How to clear your internet browser's cache

What is an internet browser's cache?

Normally your internet browser (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome etc.) downloads web pages and some to all of it's content to your computer usually in the folder Temporary Internet Files. This is the browser's cache. When you visit a webpage with files already downloaded in the cache, it will use them to load the page instead of re-downloading the page again. This allows the page to load faster and save some data from downloading.

Sometimes the cache can interfere with normal use of the webpage and it needs to be cleared to be able to use it as intended.

How to clear your browser's cache

Depending on your internet browser, clearing your cache requires different steps.

Google Chrome

1: Click on the three dashes in the top right corner.
2: Click on Settings in the menu.
3: Using the search settings search bar on the top of the page, search for cache.
4: Click on Clear Browsing Data.
5: Deselect all tick boxes except for Cached Images and Files.
6: Click on Clear Data on the bottom. Your browser cache is now empty.

Safari

1: Click on Safari and then click on Empty Cache.
2: Click on the Empty button.
3: Click on the Refresh icon. Your browser cache is now empty.

Internet Explorer

1: click the Cog icon in the top right hand corner.
2: Click Internet Options.
3: In the General tab underneath browsing history click Delete.
4. Ensure the first four check boxes are checked.
5. Click Delete.