Your browser's cache

5th September 2016

Written by Mat and Kat

When you go to a web page, the browser stores a copy of the page to speed up page loading in future.

Most files and images are loaded from this 'cache' when you go back to a website you have visited previously.

However, this means that sometimes when a page changes, you won't see the most up-to-date version unless you clear your cache.

Find your browser on this page to learn how to clear the cache.

If you don't know which browser you are using, go to the Help menu - the last menu item will usually give you information about your browser.

Chrome

Click the menu icon in the top right, then go to More tools then choose Clear browsing data
Select the beginning of time from the drop-down at the top
Tick only Cached images and files in the options - make sure all the others are unticked
Click Clear browsing data
Reload the page

Click the cog icon top right and choose Internet Options
Select the General tab
In the Browsing history section click Delete...
Tick Preserve Favourites website data and Temporary Internet Files boxes and click Delete
Click OK to close the window
Reload the page (click the refresh icon next to the address or F5)

Select the ... icon in the top right corner of the browser window then choose Settings from the bottom of the menu.
In the Settings menu, towards the bottom, click the Choose what to clear button.
Select Cached data and files and untick the other options, then click Clear

Go to the Tools menu and choose Options
Click the Privacy tab
Under History choose clear your recent history
In the popup window that appears, choose Everything from Time range to clear and ensure that ONLY Cache is ticked in Details

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