Frequently Asked Questions
Clearing your browser cache
Section titled “Clearing your browser cache”Information is stored temporarily in the browser cache to make things on the web run faster. The side effect is sometimes new information is not shown until the browser chooses to refresh that info. To clear the cache do the following
Chrome
Section titled “Chrome”In the browser bar, enter:
- chrome://settings/clearBrowserData
- Select the following:
- Browsing history
- Download history
- Cookies and other site and plug-in data
- Cached images and files
- From the Obliterate the following items from: drop-down menu, you can choose the period of time for which you want to clear cached information. To clear your entire cache, select the beginning of time.
- Click Clear browsing data.
- Exit/quit all browser windows and re-open the browser.
Chrome
Section titled “Chrome”-
Select settings
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Clear browsing data
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Click Clear now

Safari
Section titled “Safari”- From the Safari menu, select Clear History and Website Data….
- Select the desired time range, and then click Clear History.
- Go to Safari > Quit Safari or press Command-Q to exit the browser completely.
Firefox
Section titled “Firefox”From the History menu, select Clear Recent History. If the menu bar is hidden, press Alt to make it visible.
From the Time range to clear: drop-down menu, select the desired range; to clear your entire cache, select Everything.
Next to “Details”, click the down arrow to choose which elements of the history to clear; to clear your entire cache, select all items.
Click Clear Now.
Exit/quit all browser windows and re-open the browser.
- From the Opera menu, select Settings, and then Delete Private Data….
- In the dialog box that opens, select the items you want to clear, and then click Delete.
- Exit/quit all browser windows and re-open the browser.
