{"id":153,"date":"2020-12-05T06:17:01","date_gmt":"2020-12-05T11:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.simplipixel.com\/blog\/?p=153"},"modified":"2021-02-06T06:51:41","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T11:51:41","slug":"how-to-clear-cache-from-web-browser","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.simplipixel.com\/blog\/how-to-clear-cache-from-web-browser\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Clear The Cache In Your Internet Browser?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Browsing the internet is a basic activity for all of us, all we do is go to our browser and search for whatever you want to search. Browsing the internet is such a fun experience, you can do almost everything online. What most users don\u2019t know is that even if you stop browsing data, your computer, tablet, and smartphone keep on saving data from your web activity. In most cases, this isn\u2019t a big deal, still, sometimes all this data can clog up your computer, in turn slowing it down. This can completely ruin your internet experience at times. To get rid of this problem, you need to learn how to clear the cache in chrome, how to clear the cache in Safari, and how do I clear my cache and cookies in Firefox?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clearing your internet browser\u2019s cache is an easy way to avoid these problems while also ensuring that your internet is secured. Learning how to clear the cache and cookies in your web browser is simple and doesn\u2019t take a lot of time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What Is Cache?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cache, which is pronounced as \u201cCash\u201d is data about your browsing history that your computer, phone, tablet, etc saves on the hard drive, every time you use your browser. It does this so that when you visit a website for a second time, it already has a lot of the important information it needs. Without a cache, browsers would need to download all of the information every time you visit the same website. Downloading crucial information every time you visit a website can put additional strain on your internet connection. Hopefully, this will clear your confusion as to why clear your browser cache?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>What To Know About Clearing Your Cache?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Now that you know \u201cwhy clear your browser cache?\u201d you should also know what it will do to your browser before going through with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>The cache is not browser history or cookies:&nbsp;<\/strong>The latter is a record of all the websites you have visited, and while you will have the option to clear it when you get to the clear cache screen. History, cookies, and cache are not the same thing. If you clear the cache, the data stored on your hard drive will be deleted.<\/li><li><strong>Search History and Auto-Complete may be impacted:&nbsp;<\/strong>Depending on the browser you use, clearing your cache, you may also delete your search history and any saved information your browser usually auto completes. In most cases, you should have the choice as to whether or not you want to delete all this stuff.<\/li><li><strong>Passwords and bookmarks will remain:&nbsp;<\/strong>Don\u2019t worry about losing saved passwords, bookmarks websites, and stuff. This kind of information is solved somewhere else instead of with the cache folder. Once you delete cache, your saved passwords and bookmarks will remain.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3>Steps To Clear Cache In Chrome<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For Google Chrome users, deleting the cache is super easy. You can either use the keyboard shortcuts such as \u201cCtrl + Shift + Del\u201d on Windows and \u201cCommand + Shift + Del\u201d on Apple computers. If you don\u2019t wish to use the shortcuts you can follow these steps.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Click on the three dots at the top right-hand corner of the browser window, or type \u201cchrome:\/\/settings into your URL bar.<\/li><li>Scroll down the settings page to find the \u201cPrivacy and Security\u201d box. Click on \u201cClear Browsing Data\u201d.<\/li><li>Choose what you want to delete. If you\u2019re going to delete just the cache, you\u2019ll have to uncheck every box except \u201cCached Images and Files\u201d. Google is helpful and tells you how much space you\u2019ll be freeing up, the amount of space you save should give you an idea of how much impact you will have.<\/li><li>Click on \u201cClear data\u201d&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3>How Do I Clear My Cache And Cookies In Firefox?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>For all those using Mozilla Firefox, the process is quite similar to that you would use Google Chrome. The simplest thing to do in order to learn \u201chow do I clear my cache and cookies in Firefox?\u201d you can use the keyboard shortcut. If you can\u2019t, then here the full step to clear data on Firefox.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Start by clicking the three lines at the top right of the screen, then choose \u201cLibrary\u201d.<\/li><li>Click on \u201cHistory\u201d<\/li><li>Select \u201cClear Recent History\u201d<\/li><li>Select on \u201cCache\u201d and click \u201cOK\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Firefox Mobile App<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To delete your browser\u2019s cache from the Firefox mobile app, follow a very simple process:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Click on the three lines on the top of your screen (Android Users) or the bottom (iOS Users).<\/li><li>Choose \u201cSettings\u201d<\/li><li>Tap on \u201cClear Private Data\u201d for Android users or \u201cData Management\u201d if you\u2019re on iOS.<\/li><li>Make sure the \u201cCache\u201d box is checked.<\/li><li>Press \u201cClear Data\u201d if you\u2019re using an Android device or \u201cClear private data\u201d if you\u2019re using an Apple product. Click on \u201cOK\u201d.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4>How To Clear The Cache In Safari?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>For Safari users, clearing your browser cache is different from all the other browsers, regardless of it being different, it&#8217;s still an impressive process.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, you can use a keyboard shortcut, the command is also different from the browsers we\u2019ve discussed. Just press \u201cOption + Command + E\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The other way to do the same is to choose \u201cDevelop\u201d from the menu at the top of the screen. Scroll about halfway down the list of options and you\u2019ll find \u201cEmpty Caches\u201d Tap on it and that\u2019s it, your caches are empty.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With the Safari browser, you have limited options. You can\u2019t choose the time frame in which you want to delete; the only choice users have is to delete all data.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How To Clear The Cache On Other Browsers?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you happen to use a browser that\u2019s not on the list, such as Opera or an older version of Microsoft internet explorer. Most of the process is more or less the same, just navigate your way to the \u201cSettings\u201d tab and look for something related to clearing data of any kind. Once you reach there, it will be easy for you to learn how to clear the cache on your browser. If you\u2019re having trouble, just use the keyboard shortcuts as discussed above.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Browsing the internet is a basic activity for all of us, all we do is go to our browser and search for whatever you want &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":268,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[189],"tags":[198,202,201,200,199,204,203],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.9.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Clear the Cache from Chrome, Firefox, Safari, etc.<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"What is cache? How to clear the cache and cookies in your web browser? 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