Clearing Browser Cache and Website Data

Clearing Browser Cache and Website Data

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FIREFOX

Mac:

  1. Open Firefox.
  2. Click Firefox in the top menu bar > select Preferences (or Settings).
  3. Click Privacy & Security in the left sidebar.
  4. Scroll to the Cookies and Site Data section.
  5. Click Clear Data…
  6. Check Cached Web Content (you can uncheck Cookies if you don’t want to clear them).
  7. Click Clear.

Windows (PC):

  1. Open Firefox.
  2. Click the three horizontal lines (☰)
    in the top-right corner > click Settings.
  3. Go to Privacy & Security.
  4. Under Cookies and Site Data, click Clear Data…
  5. Select Cached Web Content, then click Clear.

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CHROME

Mac:

  1. Open Chrome.
  2. Click Chrome in the menu bar > Clear (or Delete) Browsing Data… or press Command + Shift + Delete
    .
  3. In the popup window:
    • Set Time range to All time (or your preferred range).
    • Check Cached images and files.
    • (Optional: uncheck other items like Browsing History or Cookies).
  4. Click Clear data.

Windows (PC):

  1. Open Chrome.
  2. Click the three dots (⋮)
    in the top-right > Settings.
  3. Go to Privacy and security > Clear (or Delete) browsing data.
  4. Choose All time as the time range.
  5. Check Cached images and files.
  6. Click Clear data.

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SAFARI

Mac:

  1. Open Safari.
  2. Click Safari in the top menu > Preferences (or Settings) > go to the Advanced tab.
  3. Check Show Develop menu in menu bar (or Show features for web developers).
  4. Now go to Develop in the menu bar and select Empty Caches.

Alternative:

  • You can also go to History > Clear History…, but this clears more than just cache (also browsing history and cookies).

Windows (PC):

Safari is no longer officially supported on Windows, but if still used (older versions), here's how:

  1. Open Safari.
  2. Press Ctrl + Alt + E
    to Empty Cache.
  3. Or click the gear icon > Reset Safari > select Remove all website data > Reset.

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MICROSOFT EDGE

Mac:

  1. Open Edge.
  2. Press Command + Shift + Delete
    , or go to Settings → Privacy, search, and services.
  3. Under Clear browsing data, click Choose what to clear.
  4. Set Time range to All time.
  5. Check Cached images and files (and uncheck others if desired).
  6. Click Clear now.

Windows (PC):

  1. Open Edge.
  2. Press Ctrl + Shift + Delete
    , or go to Settings → Privacy, search, and services.
  3. Under Clear browsing data, click Choose what to clear.
  4. Choose All time.
  5. Check Cached images and files.
  6. Click Clear now.