Clearing Your Cache and Cookies on Your Browser

Overview

This article will walk you through clearing the cache and cookies on your web browser.

 

Select which browser you are using

Chrome

Step 1.

In an open Chrome browser, click More (the three dots) in the top right.

Image of the Chrome More button

 

Step 2.

Click on More Tools > Clear browsing data

Image showing the navigation from the More menu to Clear browsing data.

 

Step 3.

At the top, set the time range to All time and next to Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files, check the boxes.

Image showing what the forms in the Clear browsing data window should look like.

 

Step 4.

Click Clear data.

image showing clear data button

Firefox

Step 1.

In an open Firefox browser, click on the Menu (three lines icon) in the top right.

Image showing the Menu button in Firefox

 

Step 2.

Click on Library.

Image showing the library tab in the firefox menu

 

Step 3.

Click on History.

image showing the history tab in the firefox menu

 

Step 4.

Click on Clear Recent History.

image shwoing the clear recent history button

 

Step 5.

At the top, set the Time range to Everything.

image showing setting the time range to everything

 

Step 6.

Under History check off boxes next to Active Logins, Cache, and Cookies. (Clearing Active Logins will remove remembered logins for sites)

image showing to check the cookies, cache, and active logins forms

 

Step 7.

Click Clear Now.

image showing the clear now button

 

Step 8.

Right-click the Firefox icon on the bottom of your desktop and close all windows. Then re-open the browser.

image showing to close down the browser

Safari

Step 1.

In the application menu bar, in the top left of your desktop, click on History.

Image showing the safari menu bar

 

Step 2.

In the History dropdown, click on Clear History.
image showing the clear history button under the history dropdown on the menu bar
 
 

Step 3.

Set Clear to all history and click Clear History.
image showing to set clear to all history
 

Step 4.

Quit out of Safari and re-open the web browser.

image showing to quit out of all safari windows

Microsoft Edge

Step 1.

In an open Microsoft Edge browser, click the Hub icon (three dots) in the top right.

image showing the hub button in edge

 

Step 2.

Click on History.

image showing the history button in the edge hub dropdown menu

 

Step 3.

Click on Clear History.

image showing the clear history button

 

Step 4.

Check mark Cookies and saved website data, Cached data and files, and Passwords.

image showing to make sure the fields marked are the Cookies, Cached, and Passwords boxes in the form

 

Step 5.

Click on Clear.

image showing the clear button

 

Step 6.

Right-click the Microsoft Edge icon on the bottom of your desktop and close all windows. Then re-open the browser.

image showing to close out of all edge windows