Introduction to Cyber Security

CLEARING CACHE FOR BROWSERS

Your internet browser's cache stores certain information (snapshots) of webpages you visit on your computer or mobile device so that they'll load more quickly upon future visits and while navigating through websites that use the same images on multiple pages so that you do not download the same image multiple times²¹. Occasionally, however your cache can prevent you from seeing updated content, or cause functional problems when stored content conflicts with live content. You can fix many browser problems simply by clearing your cache. This article contains instructions with screenshots on how to clear the cache for all major browsers.

1. Clearing cache for Chrome Browsers above version 10

²¹ http://www.wikihow.com/Clear-Your-Browser%27s-Cache

Step 1: Open the settings on Chrome. Click the menu icon in the upper right corner of the browser to the right. Click settings on the bottom of the menu.



Step 2: From settings, click "Show advanced settings. It's located at the very bottom of the settings section.



Step 3: Scroll to the privacy section and click "Clear browsing data.




Step 4: Select "Cached images and files". Uncheck all other options to avoid deleting browser history, cookies and other things you may wish to retain. Change "Obliterate the following items from" to "the beginning of time".


Step 5: Press "Clear browsing data". You are done!

2. Clearing cache for Chrome Browsers from version 1 to 9

Step 1: Once your browser is open, select the Tools menu (the wrench in the upper-right corner) and select Options (Preferences on Mac).