How to clear your browser's cache

Introduction

The  cache  browser is a really useful feature for all daily visitors to the web. If you are a beginner in website development or you are just an average user who likes to check out some sites from time to time, you may wonder what is the   browser cache ? As previously stated,  caching  is a great tool that makes the user experience surf the web faster and more conveniently. Cache  is a temporary browser storage that stores some files from websites you've visited. It ensures that the second time you visit the same site browser you do not have to download all the data again. This makes the browsing experience much faster for the user.

However, the  cache  can also cause problems sometimes. Especially for website developers who are editing their websites and need to see changes on the web right away. If, for example, a site background image has been stored in  the  browser cache after visiting the site once, the same image may still be displayed even after the developer changes it to another. And this is the time when you want to clear   your browser's cache .

In this tutorial, we'll learn how to clear your   browser's cache for multiple  browsers,  including  Google Chrome  ,  FireFox  ,  Microsoft Edge  ,  Opera, and  Safari  .

We'll use the latest version of each browser from the summer of 2016, but similar measures should apply to other versions as well.

What You'll Need

Before you begin this guide, you will need the following:

• A browser installed on your computer.

Browser 1 - Google Chrome

1. When you have  Google Chrome  open, click the 3-striped button in the upper-right corner of the screen.


2. From there, click  Settings  .
   


3. Once inside  Settings  , click  History  in the left sidebar.


4. Now click  Clear browsing data ...  .
   


5. You will see many options to check. However, we need to clear the  cache in this tutorial. Check  images and cached files  .


6. Also, if you just want to clear the last hour or day cache, you can select a different option in the drop-down box. Delete the following items from:


7. Just click  Clear browsing data  and wait for the window to close.
   

Browser 2 - Mozilla Firefox

1. When you have  Mozilla Firefox  open, click the 3-striped button in the upper-right corner of the screen.


2. From there, click  Options  .
   


3. Once inside the  Options  , click  Advanced  in the left sidebar.


4. Now, click  Network  in the top navigation bar.
   


5. In a cached Web Content section   , you'll see how many  bytes / megabytes  of cached content will be stored on your computer. To clear the  cache,  click  Clear Now  .
   

NOTICE! You may want to click the button a few times until you see that  0 bytes of cached content is stored on your computer:

5. (Optional) You can make the  Mozilla FireFox browser incompatible fairly easily. On the same page  Options  ->  Advanced  ->  Network  , in the section  of the Web content  in  cache  , there is an option  Override automatic cache management  . Check the box and fill  0  in the  Limit to ... cache  .
   

IMPORTANT! Use this with caution because when you do not allow content to be  cached  , site load time will increase, which will affect the overall browsing experience.

Browser 3 - Microsoft Edge

1. When you have  Microsoft Edge  open, click the button with 3 dots in the upper right corner of the screen.


2. From there, click  Settings  .
   


3. Once inside  Settings  , you should see a section called  Clear browsing data  . Click  Choose  button  to clear the button.
   


4. You will see many options to check. However, we need to clear the  cache in this tutorial. Check  data and cached files  .


5. Now, click  Clear  .
   


6. After waiting a bit, you should see  everything clear! A message that means that your cache has been successfully removed.
   

Browser 4 - Opera

1. When you've opened  Opera,  click the Menu button   in the upper-left corner of the screen.


2. From there, click  Settings  .
   


3. Once inside  Settings  , click  Privacy and Security  in the left sidebar.
   


4. Now click  Clear browsing data ...  .
   


5. You will see many options to check. However, we need to clear the  cache in this tutorial. Check  images and cached files  .


6. Also, if you just want to clear the last time or day cache, you can select a different option in the Delete the following items from: drop-down box   .


7. Just click  Clear browsing data  and wait for the window to close.
   

Browser 5 - Safari

1. When you have the open click button  Safari  named  Safari  in the upper left corner of the screen.


2. From there, click  Preferences  .
   


3. Once inside  Preferences  , click  Privacy  in the top navigation bar.
   


4. Under the Cookies and Site Data section   , you will see the  Remove All Site Data ... button. Click!
   


5. A confirmation window will appear asking if you really want to remove data stored by sites. Click  Remove Now .
   

NOTICE! Safari erases your browser's cache and cookies.

Conclusion

You've learned how to clear the cache of multiple browsers so you never have to get stuck with old site content. Note that cleanup caching does not have to be a daily task because the browser itself automatically replaces and deletes data from the cache. Clearing the browser cache is useful when you can not see the updated content on your site or the site seems to be down from its end, etc.