Web Browsers - Clear Cached Data on Browser
Guide Created With: Microsoft Edge / Windows 10
Guide Created On: 25.05.2022 Version 1.0
Potential Issues:
Attention: Some settings on sites get deleted. For example, if you were signed in, you’ll need to sign in again.
Clearing the browser data can be used to help resolve an issue with a particular website, or when hosted services accessed through a web console in a browser window has changed, but the cached version of the site is still loading.
This guide talks you through how to clear the cached data on popular web browsers Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge.
Chrome
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- At the top right, click More (three-dot menu icon)
- Click More tools and then clear browsing data.
- At the top, choose a time range. To delete everything, select All time.
- Next to "Cookies and other site data" and "Cached images and files," check the boxes.
- Click Clear data.
Microsoft Edge
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Open Microsoft Edge, select Menu (3 dots icon on top right corner of the browser) > Settings > Privacy & services.
- Under Clear browsing data, select Choose what to clear.
- Select "Cached images and files" and "Cookies and other site data" check box and then select Clear.
What happens after you clear this info
After you clear cache and cookies:
- Some settings on sites get deleted. For example, if you were signed in, you’ll need to sign in again.
- If you turn sync on in Chrome, you’ll stay signed into the Google Account you’re syncing to in order to delete your data across all your devices.
- Some sites can seem slower because content, like images, needs to load again.
How cache & cookies work
- Cookies are files created by sites you visit. They make your online experience easier by saving browsing data.
- The cache remembers parts of pages, like images, to help them open faster during your next visit.