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I don't know how to clear my browser's cache.

Answered By:Julie Holland
Last Updated: Dec 13, 2021 Views: 206

In Chrome

  1. On your computer, open Chrome.
  2. At the top right, click More .
  3. Click More tools  Clear browsing data.
  4. At the top, choose a time range. To delete everything, select All time.
  5. Next to "Cookies and other site data" and "Cached images and files," check the boxes.
  6. Click Clear data.

How to clear the Firefox cache

  1. Click the menu button  and select Settings.
  2. Select the Privacy & Security panel.
  3. In the  Cookies and Site Data  section, click  Clear Data… .

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  1. Remove the check mark in front of  Cookies and Site Data .
  2. With  Cached Web Content  check marked, click the  Clear  button.
  3. Close the  about:preferences  page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.

Tip:  Here's another way to clear the Firefox cache:

  1. Click on the menu button  to open the menu panel.
  2. Click History and select Clear Recent History….
  3. Next to  Time range to clear , choose  Everything  from the drop-down menu, select  Cache  in the items list, make sure other items you want to keep are not selected and then click the  OK  button.

See  this article  for details.

Automatically clear the cache

You can set Firefox to automatically clear the cache when Firefox closes:

  1. Click the menu button  and select Settings.
  2. Select the Privacy & Security panel and go to the  History  section.
  3. In the drop-down menu next to  Firefox will , choose Use custom settings for history.
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  4. Select the check box for  Clear history when Firefox closes .

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  1. Beside  Clear history when Firefox closes , click the  Settings…  button. The Settings for Clearing History window will open.
  2. In the Settings for Clearing History window, put a check mark next to  Cache .

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  1. Click  OK  to close the Settings for Clearing History window.
  2. Close the  about:preferences  page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.