How to Clear your Cashe/Cookies
How to Clear your Cashe/Cookies
What's a Cashe? What are Cookies?
When you use a browser, like Chrome or Firefox, it saves some information from websites in its cache and cookies. Usually, these files help make the page load faster by letting your browser save little tidbits of information about the site. This also lets your browser automatically log you in. Clearing them fixes certain problems, like loading or formatting issues on sites.
Desktop
On Chrome:
On your computer, open Chrome.
At the top right, click More.
Click More tools and then Clear browsing data.
At the top, choose a time range. To delete everything, select All time.
Next to "Cookies and other site data" and "Cached images and files," check the boxes.
Click Clear data.
On Firefox:
Click the menu button and select Settings.
Select the Privacy & Security panel.
In the "Cookies and Site Data" section, click "Clear Data…."
Remove the check mark in front of "Cookies and Site Data".
With "Cached Web Content" check marked, click the "Clear" button.
On Opera:
On your computer, open Opera.
Click the Opera logo on the top left.
Click the Settings option from the list.
Scroll to the bottom of this list, then click "Advanced." Here, you'll find Opera's cashe settings.
Click the "Clear browsing data" option.
Mobile
On Chrome:
Open the Chrome app on smartphone.
At the top right, tap on the More option denoted by three vertical dots.
Tap on the History option and then on Clear browsing data.
At the top, select a time range. In order to delete everything, select All time.
Next to "Cookies and site data" and "Cached images and files," check the boxes.
Tap on Clear data.
On Firefox:
With Firefox open, navigate to settings by tapping the three horizontal dots in the bottom right and selecting Settings.
Tap Delete browsing data and make sure the box for Cached images and files is checked.
Tap Delete browsing data.
On Opera:
Open the Opera browser app and tap the "O" button situated at the bottom-right corner.
Now tap on "Settings."
Tap on "Clear browsing data" and this will open a new menu.
Check the "Clear cookies and data" box before tapping on "OK." This will now delete all browsing data from Opera which also includes your cache.
Safari:_
Open the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
Scroll down and select Safari.
Under Privacy & Security, toggle off the Prevent Cross-Site Tracking option.
Under the same section, toggle on the Block All Cookies option.
A pop-up will appear asking if you want to allow Safari to accept cookies from websites you visit. Tap Allow.
Updated on: 01/06/2023
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