Tools tools menu item.
  2. Select Options.
  3. Click the Personal Stuff tab.
  4. Click Clear browsing data.
  5. Make sure the checkboxes for Empty Cache is checked
  6. In the “Clear data from this period” dropdown, select everything
  7. Click Clear Browsing Data.

Chrome for Mac

Chrome is the new kid on the block, an awesome browser that is quickly picking up steam.

  1. Select Chrome > Clear Browsing Data on the menu bar.
  2. Make sure the checkboxes for Empty Cache is checked
  3. In the “Clear data from this period” dropdown, select everything
  4. Click Clear Browsing Data.

Opera for Mac

like Firefox this is another great freely downloadable browser for mac or PC, also works with cel phones.

  1. Go to the Opera menu and select Preferences
  2. Click the Advanced tab
  3. Click the History
  4. Next to Disk Cache, click the empty now button
  5. If you would like to disable caching totally, change the disk cache pulldown to off

Opera for PC

Like Firefox this is another great freely downloadable browser.

  1. Go to the Tools menu and select Preferences
  2. Click the Advanced tab
  3. Click the History
  4. Next to Disk Cache, click the empty now button
  5. If you would like to disable caching totally, change the disk cache pulldown to off

Safari

Easiest way is just by pressing Apple + Alt + e

  1. Open Safari
  2. Go to top menus and click the Safari menu
  3. Select Empty Cache
  4. Click Empty on the ‘Are you sure’ message box
  5. Exit and relaunch the browser
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