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Clear cache
In order to speed up web browsing, web browsers download webpages and store them locally on your computer's hard drive in an area called 'cache'. Browser cache contains records of every item you have viewed or downloaded while Internet surfing. So when you re-visit the same webpage, your browser loads it from the cache instead of downloading everything again.
Although storing cache makes web browser faster as it usually takes your computer less time to display a web page when it can open page's elements or even the entire page from your local Temporary Internet Files folder, cache can threat to your privacy as everyone who has access to your computer can see some personal information by simply opening the cache folder. Anyone can see where you have been online, what videos you have watched, and more.
Also when the cache fills up, performance can slow down and your hard drive may run out of space.
You should periodically clear cache to protect your privacy and speed up your browser performance.
With Clear All History you can clear cache files with one click. Download Clear All History
Clear cache : Clear browser cache
What is browser cache?
How can I clear cache using Clear All History?
Can I clear cache using Clear All History automatically?
How can I clear cache in Internet Explorer manually?
- clear cache Internet Explorer 9
- clear cache Internet Explorer 8
- clear cache Internet Explorer 7
- clear cache Internet Explorer 6
How can I change the size of cache in Internet Explorer?
How can I clear browser cache in Firefox?
- how to clear cache Firefox 5.0/4.0
- how to clear cache Firefox 3.0
How can I change the size of disk space for cache in Firefox?
How do I clear browser cache in Opera 11?
What is browser cache?
Browser cache, also known as Temporary Internet files, stores the contents of all the web pages that you have visited that speeds up the displaying of web pages you frequently visit as your browser can open them from your hard disk instead of downloading them from the web. However, it can threat to your privacy as by opening caches, anyone can see where you have been online. With Clear All History you can:
clear cache in Internet Explorer, MSN Explorer, AOL Explorer
clear cache in Mozilla Firefox
clear cache in Safari
clear cache in Chrome
clear cache in Maxthon
clear cache in Opera
In Internet Explorer Clear All History also cleans the contents of cache index.dat file that contains Internet activity traces. Index.dat file can't be deleted manually as it is used by Windows all the time.
How can I clear cache using Clear All History?
You should open the main window and click 'Tools'. Select 'What to Clear' and then select your browser under 'Browser History'.
Select the 'Delete Temporary Internet files' or 'Clear cache' option (depending on your browser) and click 'CLEAR' button or click 'Clear All' in program toolbar.
This will clear cache files only. If you need to clear all history files stored by your browser, you can click the 'Check' button in the toolbar and then 'Clear All'
Can I clear cache using Clear All History automatically?
Yes, you should the necessary option for the program scheduler and select what history files you want to delete automatically.
How can I clear cache in Internet Explorer manually?
Internet explorer keeps a copy of web pages you have visited to speed up access to these web pages by loading them from your hard drive.
This step-by step guide helps you clear cache in Internet Explorer without using any additional programs.
Internet Explorer 9
To clear cache in Internet Explorer 9, press Ctrl+Shift+Del to open the Delete browsing history windows, check the 'Temporary Internet Files' option and click 'Delete'.
Internet Explorer 8
Open the Tools menu and select 'Delete browsing history'.
Then select Cache and click the Delete button.
Internet Explorer 7
If you have Internet Explorer 7.0, select 'Internet Options' from the Tools menu, then open the 'General' tab and click 'Delete' for 'Browsing history'. In the opened window click 'Delete files'.
To clear cache in Internet Explorer 6
Open the 'Tools' menu and select 'Internet Options'.
Open 'General tab' and in the 'Temporary Internet files' area click 'Delete Files'.
Click OK in the 'Delete Files' dialog box to clear cache.
How can I change the size of cache in Internet Explorer?
Internet stores copies of webpages, images, and media for faster viewing visited webpages later. As cache files take up space, you should regularly clear cache to free up space on your computer.
Increasing cache space allows you to store more webpages in the cache but decreases the amount of space available for other files on your computer.
To change the size of cache in Internet Explorer, open 'Tools' and select 'Internet Options', then click the Settings button and for 'Disk space to use' set the amount of disk space allowed for cache.
How can I clear cache in Firefox?
Firefox 5.0/4.0
Press Ctrl+Shift+Del, set 'Time range to clear', then open 'Details' by clicking the 'arrow' button, select 'Cache' and click 'Clear Now'
or
If you are using Windows 7/Vista, you have an orange Firefox button that takes the most common functions.
Note: to show the old style menus, press Alt (temporarily show the old style menus) or right-click on the Tab Strip and check Menu Bar in the pop-up menu (to show the old style menus all the time).
At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Firefox button (or open the Tools menu - if you have the old style menus).
Then select 'Clear Recent history' from the History menu or just 'Clear Recent history' (if you opened the Tools menu).
Set 'Time range to clear' and open 'Details' by clicking the 'arrow' button, then select 'Cache' and click 'Clear Now'
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At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Firefox button (or open the Tools menu - if you have the old style menus)
Select 'Options', then open the Advanced window and select the Network tab.
In the Offline Storage section, click Clear Now.
You can set Firefox to automatically clear the cache when Firefox closes:
At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Firefox button (or open the Tools menu - if you have the old style menu)
Select Options and open the Privacy tab.
In the History section, set Firefox will: to Use custom settings for history
Select the check box for 'Clear history' when Firefox closes.
Click the 'Settings' button and in the Settings for Clearing History window, click the check mark box next to Cache.
Firefox 3.0
Open Firefox and select the 'Tools' menu
Then select 'Options' and open the 'Privacy' tab.
Under the Private area click 'Clear Now'.
In the 'Clear Private Data' window select 'Cache' and click 'Clear Private Data Now'.
How can I change the size of disk space for cache in Firefox?
Browser cache stores web pages you visited for quicker viewing the next time you visit the same page. You can specify the amount of disk space the cache can use.
To change cache size in Firefox 5.0/4.0:
At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Firefox button (or open the Tools menu)
Select 'Options', then open the Advanced window and select the Network tab.
For 'Use up to ... MB of space for the cache' or 'Limit cache to ... MB of space' specify the maximum size of the cache on your computer.
To change cache size in Firefox 3.0:
• Open the Tools menu.
• Select Options.
• Open the Privacy tab and select the 'Cache' sub-category.
• In "Use up to ... KB of disk space for the cache" set how many KB of disk space you want to use for storing cache.
Clear cache
For more information about clearing cache, read the articles below:
Clearing cache to protect privacy, free disk space and improve browser performance
Clearing Internet cache
Clearing cache in Firefox
Top tips to clear Mozilla cache
Cache cleaner software
How to clear cache in Internet Explorer
Clearing cache in different browsers
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