How to Clear Your Web Browser's Cache?

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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