Edge
Microsoft Edge users are lucky in that they can personalize how the browser saves and uses their data. If you’re looking to empty your cache for security reasons or to clear space on your device, the steps are simple:
- Open Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots in the upper-right corner to pull up a menu.
- Scroll to the bottom of the menu and click on “Settings.”
- Select “Privacy, search, and services.” It should be the second option below the search bar.
- Scroll down until you reach “Clear Browsing Data” and select “Choose what to clear.”
- A window will pop up that indicates the types of data saved by your browser. “Cached images and files” should be the fourth options.
- Choose the time range that best suits your needs. If you’d like to fully empty your cache, select “All time.” If you’d just like to delete information from hour, day, or week, those options are also available.
- Once you’ve made your decision, click the blue “Clear now” button.
Chrome
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- At the top right, click More
- Click More tools 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.
Firefox
- Click the menu button and select Settings.
- Select the Privacy & Security panel.
- In the Cookies and Site Data section, click Clear Data…
- Remove the check mark in front of Cookies and Site Data.
- For more information about managing site data, see Manage local site storage settings.
- With Cached Web Content check marked, click the Clear button.
- Close the Settings page. Any changes you’ve made will automatically be saved.
Here’s another way to clear the Firefox cache:
- Click the menu button to open the menu panel.
- Click History and select Clear Recent History….
- Next to Time range to clear, choose Everything from the drop-down menu, select Cache in the items list, make sure other items you want to keep are not selected and then click the Clear Now button.
Opera
- Press Ctrl+H to open your history page.
- Click Clear browsing data in the top-right corner.
- Select what you want to delete and the time range, like recent history or all time.
- Click Clear data.