How to Clear Your Browser's Cache

Sometimes you may experience an issue with your browser where a change was made and it's not reflecting on your user experience. Typically, clearing your browser's data cache will alleviate this issue. Below, we'll detail how to clear your browser's cache based on your browser.

Clearing your Cache on Firefox

First, begin by clicking the browser's Hamburger menu on the upper right corner and clicking on History

Then, in the menu that appears next, select Clear Recent History…

You can also access the menu by using the shortcut: CTRL + SHIFT + DEL. Firefox will then open a popup. In the Time range to clear: drop-down, select Everything. Then, make sure to only check the Cache box to avoid clearing important browsing data. Then, click Clear Now to clear your cache:

Done! You may have to refresh the page or log out and back in to see the changes.

Clearing Your Cache in Chrome

To clear the cache for Google Chrome, get started by clicking the Three Dots icon in the top right of your browser window. Then, find the More Tools option and select Clear browsing data… from the submenu:

Alternatively, you can also use the hotkey combination: CTRL + SHIFT + DEL. Chrome will open up a new tab with a popup window titled Clear Browsing Data. Make sure that only the Cached images and files box is checked. Otherwise, you might accidentally clear your browsing history, saved passwords, cookies, and more:

You can also change the timeframe at the top, though usually the default of 4 weeks is perfectly fine. Then, click the Clear browsing data button to clear your cache. You may need to log out and back in or refresh the page to see the change.

Clearing your Cache in Safari

To clear the browser cache for Safari, you have two options. If you’re ok with clearing your entire browsing history (including cookies and visited pages), you can take the easy approach and just go to Safari → Clear History:

In addition to your browser cache, it will also clear your browsing history, cookies, etc. To only empty Safari’s browser cache, you’ll need to enable the Develop menu by going to Preferences → Advanced and checking the Show Develop Menu in Menu Bar box:

Then, you can go to Develop → Empty Caches to clear Safari’s browser cache:

Clearing Your Cache in Edge

To clear the browser cache for Microsoft Edge, click the Three Dots icon in the top right of your browser window.

Scroll down and click on Choose what to clear.

Make sure to only select the Cached data and files box to avoid clearing important information. You can also access the menu by using the shortcut: CTRL + SHIFT + DEL. Then, click the Clear button at the bottom.

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