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Clearing the Cache in your Web Browser

Here’s a step-by-step guide for clearing your browser cache and cookies in Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, and Mozilla Firefox, with options for individual site data and a full purge.

🌐 Google Chrome

🔹 Full Cache & Cookies Purge

  1. Open Chrome.

  2. Click the three-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner.

  3. Go to Settings.

  4. In the left menu, click Privacy and security.

  5. Click Clear browsing data.

  6. In the popup:

    • Select Time range: choose All time for full purge.

    • Check Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files.

  7. Click Clear data.

🔹 Clear Cookies/Data for a Specific Site

  1. Go to chrome://settings/siteData or:

    • Settings → Privacy and security → Cookies and other site dataSee all site data and permissions.

  2. Use the search bar to find the specific website.

  3. Click the trash bin icon next to the site to delete cookies and data just for that site.


🟦 Microsoft Edge

🔹 Full Cache & Cookies Purge

  1. Open Edge.

  2. Click the three-dot menu (⋯) in the top-right corner.

  3. Go to Settings.

  4. In the left sidebar, click Privacy, search, and services.

  5. Under Clear browsing data, click Choose what to clear.

  6. Set Time range to All time.

  7. Check Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files.

  8. Click Clear now.

🔹 Clear Cookies/Data for a Specific Site

  1. Go to edge://settings/siteData or:

    • Settings → Privacy, search, and services → Cookies and site permissionsManage and delete cookies and site dataSee all cookies and site data.

  2. Use the search bar to find the specific website.

  3. Click the arrow next to the site, then click the trash icon to delete.


🦊 Mozilla Firefox

🔹 Full Cache & Cookies Purge

  1. Open Firefox.

  2. Click the hamburger menu (≡) in the top-right corner.

  3. Go to Settings (or Preferences on macOS).

  4. Click Privacy & Security on the left.

  5. Scroll to Cookies and Site Data.

  6. Click Clear Data….

  7. Select:

    • Cookies and Site Data (for cookies).

    • Cached Web Content (for cache).

  8. Click Clear → Confirm.

🔹 Clear Cookies/Data for a Specific Site

  1. Still in Privacy & Security settings, under Cookies and Site Data, click Manage Data….

  2. Use the search bar to find the site.

  3. Select the site and click Remove Selected, then click Save Changes.

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