Introduction to Cyber Security

Step 1: Once your browser is open, click the gear icon at the top right to open the
Settings menu. Then, select Safety and Delete Browsing History.



Step 2: Select Temporary Internet Files. You will also need to uncheck all of the other boxes, especially Preserve Favorites website data. This option makes the window also delete objects from websites in your Favorites folder, which is necessary to completely clear your cache.


Step 3: Click the Delete button near the bottom of the window to perform the operations (i.e. clear your cache by deleting temporary files).



Step 4: Your computer will work for a moment, and then the process will be complete. You've successfully cleared Internet Explorer 9's Cache!

7. Clearing cache for Internet explorer 8

Step 1: Once your browser is open, click the Tools menu.



Step 2: Click on Delete Browsing History.

Step 3: Select Temporary Internet Files.

Step 4: Click the Delete button near the bottom of the window to delete your temporary files (i.e. clear your cache).


Step 5: Set your cache to delete every time you close Internet Explorer. If you want the browser to automatically clear the cache whenever you close it, close the 'Delete Browsing History' window, select 'Internet Options' from the Tools menu, and check the 'Delete Browsing history on exit' checkbox.
Note: IE8 has a "feature" which retains some cookies even after you clear your cache if you do not UNCHECK the "Preserve Favorites Website Data." If you truly need to clear your cache, you will want to uncheck this!

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