How to Clear/Refresh Your Cache: Chrome, Firefox, Safari, etc

Our clients often can’t see website updates after speed optimizations, turning plugins on/off, etc and need to refresh their cache (local copy), so here are the instructions for the popular browsers.

Howto Clear Cache In Chrome

1. On your computer, open Chrome.
2. At the top right, click More .
3. Click More tools Clear browsing data.
4. At the top, choose a time range. To delete everything, select All time.
5. Next to “Cookies and other site data” and “Cached images and files,” check the boxes.
6. Click Clear data.

You can also do this by installing this Chrome extension.

Howto Clear Cache In Firefox

1. From the History menu, select Clear Recent History.
   If the menu bar is hidden, press Alt to make it visible.
2. From the Time range to clear: drop-down menu, select the desired range; to clear your entire cache, select Everything.
3. Next to “Details”, click the down arrow to choose which elements of the history to clear; to clear your entire cache, select all items.
4. Click Clear Now.
5. Exit/quit all browser windows and re-open the browser.

You can also do this by installing this Firefox extension.

Howto Clear Cache In Safari (8 and later)

1. From the Safari menu, select Clear History… or Clear History and Website Data….
2. Select the desired time range, and then click Clear History.
3. Go to Safari > Quit Safari or press Command-Q to exit the browser completely.

Another way to clear your cache:

1. The fastest way to clear your cache is to use following shortcut: [CMD] + [ALT] + [E].

Howto Clear Cache In Internet Explorer 11

1. Select Tools > Safety > Delete browsing history….
   If the menu bar is hidden, press Alt to make it visible.
2. Deselect Preserve Favorites website data, and select:
   • Temporary Internet files or Temporary Internet files and website files
   • Cookies or Cookies and website data
   • History
3. Click Delete. You will see a confirmation at the bottom of the window when the process is complete.
4. Exit/quit all browser windows and re-open the browser.

Howto Clear Cache In Microsoft Edge

1. In the top right, click the Hub icon (looks like star with three horizontal lines).
2. Click the History icon (looks like a clock), and then select Clear all history.
3. Select Browsing history, then Cookies and saved website data, and then Cached data and files. Click Clear.
4. After the “All Clear!” message appears, exit/quit all browser windows and re-open the browser.

If there are any other browser’s that we missed, or similar types of tips you’d like to see, leave us a comment and we’ll answer any requests in future blog posts.