Difference between revisions of "Clearing Your Cache or Temporary Internet Files"

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'''Internet Explorer 10 or 11: '''
 
#Click ''Tools''; select ''Delete Browsing History''.
 
#Select ''Temporary Internet files and website files'' and ''Cookies and website data''.
 
#Click ''Delete''.
 
 
 
'''Edge:'''
 
'''Edge:'''
#Click ''Hub''; select ''History''.
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#Press ''Control (Ctrl), Shift, Delete (Del)'' on your keyboard.
#Click ''Clear all history''.
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#Select ''All time'' from the Time range drop-down list.
#Check the boxes for each item you want to clear.  
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#Check ''Browsing history''.
#Click ''Clear''.
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#Check ''Download history''.
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#Check ''Cookies and other site data''.
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#Check ''Cached images and files''.  
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#Click ''Clear now''.
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#Close your browser down completely. ''Click on the"X"''
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#Re-open your browser and try your action again.  
  
 
'''Firefox:'''  
 
'''Firefox:'''  
#Click the Menu.   
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#Click ''Open Menu'' (three horizontal lines on the right side of the toolbar).   
#Click ''History''.  
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#Click ''Options''.  
#Under History, click the link to ''clear your recent history''.
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#Click ''Privacy & Security''.
#Change the ''Time range to clear: '' to ''Everything''.  
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#Under ''Privacy & Security'', click ''Clear Data''.
#Ensure ''Browsing & Download History'', ''Form & Search History'', ''Cookies, and Cache'' are checked.  
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#Ensure ''Cookies and Site Data'', and ''Cached Web Content'', are checked.  
#Click the ''Clear Now button''.  
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#Click the ''Clear''.
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#Close your browser down completely. ''Click on the"X"''
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#Re-open your browser and try your action again.  
  
 
'''Chrome:'''  
 
'''Chrome:'''  
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#Use the drop-down list at the top to select the amount of data that you want to delete. Select ''beginning of time'' to delete everything.
 
#Use the drop-down list at the top to select the amount of data that you want to delete. Select ''beginning of time'' to delete everything.
 
#Click ''Clear Browsing Data''.
 
#Click ''Clear Browsing Data''.
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#Close your browser down completely. ''Click on the"X"''
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#Re-open your browser and try your action again.
  
 
'''Safari:'''  
 
'''Safari:'''  
#Click Safari on the toolbar.  
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#Click ''History'' on the top menu bar.
#Click ''Preferences''.
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#Click ''Clear History'' button.
#Click on the Privacy Tab in the menu along the top of the settings popup window.  
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#Choose ''All History'' from the drop-down.
#Click the ''Remove All Website Data'' button.
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#Click ''Clear History''.
#Click ''Remove Now''.
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#Close your browser down completely. ''Click on the"X"''
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#Re-open your browser and try your action again.  
  
'''If the browser you are using is not identified on this page, please search for "Clearing my cache" on your browser help page or search the internet to find browser-specific instructions.'''
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If the browser you are using is not identified on this page, please search for "Clearing my cache" on your browser help page or search the internet to find browser-specific instructions.

Latest revision as of 19:27, 6 June 2023

Edge:

  1. Press Control (Ctrl), Shift, Delete (Del) on your keyboard.
  2. Select All time from the Time range drop-down list.
  3. Check Browsing history.
  4. Check Download history.
  5. Check Cookies and other site data.
  6. Check Cached images and files.
  7. Click Clear now.
  8. Close your browser down completely. Click on the"X"
  9. Re-open your browser and try your action again.

Firefox:

  1. Click Open Menu (three horizontal lines on the right side of the toolbar).
  2. Click Options.
  3. Click Privacy & Security.
  4. Under Privacy & Security, click Clear Data.
  5. Ensure Cookies and Site Data, and Cached Web Content, are checked.
  6. Click the Clear.
  7. Close your browser down completely. Click on the"X"
  8. Re-open your browser and try your action again.

Chrome:

  1. Click the Chrome menu on the browser toolbar (three vertical dots on the right side of the toolbar).
  2. Click More Tools.
  3. Click Clear browsing data.
  4. In the dialog that appears, select the check-boxes for the types of information that you want to remove. Make sure Browsing history, Download history, Cookies and other site and plugin data, and Cached images and files boxes are checked.
  5. Use the drop-down list at the top to select the amount of data that you want to delete. Select beginning of time to delete everything.
  6. Click Clear Browsing Data.
  7. Close your browser down completely. Click on the"X"
  8. Re-open your browser and try your action again.

Safari:

  1. Click History on the top menu bar.
  2. Click Clear History button.
  3. Choose All History from the drop-down.
  4. Click Clear History.
  5. Close your browser down completely. Click on the"X"
  6. Re-open your browser and try your action again.

If the browser you are using is not identified on this page, please search for "Clearing my cache" on your browser help page or search the internet to find browser-specific instructions.