Clearing the Cache of a Web Browser
1.Google Chrome 2. FireFox 3. Internet Explorer 4.Microsoft Edge 5. Safari
1.Clearing the cache in a Google Chrome browser
- In the browser search bar, enter: chrome://settings/clearBrowserData
- OR click on the three vertical dots in the top right corner of the browser, and click ‘Settings’
- Click ‘Advanced’
- Under ‘Privacy and Security’, click on ‘Clear Browsing Data’
- Following this, you will be faced with several actions to take. In the time range drop-down menu, select ‘All Time.’ Select the following:
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- Browsing history
- Download history
- Cookies and other site data
- Cached images and files
- Click ‘Clear Data’
- Exit or quit all browser windows and re-open the browser
2. Clearing the cache in a Firefox browser
- Click the three horizontal dashes in the top right corner of the Firefox window
- Click the ‘Library’ menu option
- Click the ‘History’ menu option
- Next, click ‘Clear Recent History’
- Choose what you want to clear from the list of options shown to you in the pop-up window
- Click ‘Clear Now’
3.Clearing the cache in an Internet Explorer browser
- Open ‘Tools’from the top-right corner of the browser, and click ‘Internet options’
- Under the ‘General’ tab, click on ‘Delete’ under the section ‘Browsing history’
- Select the following and click on ‘Delete’
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- Preserve Favorites website data
- Temporary Internet files and website files
- Cookies and website data
- History
- Passwords
- Click ‘Ok.’ You will see the message below after successful deletion of the cache and browser history
4.Clearing the cache in a Microsoft Edge browser
- Click on the three horizontal lines in the top-right corner of browser and click ‘History’
- Click ‘Clear history’
- Choose what to delete from the list of options shown to you in the pop-up screen, and click ‘Clear’
5.Clearing the cache and history in a Safari browser
- Click on Safari drop-down menu and select ‘Preferences’
- Click on ‘Advanced’ tab, and select ‘Show Develop menu in the menu bar’, and close the preference menu
- Select ‘Develop’ drop-down menu, and click ‘Empty Caches’
- Select ‘History’ drop-down, and click ‘Clear History’
- Note: After clearing the cache, exit all the browser windows and re-open and proceed as desired.