Clear web browser cache: Chrome, Firefox, Safari

To avoid the saturation of your web browser's cache, you should clean it on a regular basis. Here's how to do it.

Google Chrome

If your browser is Chrome / Windows:

• Click Tools menu and select Options.
• Select Under the Hood tab / Clear browsing data.
• Select Clear browsing history.
• In the Clear data from this period menu, choose the amount of data to delete.
• Click Clear browsing data.

If your browser is Chrome / Mac :

• Select Chrome > Clear Browsing Data.
• Check the Clear browsing history checkbox.
• In the Clear data from this period, choose the amount of data to delete.
• Click Clear Browsing data.

An alternate method:

• Go to this URL chrome://settings/clearBrowserData > Clear browsing data.

Mozilla SeaMonkey

Mozilla SeaMonkey:

• Go to the Edit menu > Preferences > Advanced >Cache.
• Click on the Empty Cache button and validate.

Mozilla Firefox

Mozilla Firefox:

• Go to: Tools > Clear Recent History.
• Select the items you want to delete and validate.

Internet Explorer

• Go to Tools > Internet Options > General tab.
• Click on the Delete button (Browsing history section).
• Select the items you want to delete and validate.

Opera

• Click on the Opera button.
• Go to Settings > Privacy & security.
• Click on the Clear Browsing data button.
• Check Empty the cache and select the time period for which you want to clear your data.

Safari

• First you will need to display the Develop menu:
  • Click on the Safari button > Preferences > Advanced tab.
  • Check Show Develop menu in menu bar.
• Click on the Develop menu > Empty cache.

Using CCleaner

• CCleaner allows you to empty the cache of your various web browsers (IE, Opera, Firefox ...) via a single interface.