How to Clear Your Cache and Cookies in Your Web Browser
Clearing your browser's cache and cookies can help improve your browsing experience, solve technical issues, and free up space. Here’s how to clear your cache and cookies on the most popular web browsers.
- Open Chrome.
- Click the three dots in the top-right corner.
- Hover over More tools and select Clear browsing data.
- In the dialog box, choose a time range (e.g., Last hour, Last 24 hours, All time).
- Check the boxes for Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files.
- Click Clear data.
- Open the Chrome app.
- Tap the three dots (Android) or ellipsis (iOS) at the top-right corner.
- Select History, then tap Clear browsing data.
- Choose a time range.
- Ensure Cookies, site data and Cached images and files are selected.
- Tap Clear data.
- Open Firefox.
- Click the three horizontal lines in the top-right corner.
- Select Settings.
- Go to Privacy & Security on the left menu.
- Scroll down to Cookies and Site Data.
- Click Clear Data.
- Ensure Cached Web Content and Cookies are checked.
- Click Clear.
- Open the Firefox app.
- Tap the three dots (Android) or hamburger menu (iOS) at the top-right corner.
- Select Settings.
- Tap Delete browsing data.
- Choose Cache and Cookies.
- Tap Delete browsing data.
- Open Edge.
- Click the three dots in the top-right corner.
- Select Settings.
- Go to Privacy, search, and services.
- Under Clear browsing data, click Choose what to clear.
- Choose a time range.
- Check Cached images and files and Cookies and other site data.
- Click Clear now.
- Open the Edge app.
- Tap the three dots at the bottom (iOS) or top (Android) of the screen.
- Select Settings.
- Tap Privacy and security.
- Tap Clear browsing data.
- Choose Cookies and site data and Cached images and files.
- Tap Clear.
- Open Safari.
- Click Safari in the top menu bar.
- Select Preferences.
- Go to the Privacy tab.
- Click Manage Website Data.
- Click Remove All, then confirm by clicking Remove Now.
- Open the Settings app.
- Scroll down and tap Safari.
- Tap Clear History and Website Data.
- Confirm by tapping Clear History and Data.
- Open Opera.
- Click the O in the top-left corner.
- Select Settings.
- Scroll down and click Advanced.
- Under Privacy & Security, click Clear browsing data.
- Choose a time range.
- Check Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files.
- Click Clear data.
- Open the Opera app.
- Tap the Opera icon at the bottom-right (iOS) or top-right (Android).
- Go to Settings.
- Tap Clear browsing data.
- Select Cookies and site data and Cached images and files.
- Tap Clear data.
Additional Tips
Cached files can sometimes cause display issues or outdated content to appear.
Clearing it occasionally or when experiencing technical issues can help.
Clearing cookies will log you out of most websites.
