How do I clear my cache?

wicked · Post by **wicked** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:52 pm

This question is asked quite often, especially whenever an update is installed. Here's how to do it.

Select the instructions below that correspond to whichever browser you are using. To find out which browser you are usin, go to Help at the top of your browser window and select "About".

Clearing Cache on Firefox 1.0
Click Tools and select Options.
Click the Privacy Icon.
Click Clear next to the Cache section.
Click Ok.
Exit and relaunch the browser.

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Clearing Cache on Firefox 1.5
Click Tools and select Options.
Click the Privacy icon.
Click the Cache tab and click Clear Cache Now.
Click Ok.
Exit and relaunch the browser.

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Clearing Cache on Firefox 2.0 and 3.0
Click Tools and select Options.
Click the Advanced icon and click the Network tab.
Click Clear Now under the Cache section.
Click Ok.
Exit and relaunch the browser.

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Clearing Cache on IE 6.0
Click Tools and select Internet Options
Click General Tab
Click Delete Files in the Temporary Internet Files section
Check Delete All Offline Content
Click OK
Exit and relaunch the browser.

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For newer versions:

http://www.wikihow.com/Clear-Your-Browser%27s-Cache
https://kb.iu.edu/data/ahic.html
https://www.java.com/en/download/help/webcache.xml

yeti_c · Post by **yeti_c** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:15 pm

Great post wicked...

Also for FF 2.0 - there is another cache (It might be the same) from Tools -> Clear Private Data.

C.

gimil · Post by **gimil** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:25 pm

Doesn't F5 do the job just as well?

Top Dog · Post by **Top Dog** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:35 pm

now the maps super light

wicked · Post by **wicked** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:48 pm

I'm pretty sure it's the same yeti.

ParadiceCity9 · Post by **ParadiceCity9** » Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:49 pm

what's a cache?

oggiss · Post by **oggiss** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 4:26 pm

And how do I know which model I have? 1.0, 2.0 etc?

wicked · Post by **wicked** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 4:36 pm

Good question!! Go to Help at the top of your browser window and select "About".

whitestazn88 · Post by **whitestazn88** » Tue Mar 11, 2008 4:40 pm

gimil wrote:Doesn't F5 do the job just as well?

does it really?? i thought it just refreshed the page...

timmytuttut88 · Post by **timmytuttut88** » Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:20 pm

what if you have safari?

CrabNebula · Post by **CrabNebula** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:48 am

whitestazn88 wrote:
gimil wrote:Doesn't F5 do the job just as well?
does it really?? i thought it just refreshed the page...

Ctrl+F5 clears the cache and reloads the page while F5 ONLY refreshes the page.

Plutoman · Post by **Plutoman** » Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:49 pm

Ahh, this surprised me for a second, I thought wicked was actually asking how to clear the cache

Couldn't believe she wouldn't know how to do that xD

Great post. Hopefully clears some problems ^^

karel · Post by **karel** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:56 am

Done the whole safari thing and cleared my cache,and still can't get into chat.I did for a few sec. today then get disconnected then can't get back?I do have a mac and do not use windows!!!!

wicked · Post by **wicked** » Wed Mar 26, 2008 1:07 am

Try a different browser. Lack says he's going to try to figure it out tomorrow. It's been dead w/o you guys!

soka · Post by **soka** » Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:34 pm

this is a stick up , give me all your cache

owenshooter · Post by **owenshooter** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:43 am

timmytuttut88 wrote:what if you have safari?

under the "safari" menu, it is "empty cache", simple as that... however, i have
not had any problems... this is kind of interesting... i've never cleared my cache..
what does it do?-0

hecter · Post by **hecter** » Fri Mar 28, 2008 3:03 pm

owenshooter wrote:
timmytuttut88 wrote:what if you have safari?
under the "safari" menu, it is "empty cache", simple as that... however, i have
not had any problems... this is kind of interesting... i've never cleared my cache..
what does it do?-0

The cache is like a thing that saves a whole bunch of files and such on a webpage. Clearing your cache gets rid of all that and forces the browser to get all the data again.

gimil · Post by **gimil** » Sun Mar 30, 2008 11:33 am

The reason your cache saves files is to make loading web pages easier. If it has a file stored then it doesnt need to request it from the server. For example when you load the classic map for hte first time it is stored on your cache so that the next time you need it it comes from your cache rather than the server. This just helps web pages load quicker.

Wisse · Post by **Wisse** » Thu Apr 03, 2008 1:38 pm

owenshooter wrote:
timmytuttut88 wrote:what if you have safari?
under the "safari" menu, it is "empty cache", simple as that... however, i have
not had any problems... this is kind of interesting... i've never cleared my cache..
what does it do?-0

your cashe is something that remembers pictures (and passwords if there is a remember me button) of sites so you don't have to load it over and over again, but if someone updates the picture without making a new url (just uploads a new picture for the same url) then sometimes you see the old picture, or it gives error, though it never gave me errors in safari

glide · Post by **glide** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 2:26 pm

This thread was really helpful in the past...but now that I have upgraded to Firefox 3.0.1 how do I clear my cache?

hecter · Post by **hecter** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 2:31 pm

glide wrote:This thread was really helpful in the past...but now that I have upgraded to Firefox 3.0.1 how do I clear my cache?

Same way. Tools -> Clear Private Data.

azezzo · Post by **azezzo** » Sat Apr 25, 2009 4:33 pm

man, wicked's avatar sure had a nice ass

blakebowling · Post by **blakebowling** » Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:24 pm

azezzo wrote:man, wicked's avatar sure had a nice ass

and that has to do with the how to clear your cache thread because.....

bedub1 · Post by **bedub1** » Wed Jun 10, 2009 1:45 pm

wicked wrote:This question is asked quite often, especially whenever an update is installed. Here's how to do it.

Select the instructions below that correspond to whichever browser you are using. To find out which browser you are usin, go to Help at the top of your browser window and select "About".

Clearing Cache on Firefox 1.0
Click Tools and select Options.
Click the Privacy Icon.
Click Clear next to the Cache section.
Click Ok.
Exit and relaunch the browser.

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Clearing Cache on Firefox 1.5
Click Tools and select Options.
Click the Privacy icon.
Click the Cache tab and click Clear Cache Now.
Click Ok.
Exit and relaunch the browser.

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Clearing Cache on Firefox 2.0 and 3.0
Click Tools and select Options.
Click the Advanced icon and click the Network tab.
Click Clear Now under the Cache section.
Click Ok.
Exit and relaunch the browser.

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Clearing Cache on IE 6.0
Click Tools and select Internet Options
Click General Tab
Click Delete Files in the Temporary Internet Files section
Check Delete All Offline Content
Click OK
Exit and relaunch the browser.

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Clearing Cache on IE 8.0
Push the Alt button on your keyboard
Click Tools and select Internet Options
Click General Tab
Click Delete.. in the Browsing history section
Check Temporary Internet files
Click Delete
Click OK
Exit and relaunch the browser.

Pyradonis · Post by **Pyradonis** » Wed Aug 11, 2010 7:17 am

Please excuse my ignorance^^ But what´s the difference between refreshing the page and clearing the cache?

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