{"id":75826,"date":"2016-09-19T10:51:49","date_gmt":"2016-09-19T14:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/?p=75826"},"modified":"2020-02-03T03:44:50","modified_gmt":"2020-02-03T08:44:50","slug":"clear-cache-different-browsers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/clear-cache-different-browsers.html","title":{"rendered":"How to clear cache in different browsers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-container\">\r\n\t<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/yXeNdts29BA\"><\/iframe>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p>Your Internet <i>browser&#8217;s cache<\/i> stores certain information (snapshots) of webpages you visit on your computer or mobile device so that they&#8217;ll load more quickly upon future visits and while navigating through websites that use the same images on multiple pages. However, occasionally your browser&#8217;s cache can prevent you from seeing updated content, or cause functional problems when stored content conflicts with live one. You can fix many browser problems simply by clearing your cache. This tutorial will show you how to <i>clear the cache<\/i> for all major browsers.<\/p>\r\n<p>If you are unsure of what browser version you are currently using, you can visit whatbrowser to find out.<\/p>\r\n<h3 class=\"custom\">Google Chrome<\/h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<p>Click the menu icon in the browser upper right corner. Click <strong>Settings<\/strong> on the bottom of the menu.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\r\n<a class=\"darkbox\" href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Chrome1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Chrome1-173x300.png\" alt=\"How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Chrome1\" width=\"173\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Chrome1-173x300.png 173w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Chrome1-86x150.png 86w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Chrome1.png 285w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 173px) 100vw, 173px\" \/><\/a>\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<p>From settings, click <strong>Show advanced settings&#8230;<\/strong>. It&#8217;s located at the very bottom of the settings section.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<p>Scroll to the privacy section and click <strong>Clear browsing data<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\r\n<a class=\"darkbox\" href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Chrome2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Chrome2-300x202.png\" alt=\"How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Chrome2\" width=\"300\" height=\"202\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Chrome2-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Chrome2-150x101.png 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Chrome2.png 639w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<p>Select <strong>Cached images and files<\/strong>. Uncheck all other options to avoid deleting browser history, cookies and other things you may wish to retain. Change <strong>Obliterate the following items from<\/strong> to <strong>the beginning of time<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\r\n<a class=\"darkbox\" href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Chrome3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Chrome3-300x273.png\" alt=\"How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Chrome3\" width=\"300\" height=\"273\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Chrome3-300x273.png 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Chrome3-150x136.png 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Chrome3.png 503w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<p>Press <strong>Clear browsing data<\/strong>. You are done!<\/p>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h3 class=\"custom\">Firefox<\/h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<p>Click the Firefox menu in the top left corner.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\r\n<a class=\"darkbox\" href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Firefox1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Firefox1-157x300.png\" alt=\"How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Firefox1\" width=\"157\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75830\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Firefox1-157x300.png 157w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Firefox1-79x150.png 79w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Firefox1.png 311w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 157px) 100vw, 157px\" \/><\/a>\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<p>Select the right arrow next to <strong>History<\/strong>, and click <strong>Clear Recent History<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\r\n<a class=\"darkbox\" href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Firefox2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Firefox2.png\" alt=\"How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Firefox2\" width=\"260\" height=\"139\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-75831\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Firefox2.png 260w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Firefox2-150x80.png 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 260px) 100vw, 260px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<p>Make sure <i>Details<\/i> is expanded, then select <strong>Cache<\/strong> from the list. Uncheck everything else.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li><p>In the <strong>Time Range to Clear<\/strong> drop down, select <strong>Everything<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\t\r\n<a class=\"darkbox\" href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Firefox3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Firefox3-300x300.png\" alt=\"How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Firefox3\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Firefox3-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Firefox3-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Firefox3-164x164.png 164w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Firefox3.png 430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<p>Select <strong>Clear Now<\/strong>. Your computer will work for a moment, and the process will be completed. You&#8217;ve successfully cleared Firefox&#8217;s Cache!<\/p>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h3 class=\"custom\">Safari<\/h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<p>Once your browser is open, click the Safari menu and select <strong>Empty Cache&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\t\t\r\n<a class=\"darkbox\" href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Safari1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Safari1-220x300.png\" alt=\"How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Safari1\" width=\"220\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Safari1-220x300.png 220w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Safari1-110x150.png 110w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Safari1.png 295w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/a>\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<p>Click <strong>Empty<\/strong>. You are done!<\/p>\r\n\t\t\r\n<a class=\"darkbox\" href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Safari2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Safari2-300x115.png\" alt=\"How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Safari2\" width=\"300\" height=\"115\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Safari2-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Safari2-150x58.png 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Safari2.png 421w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\t<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h3 class=\"custom\">Internet Explorer 9, 10, and 11<\/h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<p>Once your browser is open, click the gear icon at the top right to open the <strong>Settings menu<\/strong>. Then, select <strong>Safety<\/strong> and <strong>Delete Browsing History<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\r\n<a class=\"darkbox\" href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_IE1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_IE1-300x185.png\" alt=\"How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_IE1\" width=\"300\" height=\"185\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_IE1-300x185.png 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_IE1-150x93.png 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_IE1.png 576w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\t\t\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<p>Select <strong>Temporary Internet Files<\/strong>. You will also need to uncheck all of the other boxes, especially <strong>Preserve Favorites website data<\/strong>. This option makes the window also delete objects from websites in your Favorites folder, which is necessary to completely clearing your cache.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<p>Click the <strong>Delete<\/strong> button next to the bottom of the window to perform the operations (i.e. clear your cache by deleting temporary files).<\/p>\r\n\t\t\r\n<a class=\"darkbox\" href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_IE2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_IE2-220x300.png\" alt=\"How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_IE2\" width=\"220\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_IE2-220x300.png 220w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_IE2-110x150.png 110w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_IE2.png 401w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/a>\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<p>Your computer will work for a moment, and then the process will be completed. You&#8217;ve successfully cleared Internet Explorer&#8217;s Cache!<\/p>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h3 class=\"custom\">Opera<\/h3>\r\n<ol>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<p>Once your browser is open, select the <strong>Settings<\/strong> menu and click <strong>History<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\r\n<a class=\"darkbox\" href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Opera1.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Opera1-139x300.png\" alt=\"How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Opera1\" width=\"139\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Opera1-139x300.png 139w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Opera1-70x150.png 70w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Opera1.png 263w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 139px) 100vw, 139px\" \/><\/a>\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<p>Click on <strong>Clear browsing data<\/strong> on the right top corner.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<p>Select <strong>Cached images and files<\/strong>. Uncheck all other options to avoid deleting browser history, cookies and other things you may wish to retain. Change <strong>Obliterate the following items from<\/strong> to <strong>the beginning of time<\/strong>.<\/p>\r\n\t\t\r\n<a class=\"darkbox\" href=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Opera2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Opera2-300x268.png\" alt=\"How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Opera2\" width=\"300\" height=\"268\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-75838\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Opera2-300x268.png 300w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Opera2-150x134.png 150w, https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/How_to_clear_browser_cache_img_Opera2.png 499w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n\t<li>\r\n\t\t<p>Press <strong>Clear browsing data<\/strong> button.<\/p>\r\n\t<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p>Feel free to check the detailed video tutorial below:<\/p>\r\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yXeNdts29BA?width=1280&amp;height=720\" rel=\"prettyPhoto\">How to clear cache in different browsers<\/a>\r\n<p>Also, to understand how the browsers work better, review the collection of our new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/website-templates.php\" target=\"_blank\">website templates<\/a> with live demos.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This tutorial will show you how to <i>clear the cache<\/i> for all major browsers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":89,"featured_media":75839,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[355],"tags":[2468,906,2467,2428],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75826"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/89"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=75826"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75826\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":86217,"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/75826\/revisions\/86217"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/75839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=75826"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=75826"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.templatemonster.com\/help\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=75826"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}