HowTo - Clear browser cache

HowTo - Clear browser cache

Google Chrome
  1. Click the Tools menu (three dotted lines in the upper-right corner).
  2. Select History. 
    Google Chrome history menu showing Clear browsing data
  3. 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.
    Opened clear browing data menu with All time, cookeis and other site data, and cached images and files selected
  4. 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.
Microsoft Edge
  1. Click the Tools menu (three dotted lines in the upper-right corner), and open the Settings menu.

     
  2. Click Privacy, search, and services on the left-side menu.
  3. Under the section Clear browsing data, Click Choose what to clear.
    Clear browsing data menu in Microsoft Edge with Choose what to clear button 
  4. Select Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files.
  5. Click Clear Now.
    Clear browsing dat amenu in Microsoft Edge with All time, Cookies and other site data, and Cached images and files selected

     
  6. Close Microsoft Edge completely for your changes to take effect.
Mozilla Firefox
  1. Click on the Tools bar (three bars in the top-right corner).
  2. Click History.

History menu highlighted after choosing Tools menu button in Mozilla Firefox

     3. On the menu to the right, select Clear Recent History.

     4. In the Clear All History menu, select the time range to Everything.
     5. Select the options, Cookies, Cache, Active Logins, Site settings, and Offline website data.

Pop-up box with the Clear All History options. Selected Time range to clear is set to everything.Under History, Active logins, Cookies, and Cache are checked. Under data, Site settings and Offline website data are checked.

    6. Click OK.
    7. 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.

Safari for macOS
  1. Click on Safari on the top menu bar.
  2. Click Settings.
    Settings menu highlighted in Safari menu along top of macOS
  3. Click the Privacy tab.
  4. Click Manage Website Data...
    Privacy tab highlighted at the top of the Settings page. Manage Website Data is highlighted on the page.
  5. Click Remove All.
  6. Click Remove Now.
    Prompt to Remove Now after selecting Remove All in Safari Privacy menu in macOS
  7. Go to the Safari menu on the top menu bar.
  8. Select Quit to close Safari and save your changes.

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