How to Clear your Web Browser’s Cache

Clearing your browser cache depends on which browser you’re using. Here are the steps for the most common ones:

Google Chrome

  1. Open Chrome.
  2. Press Ctrl + Shift + Delete (Windows/Linux) or ⌘ + Shift + Delete (Mac).
  3. Set the Time range (choose All time to clear everything).
  4. Check Cached images and files.
    • You can also check Cookies and other site data if you want to sign out of websites and remove stored site data.
  5. Click Delete data.

Safari (Mac)

  1. Open Safari.
  2. Go to Safari > Settings (or Preferences on older versions).
  3. Click the Advanced tab and enable Show features for web developers (or Show Develop menu in menu bar on older versions).
  4. From the menu bar, choose Develop > Empty Caches.

To clear cookies and other website data as well:

  1. Go to Safari > Settings > Privacy.
  2. Click Manage Website Data.
  3. Choose Remove All or remove data for specific sites.

Microsoft Edge

  1. Press Ctrl + Shift + Delete (Windows) or ⌘ + Shift + Delete (Mac).
  2. Choose a Time range.
  3. Select Cached images and files.
  4. Click Clear now.

Mozilla Firefox

  1. Press Ctrl + Shift + Delete (Windows/Linux) or ⌘ + Shift + Delete (Mac).
  2. Set the Time range to clear.
  3. Select Cache.
  4. Click Clear.