Difference between revisions of "How to clear your internet browser's cache"

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==Mozilla Firefox==
 
==Mozilla Firefox==
  
[1] Click Tools -> Clear Recent History
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[1] Click the Menu icon [[File:Chrome menu icon.png]] in the upper right corner.
  
[2] Select 'Cache'
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[2] Select "Options".
  
[3] Click the [[File:Firefox clear now.jpg]] button.
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[3] Go to Privacy & Security panel.
  
[4] Close any open windows of the browser for this to take full effect
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[4] Under the Cookies and Site Data section, click on the "Clear Data..." icon.
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[5] Remove the check mark in front of Cookies and Site Data.
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[6] With Cached Web Content check marked, click the "Clear" button.
  
 
==Google Chrome==
 
==Google Chrome==

Revision as of 18:24, 21 March 2020

Each internet browser has its own way to clear its cache. There are instructions below on how to clear the cache of various popular internet browsers.

If you're unable to see the Tools tab in your internet browser, you can press the 'Alt' key on your keyboard to have it appear.

Mozilla Firefox

[1] Click the Menu icon Chrome menu icon.png in the upper right corner.

[2] Select "Options".

[3] Go to Privacy & Security panel.

[4] Under the Cookies and Site Data section, click on the "Clear Data..." icon.

[5] Remove the check mark in front of Cookies and Site Data.

[6] With Cached Web Content check marked, click the "Clear" button.

Google Chrome

[1] Click the Menu icon Chrome menu icon.png in the upper right next to the address bar

[2] Select Tools -> Clear browsing data

[3] Check 'Empty the cache'

[4] Click the Chrome clear browsing.jpg button

[5] Close any open windows of the browser for this to take full effect

Internet Explorer

[1] Click Tools -> Internet options

[2] Click the 'General' tab

[3] Under the 'Browsing history' section, click the Explorer delete.jpg button

[4] Check 'Temporary Internet files'

[5] Click the Explorer Delete2.jpg button

[6] Close any open windows of the browser for this to take full effect

Safari

[1] Click on Tools (Gear icon) and select Reset Safari

[2] Click Empty Cache

[3] Click the Reset button

[4] Close any open windows of the browser for this to take full effect

Opera

[1] Click Tools and Select Delete Private Data

[2] Click on Delete and select Delete Entire Cache

[3] Click the Clear Now button

[4] Close any open windows of the browser for this to take full effect