Clear Cache, History, and Cookies

Clearing your cache, cookies, and browsing history - Frequently asked questions

• What is a cache?

  Before you consider clearing your browser cache, you should know what it is!

  Learn a little bit about browser caches

• What does "Clear your Cache" mean?

  Have you heard the phrase "clear your cache" but aren't sure what it means?

  What "clear cache" means

• Do I need to clear my cache?

  Not sure why you've been asked to clear your cache?

  Why you (might) need to clear your cache

• Clear the cache for just one page

  Need to completely reload a page but don't want to clear your entire cache?

  How to clear the cache for just one page

• Should I clear my cookies?

  Can clearing cookies help with problems or privacy? Here's some info.

  Why you (might) need to clear your cookies

• Is it safe to clear my cache?

  Are there any risks to clearing your cache?

  Find out if it's ok to clear your cache

• What happens when I clear my cache?

  When I decide to clear my cache or cookies, what actually happens?

  See what happens

• Clear Cache in Chrome Shortcut

  Don't bother clicking the menus, use the handy keyboard shortcut!

  Keyboard shortcut to clear cache in Chrome

• Clear Cache in Firefox Shortcut

  Don't bother clicking the menus, use the handy keyboard shortcut!

  Keyboard shortcut to clear cache in Firefox

• Clear Cache in Edge Shortcut

  Don't bother clicking the menus, use the handy keyboard shortcut!

  Keyboard shortcut to clear cache in Edge

• Clear Cache in Brave Shortcut

  Don't bother clicking the menus, use the handy keyboard shortcut!

  Keyboard shortcut to clear cache in Brave

• Clear Cache in Safari Shortcut

  Don't bother clicking the menus, use the handy keyboard shortcut!

  Keyboard shortcut to clear cache in Safari

• Does clearing cache in one browser affect the other browsers on my computer?

  Are the different caches on my computer related to each other?

  Does clearing cache in one browser affect the other browsers on my computer?

• How big is Chrome's Cache?

  Find out how much temporary space Chrome is using for your Cache

  The size of Chrome's cache