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How to Clear Your Web Browser Cache

Microsoft Windows

Internet Explorer

  1. Open Internet Explorer.
  2. Click on the gear on the upper right side or the Tools menu.
  3. Select Internet Options
  4. Under Browsing History, select Delete.
  5. Make sure Preserve Favorites website data is unchecked.
  6. Make sure Temporary Internet Files, Cookies, and History are checked.
  7. Click Delete.
  8. Click OK.

Mozilla Firefox

  1. Open Firefox.
  2. Click on the Firefox Menu in the upper left.
  3. Hover over History with the mouse cursor an allow the sub-menu to expand.
  4. Click Clear Recent History.
  5. Set Time range to clear Everything.
  6. Make sure the following items are check off under Details: Browsing and Download History, Form and Search History, Cookies, Cache, Active Logins.
  7. Click Clear Now.

Google Chrome

  1. Open Google Chrome.
  2. Click on the Settings icon in the upper right hand corner.
  3. Select History.
  4. Under the Personal Stuff tab, click Clear browsing data.
  5. Make sure the following items are checked: Cleran browsing history, Empty the cache, Delete cookies.
  6. Make sure under Clear data from this period that Everything is selected.
  7. Click Clear Browsing Data.

Safari

  1. Open Safari.
  2. Click on the gear.
  3. Select Reset Safari.
  4. Make sure the following are checked: Clear History, Empty the cache, Remove all cookies.
  5. Click Reset.

MacOS X

Safari

  1. Open Safari
  2. Click Safari on the menu bar.
  3. Select Empty Cache.
  4. Select Empty.

Mozilla Firefox

  1. Open Firefox.
  2. Click on the Tools menu.
  3. Click Clear Recent History.
  4. Make sure the following items are checked: Clear browsing history, Empty the cache, Delete cookies.
  5. Make sure under Clear data from this period that Everything is selected.
  6. Click Clear Now.

Google Chrome

  1. Open Google Chrome.
  2. Click on the Chrome menu.
  3. Click Clear Browsing Data.
  4. Make sure the following items are checked: Clear browsing history, Empty the cache, Deleted cookies.
  5. Make sure under Clear data from this period that Everything is selected.
  6. Click Clear Browsing Data.
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