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Clearing your Cache
Clearing your Cache
Sep 21, 2011
How do I delete Temporary Internet Files (clear cache)?
Instructions are provided for deleting temporary Internet Files (clearing cache) through Windows Control Panel, Internet Explorer, Firefox, Safari, Opera, AOL and Netscape.
Windows Control Panel - delete Temporary Internet Files:
Windows Vista
Click the Windows Start menu.
Select Control Panel, (or Settings and then Control Panel).
Select Internet Options, (or Network and Internet Connections and then Internet Options).
Under Browsing History, click the Delete button.
In the Delete Browsing History window, click the Delete Files button.
When asked if you are sure you want to delete all temporary Internet files, click Yes.
To close the windows, click Close, then Ok
Windows XP
Click the Windows Start menu.
Select Control Panel, (or Settings and then Control Panel).
Select Internet Options, (or Network and Internet Connections and then Internet Options).
Select the General tab.
In the Temporary Internet Files section, click the Delete Files button.
Do not check the clear Offline Content box. Click Ok.
Close the Internet Properties and Control Panel windows.
Internet Explorer - delete Temporary Internet Files:
Internet Explorer 7.0
Open Internet Explorer.
Select the Tools menu.
Select Internet Options.
Under Browsing History, click the Delete button.
In the Delete Browsing History window, click the Delete Files button.
When asked if you are sure you want to delete all temporary Internet files, click Yes.
To close the windows, click Close, then Ok.
Internet Explorer 6.0
Open Internet Explorer.
Select the Tools menu.
Select Internet Options.
Select the General tab.
In the Temporary Internet Files section, click the Delete Files button.
Do not check the clear Offline Content box. Click Ok.
Click Ok to close the Tools window.
FireFox (Mozilla) - clear cache
Firefox 3.0
Open FireFox (Mozilla).
Click the Tools menu.
Click Clear Private Data.
Check Cache. Note that any other checked items will also be cleared, so un-check any that you do not want to clear.
Click the Clear Private Data Now button.
Firefox, older versions
Open FireFox (Mozilla).
Click the Tools menu.
Click Options.
Click Privacy.
Click the Clear button for Cache.
Safari - clear cache
Safari 3.1.2
Open Safari.
Click the Edit menu.
Click Empty Cache....
When asked if you are sure you want to empty the cache, click the Empty button.
Opera - clear cache
Opera 9.5.2
Open Opera.
Click the Tools menu.
Click Delete Private Data.
In the Delete Private Data window, click Detailed Options.
Check Delete Entire Cache. Note that any other checked items will also be cleared, so un-check any that you do not want to clear.
Click Delete.
AOL - clear browser cache:
AOL 9.0
Click Settings.
Select the Index tab, and click Internet [Web] Options.
Under Browsing History, where it says to Delete temporary files, cookies, saved passwords, and web form information, click Delete.
Wait while the files are deleted, then click OK.
AOL 7.0
In Keyword, enter: PREFERENCES. Or, on the Settings menu on the AOL toolbar, click Preferences.
In the Organization section of the Preferences window, click Internet Properties (WWW).
In the Temporary Internet Files section, click Delete Files.
Click OK.
Netscape - clear browser cache
Open Netscape.
Click the Edit menu.
Click Preferences.
Click Advanced. It expands to show a list of options.
Click Cache.
Click Clear Memory Cache.
Click Clear Disk Cache.
Click OK.
Netscape Download Manager - remove installation file
Click the Tools menu.
Click Download Manager.
Highlight the hotComm installation program and click Remove from list.
Close the Download Manager window.
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