To avoid the saturation of your web browser's cache, you should clean it on a regular basis. The procedures for the most popular web-browsers are depicted below:
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".
- 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.
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