How to Clear Your Browser's Cache
To clear your cache on Google Chrome, select the drop-down menu on the top right of your browser window and go to “More tools.” Then, click “Clear browsing data” to see the different options of data you can delete. Once this window is open, select the “Cache images and files” box before clicking “Clear data.” If you're using Firefox on a mobile device, open the drop-down menu and select “Settings.” Next, click on “Clear private data,” which you'll find under the privacy section. When the next page opens, tap the white cache switch in the middle of the screen before pressing “Clear private data.”
Open Google Chrome . Its app icon resembles a red, yellow, green, and blue sphere. Click ⋮. It's in the top-right corner of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear. Select More tools. This option is near the bottom of the drop-down menu. Selecting it prompts a pop-out menu to appear. Click Clear browsing data…. It's in the pop-out menu. Doing so opens a window with data-clearing options. Select a time range. Click the "Time range" box, then click All time in the drop-down menu to ensure that all cached images and files are cleared. You can also select a different option (e.g., Last hour ) if you like. Check the "Cached images and files" box. It's in the middle of the window. If this box is already checked, skip this step. You can uncheck every other box on this page if you're only trying to clear the cache. Click CLEAR DATA. This blue button is in the bottom-right corner of the window. Doing so clears Google Chrome's cache. Open Google Chrome . Tap the Chrome app icon, which resembles a red, yellow, green, and blue sphere icon. Tap ⋮. It's in the top-right corner of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear. Tap History. This option is in the drop-down menu. Tap Clear Browsing Data…. It's in the lower-left corner of the screen. On Android, this option is near the top of the screen. Tap Cached Images and Files to check it. You should see a blue checkmark appear next to it. If there's already a blue checkmark next to this option, skip this step. You can uncheck every other box on this page if you're only trying to clear the cache. Tap Clear Browsing Data. It's at the bottom of the screen. On Android, tap CLEAR DATA here. Tap Clear Browsing Data when prompted. Doing so will clear the cache for Chrome. On Android, tap CLEAR when prompted. Open Firefox. Its app icon resembles an orange fox wrapped around a blue globe. Click ☰. It's in the top-right corner of the window. A drop-down menu will appear. Click Library. This option is near the top of the drop-down menu. Click History. You'll find this near the top of the Library menu. Click Clear Recent History…. It's near the top of the menu. Doing so opens a window with your Firefox history and other items in it. Select a time range. Click the "Time range to clear" drop-down box, then click Everything in the drop-down menu. You can also select a different time range (e.g., Today ) here if you like. Click the "Details" drop-down box. This box is in the lower-left side of the window. Doing so will display a list of things that you can clear. Check the "Cache" box. Click the blank checkbox to the left of the "Cache" item. If this box is already checked, skip this step. You can uncheck every other box in the "Details" section if you only want to clear the cache. Click Clear Now. It's at the bottom of the window. Doing so will clear your Firefox browser's cache. Open Firefox. Tap the Firefox app icon, which resembles an orange fox wrapped around a blue globe. Tap ☰. It's in the bottom-right corner of the screen. A menu will appear. On Android, tap ⋮ in the top-right corner of the screen. Tap Settings. You'll find this in the menu. Scroll down and tap Clear Private Data. It's in the "PRIVACY" section of options. On Android, the Clear private data option is in the middle of the page. Tap the white "Cache" switch. This switch is in the middle of the page. Tapping it will cause it to change color, indicating that the cached files will be cleared. If this switch is already blue, skip this step. On Android, you'll check the "Cache" checkbox instead. If you want to clear only the cache, tap any other blue switches (or checked boxes) on this page to turn them off. Tap Clear Private Data. It's at the bottom of the screen. On Android, tap Clear data instead. Tap OK when prompted. Doing so will clear the cached files from your Firefox browser. Skip this step on Android. Open Microsoft Edge. Its app icon resembles a dark-blue "e". Click ⋯. It's in the top-right corner of the window. A pop-out menu will appear. Click Settings. This option is at the bottom of the pop-out menu. Click Choose what to clear. It's below the "Clear browsing data" heading. You may have to scroll down the Settings bar to see this option. Check the "Cached data and files" box. This is in the middle of the list of checkboxes. If this box already has a checkmark in it, skip this step. You can uncheck every other box in this section if you only want to clear the cache. Click Clear. It's a button in the middle of the menu. Doing so will clear your Edge cache. Open Internet Explorer. Its app icon resembles a light-blue "e" with a yellow band wrapped around it. Open Settings . Click the gear-shaped icon in the top-right corner of the window. A drop-down menu will appear. Click Internet options. This option is near the top of the drop-down menu. Click Delete…. It's on the right side of the Internet Options window in the "Browsing history" section. If you don't see this option, first click the General tab at the top of the Internet Options window. Check the cache boxes. You'll want to make sure that both the "Temporary Internet files and website files" box and the "Cookies and website data" box are checked. If both of these boxes have checkmarks in them, you don't have to click the checkboxes. You can uncheck every other box on this page if you want to clear only the cache. Click Delete. It's at the bottom of the window. This will clear your Internet Explorer cache. Click Apply, then click OK. Both options are at the bottom of the window. Doing so saves your changes and exits the Internet Options window. Open Safari. The Safari app icon resembles a blue compass, and can usually be found in your Mac's Dock at the bottom of the screen. Click Safari. It's a menu item in the top-left corner of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear. If you see a Develop menu item at the top of the screen, skip ahead to the "Click Develop " step in this method. Click Preferences…. It's near the top of the Safari drop-down menu. Doing so opens the Preferences window. Click the Advanced tab. This option is on the far-right side of the Preferences window. Check the "Show Develop menu in menu bar" box. It's at the bottom of the Preferences window. Close the Preferences window. You should now have a Develop menu item in the menu bar at the top of your Mac's screen. Click Develop. This option is at the top of the screen. A drop-down menu will appear. Click Empty Caches. It's in the middle of the Develop drop-down menu. If prompted to confirm your choice, click Empty Caches (or OK , etc.) when prompted. Open your iPhone's Settings . Tap the grey app with gears on it. This opens your iPhone's Settings page. Scroll down and tap Safari. It's about a third of the way down the Settings page. Scroll down and tap Clear History and Website Data. You'll find this near the bottom of the Safari page. Tap Clear History and Data when prompted. Doing so will clear all of your iPhone's Safari data, including the cached files and pages. 
Open Google Chrome . Click ⋮. Select More tools. Click Clear browsing data…. Select a time range. Check the "Cached images and files" box. Click CLEAR DATA. Open Google Chrome . Tap ⋮. Tap History. Tap Clear Browsing Data…. Tap Cached Images and Files to check it. Tap Clear Browsing Data. Tap Clear Browsing Data when prompted. Open Firefox. Click ☰. Click Library. Click History. Click Clear Recent History…. Select a time range. Click the "Details" drop-down box. Check the "Cache" box. Click Clear Now. Open Firefox. Tap ☰. Tap Settings. Scroll down and tap Clear Private Data. Tap the white "Cache" switch. Tap Clear Private Data. Tap OK when prompted. Open Microsoft Edge. Click ⋯. Click Settings. Click Choose what to clear. Check the "Cached data and files" box. Click Clear. Open Internet Explorer. Open Settings . Click Internet options. Click Delete…. Check the cache boxes. Click Delete. Click Apply, then click OK. Open Safari. Click Safari. Click Preferences…. Click the Advanced tab. Check the "Show Develop menu in menu bar" box. Close the Preferences window. Click Develop. Click Empty Caches. Open your iPhone's Settings . Scroll down and tap Safari. Scroll down and tap Clear History and Website Data. Tap Clear History and Data when prompted. 