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Clearing Your Cache

Clearing Your Cache

Every web browser stores a cache of the websites you visit (e.g. HTML pages, images) to reduce bandwidth usage and server load. This is called the browser's cache. Clearing it occasionally can free up space on your computers hard drive if it's running low. Since every browser is different, the following sections will outline the steps involved in clearing the cache for several popular web browsers.

Internet Explorer

Internet Explorer 8.0

  1. Once your browser is open, click the Tools menu. Or, optionally you may simply press Ctrl-Shift-Delete to open the Delete Browsing History window (and skip step 2)
  2. Click on Delete Browsing History...
  3. Select Temporary Internet Files.
  4. Click the Delete button near the bottom of the window to delete your temporary files (i.e. clear your cache).
  5. If you want the browser to automatically clear the cache whenever you close it, click the Advanced tab. Click to check the box next to the Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed option (in the section labeled Security). Click OK. This will delete everything except cookies.

Internet Explorer 7.0

  1. Open IE 7 and click the Tools menu. Click the Delete Browsing History link at the top.
  2. Under the Temporary Internet Files heading, click Delete files...
  3. Click Yes when you see the prompt asking if you are sure you want to delete all temporary files.
  4. Alternatively, clear your cache for just the current page you're visiting. Press and hold [Ctrl] on your keyboard, then Press [F5] or click on the Refresh button (square button on the toolbar with opposite-facing arrows).

Firefox

Firefox 3.5 / 3.6

  1. Click the Tools menu, then select Clear Recent History.
  2. Choose the time range of cache you'd like to clear.
  3. Click on Details and make sure Cache is checked.
  4. Select Clear Now.

Firefox 1.5 / 2.0 / 3.0

  1. Go to Tools and select Options... (on Linux, go to Edit then Preferences).
  2. Go to the Privacy tab and click the Settings button.
  3. Make sure Cache is checked on the list of options to clear.
  4. Return to the Options menu and click the Clear Now button.

Firefox 1.0

  1. Click the Tools menu and select Options (on Linux, go to Edit then Preferences).
  2. Click the Privacy button and select the Cache tab.
  3. Click the Clear Cache Now button.

Chrome

  1. Once your browser is open, select the Tools menu (the wrench in the upper-right corner) and select Options.
  2. On the Under the Hood tab, click the Clear Browsing data... button.
  3. Select the Empty the cache check-box.
  4. You can also choose the period of time you wish to delete cached information using the Clear data from this period dropdown menu.
  5. Click the Clear Browsing Data button.

Safari

Safari for OSX

  1. Once your browser is open, click the Safari menu and select Empty Cache...
  2. Click Empty.

Safari for Windows

  1. Once your browser is open, click the Edit menu and select Empty Cache...
  2. Click Empty.

Opera

  1. Once your browser is open, select the tools menu and click delete private data.
  2. Click the details button.
  3. If you do not wish to delete cookies, saved passwords, etc., remove checks from them in the list.
  4. Press delete.
  5. If you are using the Nintendo DSi browser, go to History (accessible from the start page (press start button) & extended toolbar) and touch Delete All.
  6. Then go to the start page again and touch Settings.
  7. Then scroll down until you find Delete Cookies and touch that.