How to: Clear your cache in Firefox
Every web browser stores web pages, images, cookies,
and other downloaded content on the computer. This is called the
browser's cache. Clearing it occasionally or regularly can protect your
privacy and free up some space in your computer.
Firefox 3.5
Below is the full method, although it is possible to simply go to Tools, and select Clear Private Data, or to just press Ctrl+Shift+Delete. Please note that these options clear what you have set the browser to clear in Tools > Options... > Privacy, which can mean the cache, although it may also include passwords, and search and browsing history, so be careful.
- After the browser opens, click on "Tools".
- Now click on Clear Recent History...
- Now, beside "Time range to clear", click "Everything".
- Click on Details and select only Cache.
- Select Clear Now.
Firefox 1.5 / 2.0 / 3.0
- Go to Tools and select Options....
- Go to the Privacy tab, and click Settings... (in the blue box in the image)
- Select what you would like to have cleared.
- Return to the Options menu. If you want your cache cleared automatically, every time you close the browser, click the appropriate checkbox (shown in red in an earlier image).
- Press "Clear Now" under the Settings button.
Firefox 1.0
- Once your browser is open:
- Click the Tools menu and select Options....
- Click the Privacy button and select the Cache tab.
- Click the Clear Cache Now button.
For more information, please visit: http://www.wikihow.com/Clear-Your-Browser%27s-Cache
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