Clearing Browser Caches on Various Platforms
Having trouble loading a certain website?
It may be time to clear your cache.
Clearing your cache regularly is helpful to avoiding potential errors when browsing the internet. Don’t wait for something to go wrong before doing it. Regularly clearing it can help avert such problems from happening initially.
Why Clear Cache and Cookies?
Clearing the cache and cookies from a web browser is an important first-step for almost any troubleshooting for internet browsing.
Keyboard Shortcut for Most Browsers
If you are using Internet Explorer, Edge, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox you can quickly clear cache with a keyboard shortcut. While in your browser, press Ctrl + Shift + Delete simultaneously on the keyboard to open the appropriate window.
IMPORTANT: Be sure and close/quit the browser and restart it after clearing the cache and cookies.
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Google Chrome
Safari for macOS
Microsoft Edge for Windows 10
Internet Explorer for Windows
Mozilla Firefox
Safari for iOS
Google Chrome for iOS
Click the Tools menu (three dotted lines in the upper-right corner).
Select History.
Select Clear Browsing Data from the left-hand side. Set the Time Range set to All Time. Check-mark Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files and select Clear Data.
If on a Windows computer, close and re-open Chrome to save your changes. If on an Apple computer, go to the Chrome menu on the top menu bar and select Quit for the changes to take effect.
Click on Safari on the top menu bar.
Click Settings.
Click the Privacy tab.
Click Manage Website Data...
Click Remove All.
Click Remove Now.
Go to the Safari menu on the top menu bar.
Select Quit to close Safari and save your changes.
Click the Tools menu (three dotted lines in the upper-right corner), and open the Settings menu.
Click Privacy, search, and services on the left-side menu.
Under the section Clear browsing data, Click Choose what to clear.
Select Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files.
Click Clear Now.
Close Microsoft Edge completely for your changes to take effect.
Click on the Settings menu in the upper-right corner.
Click Internet options.
Under the General tab on the upper-left-hand side, scroll down to Browsing history.
Select Delete...
Check the Temporary Internet files and website files, Cookies and website data, History, and Download History boxes.
Select Delete.
Close Internet Explorer and reopen it for changes to take effect.
Click on the Tools bar (three bars in the top-right corner).
Click History.
On the menu to the right, select Clear Recent History.
In the Clear All History menu, select the time range to Everything.
Select the options, Cookies, Cache, Active Logins, Site settings, and Offline website data.
Click OK.
If on a Windows computer, close and re-open Firefox to save your changes. If on an Apple computer, go to the Firefox menu on the top menu bar and select Quit for the changes to take effect.
Go to the Settings app on your device.
Scroll down to the Safari menu.
Scroll down and select Clear History and Website Data.
A pop-up will come up verifying that you want to clear the History and Data. Select Clear History and Data.
The button for Clear History and Website Data will turn gray when cache and cookies have been successfully cleared.
Open Google Chrome on your iOS device.
Click on the menu toolbar in the bottom right corner.
Select Settings.
Select Privacy.
Select Cookies, Site Data, and Cached Images and Files. At the top, set the Time Range set to All Time.
Click Clear Browsing Data at the bottom of the screen.
Then confirm by clicking Clear Browsing Data again.
