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How to clear your browser cache

Use this guide to clear the cache of your internet browser. The cache is the set of files that your browser saves. Find your browser below. The steps are different for each browser.

Chrome

Section titled “Chrome”

On a computer

  1. Open the Clear browsing data area in Settings. The fastest way is the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+Del. Without a keyboard, click the Menu button (the icon with three stacked lines), then More tools, then Clear browsing data….
  2. Check Cached images and files. You can check other items that you want to remove.
  3. Click CLEAR BROWSING DATA.

Tip: at the top of the Clear browsing data window, choose the beginning of time in the option Clear the following items from. Then you remove everything.

On a phone or tablet

  1. Open Settings, then Privacy, then Clear Browsing Data.
  2. Check Cached Images and Files.
  3. Press Clear Browsing Data. Press it a second time to confirm.

For more details, see How to Clear the Cache in Chrome (support.google.com).

Internet Explorer

Section titled “Internet Explorer”
  1. Open the Delete Browsing History area. The fastest way is the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+Del. Another way is the Tools button (the gear icon), then Safety, then Delete browsing history….
  2. Check Temporary Internet files and website files.
  3. Click or tap Delete.

Tip: Internet Explorer calls the browser cache “temporary internet files”. They are the same thing.

For full instructions, see How to Clear the Cache in Internet Explorer.

Firefox

Section titled “Firefox”

On a computer

  1. Open the Clear Recent History area in the Options of the browser. The fastest way is the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+Del. Another way is the Menu button (the button with three lines), then Options, then Privacy & Security. In the History area, click the link clear your recent history.
  2. Check Cache.
  3. Click or tap Clear Now.

Tip: in Time range to clear:, choose Everything if you want to clear the cache for all time.

In the Firefox mobile app

  1. Tap the menu at the bottom right, then Settings.
  2. Find the PRIVACY section and tap Clear Private Data.
  3. Make sure that Cache is checked. Tap Clear Private Data.
  4. Confirm with OK.

In Firefox Focus (another mobile browser from Firefox): tap the ERASE button at the top right of the app.

Safari

Section titled “Safari”

On a Mac

  1. Click Develop in the menu bar.
  2. Click Empty Caches.

With a keyboard, press Option-Command-E.

Tip: if you do not see Develop in the menu bar, open Preferences, then Advanced. Then check Show Develop menu in menu bar.

For more help, see How to Clear the Cache in Safari (help.apple.com).

On an iPad or iPhone

You clear the cache in a different app.

  1. Open the Settings app and find the Safari section.
  2. Scroll toward the bottom and tap Clear History and Website Data.
  3. Tap Clear History and Data to confirm.

Opera

Section titled “Opera”

On a computer

  1. Open the Clear browsing data section in Settings. The fastest way is the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+Del. Without a keyboard, click or tap the main menu button (the Opera logo at the upper left), then Settings, then Privacy & security, then the Clear browsing data… button.
  2. Check Cached images and files.
  3. Click or tap Clear browsing data.

Tip: at the top, choose the beginning of time. Then you erase everything.

For detailed instructions, see How to Clear the Cache in Opera (help.opera.com).

On a phone or tablet

  1. Tap the Opera icon in the bottom menu.
  2. Go to Settings > Clear….
  3. Choose what to delete: saved passwords, browsing history, cookies and data, or all of it.

Edge

Section titled “Edge”

On a computer

  1. Open the Clear browsing data menu. The fastest way is the keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+Del. Another way is the More button (the icon with three horizontal dots), then Settings, then the Choose what to clear button under Clear browsing data.
  2. Check Cached data and files.
  3. Click or tap Clear.

Tip: in the Clear browsing data menu, click or tap Show more. You see more items that you can erase.

For more help, see How to Clear the Cache in Microsoft Edge (support.microsoft.com).

On a phone or tablet

  1. Open the menu with the button on the right side of the menu bar. Choose Settings.
  2. Go to Privacy > Clear browsing data.
  3. Choose what you want to remove. You can pick cache, passwords, form data, cookies and more.

Reference article

Section titled “Reference article”

These instructions come from an article on lifewire.com: https://www.lifewire.com/how-to-clear-cache-2617980.