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Clearing Your Browser’s Cache

Every web browser stores a cache of the websites you visit (e.g. HTML pages, images).  This reduces bandwidth and server load – and presumably makes it faster when you revisit pages.  This is called the browser’s cache.  Over time, the cache builds, and will sometimes slow your computer down.  Clearing it occasionally can make some websites – and your browser – run smoother.

Internet Explorer

  1. In the menu bar top left side of the browser, click on Tools.
  2. Select Internet options from the dropdown menu.
  3. In the tab labeled General, under Browsing history, click the button that reads Delete….
  4. Check the box labeled Temporary Internet files and then click the Delete button.

Firefox (PC)

  1. While holding down the Ctrl and Shift keys, push the Delete key. (Alternatively, find the Clear Recent History… option under Tools if the menu bar is enabled or under History in the menu that pops up after clicking the big, orange Firefox button which appears in place of the menu bar.)
  2. In the window that pops up, select Everything in the “Time range to clear” menu.
  3. Make sure the Details field is expanded and check the box that says Cache.
  4. Click the button that says Clear Now.

Google Chrome

  1. At the top right of your browser, click on Tools button.
  2. Now click on Options, go to Personal Stuff tab, and under Browsing Data click on Clear Browsing Data.
  3. Check Empty the cache option. From “Clear data from this period” menu, select the amount of data you want to delete.

For Mac User’s Chrome

  1. Go to Clear Browsing Data under the Chrome tab.
  2. Check Empty the cache option.

  1. From “Clear data from this period” menu, select the amount of data you want to delete.

Safari (Mac)

  1. Click on the heading Safari, and choose Empty Cache from the dropdown menu.
  2. It will then ask you if you really want to delete the cache.
  3. Click Empty.

Opera

  1. Click on Files in the Menu Bar then select Preferences.
  2. From Preferences click to select History and Cache.
  3. To clear Typed in addresses and Visited addresses (history), click Clear.

  1. To clear Disk cache, click Empty now.
  2. Click OK.

Firefox (Mac)

  1. Click on the heading Tools, and choose Clear Recent History… from the dropdown menu.
  2. Make sure Cache is selected, and click Clear Now.