How Do I Clear My Browser's Cache?

How Do I Clear My Browser's Cache?

Your browser's cache is a collection of web pages, including the text, images, and most other media contained on them, that is stored on your hard drive.

Having a local copy of a web page makes for very quick loading on your next visit because your computer doesn't have to download from the Internet all of that same information again.

If browser caching makes pages load faster, why would you ever want to clear your cache? A few reasons come to mind.

Firstly, clearing your cache forces your browser to retrieve the newest copy available from the website, something that should happen automatically but sometimes does not.

You might also want to clear the cache if you're experiencing issues like 404 errors or 502 errors (among others), sometimes indications that your browser's cache is corrupted.

*** Please note that the steps below may change depending on the version of the browser being used. ***

Windows MAC

Mozilla Firefox | Google Chrome | Internet Explorer Mozilla Firefox | Google Chrome |Safari

Mozilla Firefox (Windows) With the browser open, press (Control + Shift + Delete) at the same time.

Select "Everything" in the Time range to clear drop-down box.

Place a check in the check box for: Cookies Cache Active Logins

Select "Clear Now"

Once completed close your browser and reopen it. We recommend perfoming the steps above a 2nd time prior to revisiting any additional webpages.

Google Chrome (Windows) With the browser open, press (Control + Shift + Delete) at the same time.

Select "the beginning of time" for the drop-down.

Place a check in the check box for: Cookies and other site and plugin data Cached images and files

Select "Clear browsing data"

Once completed close your browser and reopen it. We recommend perfoming the steps above a 2nd time prior to revisiting any additional webpages.

Internet Explorer (Windows) With the browser open, press (Control + Shift + Delete) at the same time.

Place a check in the check box for: Temporary Internet files and website files Cookies and website data

Select "Delete"

Once completed close your browser and reopen it. We recommend perfoming the steps above a 2nd time prior to revisiting any additional webpages.

Mozilla Firefox (MAC's) When you have the Firefox window open - From the menu bar, click History and select Clear Recent History

Select Cookies, Cache, and Active Logins. Click Clear Now Once completed close your browser and reopen it. We recommend perfoming the steps above a 2nd time prior to revisiting any additional webpages.

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