{"id":18262,"date":"2026-09-26T07:36:26","date_gmt":"2026-09-26T04:36:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/knowledgebase\/how-to-clear-browser-cache\/"},"modified":"2026-09-26T07:36:26","modified_gmt":"2026-09-26T04:36:26","password":"","slug":"how-to-clear-browser-cache","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/en\/knowledgebase\/how-to-clear-browser-cache\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Clear Browser Cache in All Browsers"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hy-tldr\" style=\"background:#f6f7fb;border-left:4px solid #d83954;border-radius:10px;padding:14px 18px;margin:0 0 20px;line-height:1.8\"><strong>In short:<\/strong> The cache is a copy of website files your browser stores so pages open faster. To clear it in Chrome, Edge or Firefox on Windows press <strong>Ctrl + Shift + Delete<\/strong> (on Mac <strong>Command + Shift + Delete<\/strong>), choose <strong>All time<\/strong>, tick <strong>Cached images and files<\/strong>, and click clear. In Safari go to Settings, then Privacy, then Manage Website Data.<\/div>\n<h2>When do you need to clear the cache?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>You changed your website but the changes do not show.<\/li>\n<li>A page looks broken, incomplete or will not load.<\/li>\n<li>After moving your site to new hosting or changing domain settings.<\/li>\n<li>When you see loading errors such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hyyat.com\/en\/knowledgebase\/fix-please-unblock-challenges-cloudflare-com\/\">&#8220;Please unblock challenges.cloudflare.com to proceed&#8221;<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Quick fix before a full clear:<\/strong> try a hard refresh: <strong>Ctrl + F5<\/strong> on Windows or <strong>Command + Shift + R<\/strong> on Mac. This reloads the current page from the website, bypassing the cache.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"chrome\">Clear the cache in Google Chrome<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Press <strong>Ctrl + Shift + Delete<\/strong> (Windows) or <strong>Command + Shift + Delete<\/strong> (Mac), or from the menu (\u22ee) choose <strong>Delete browsing data<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Set <strong>Time range<\/strong> to <strong>All time<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Tick <strong>Cached images and files<\/strong>. Tick <strong>Cookies<\/strong> too only if you want to sign out of websites.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Delete data<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"edge\">Clear the cache in Microsoft Edge<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Press <strong>Ctrl + Shift + Delete<\/strong>, or from the menu (\u2026) go to <strong>Settings \u2192 Privacy, search, and services \u2192 Clear browsing data<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Set <strong>Time range<\/strong> to <strong>All time<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Tick <strong>Cached images and files<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Clear now<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"firefox\">Clear the cache in Mozilla Firefox<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Press <strong>Ctrl + Shift + Delete<\/strong> (Windows) or <strong>Command + Shift + Delete<\/strong> (Mac).<\/li>\n<li>Set the time range to <strong>Everything<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Tick <strong>Temporary cached files and pages<\/strong> (Cache).<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Clear<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2 id=\"safari\">Clear the cache in Safari on Mac<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>From the top menu choose <strong>Safari \u2192 Settings<\/strong> (Preferences in older versions).<\/li>\n<li>Open the <strong>Privacy<\/strong> tab and click <strong>Manage Website Data<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Remove All<\/strong>, then <strong>Remove Now<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>To clear only the cache without cookies: enable the <strong>Develop<\/strong> menu in Settings \u2192 Advanced, then press <strong>Option + Command + E<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"mobile\">Clear the cache on mobile<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chrome on Android or iPhone:<\/strong> from the menu (\u22ee) choose <strong>History \u2192 Delete browsing data<\/strong> and tick <strong>Cached images and files<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Safari on iPhone:<\/strong> open <strong>Settings \u2192 Safari \u2192 Clear History and Website Data<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Cache vs. cookies<\/h2>\n<p>The <strong>cache<\/strong> stores copies of images and files to speed up websites; clearing it is safe and does not sign you out. <strong>Cookies<\/strong> keep you signed in and remember your preferences; clearing them signs you out of websites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In short: The cache is a copy of website files your browser stores so pages open faster. To clear it in Chrome, Edge or Firefox on Windows press Ctrl + Shift + Delete (on Mac Command + Shift + Delete), choose All time, tick Cached images and files, and click clear. 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