Clear Internet Browser Cache and Cookies
Brave
Click Customize and Control (the three horizontal line button) in the upper right
Go to Settings
Expand Additional Settings
Click on Privacy and Security
Open Clear browsing data and a pop up will open
Under time range in the pop up, choose All-Time option
Make sure Cookies and Cached Files are check
Click Clear Data
Edge
Click the Tools menu ( three dot button in the upper-right corner), and then open the Settings menu
Click Privacy, search, and services on the left-side menu.
Under the section Clear browsing data, Click Choose what to clear
Under the Time Range dropdown menu, select All Time to fully clear all site data, or you may select a preferred time range.
Select Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files.
Click Clear Now.
Close Microsoft Edge completely for your changes to take effect.
Firefox
At the top right-hand corner of the browser click on the menu bars (three parallel lines)
Select the tab “Privacy
Choose Clear your recent history
Choose Cookies and the time frame, everything is the best option
Choose Clear now once ready
Google Chrome
Launch a new Chrome page
At the top right, click the More button (Three Dots)
Click More Tools
Choose Clear Browsing Data
At the top, choose a time range, to delete everything, select All Time
Check the boxes next to Cookies and other side data, and “Cached Images and files”
Click Clear Data
Internet Explorer
Close all IE pages and windows
Open a brand now explorer page and then click Tools > Internet Options at the bottom. (If you don't see “Tools”, press the Alt key to show the menu bar)
In the General tab, under Browsing History section, click Delete
in the Delete Browsing History window, select the check boxes for Temporary Internet Files, website files, Cookies and website data
Click Delete
Opera
Press CTRL+SHIFT+DEL on your keyboard
Select the date range, since installation will clear all cached data
Select the Delete Browser Data
Refresh your Browser
Safari
Click on the Safari Drop Down menu and select Preferences
Click the Advanced Tab
Select the Show Develop menu in the menu bar checkbox
Select the Develop drop-down Menu and choose “Empty Cache”
Keyboard shortcut for most browsers
If you are using Internet Explorer, Edge, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox, there is a keyboard shortcut to easily open the appropriate window. You can press CTRL + SHIFT + DELETE simultaneously on the keyboard, and the appropriate window will come up.
IMPORTANT: Be sure you close all instances of the browser then restart after clearing the cache and cookies.
Page Contents
- 1 Brave
- 2 Edge
- 3 Firefox
- 4 Google Chrome
- 5 Internet Explorer
- 6 Opera
- 7 Safari
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