Internet Explorer 11 is the app’s major version update, and according to Microsoft, the desktop application will go out of support for certain OSes from June 2020. Then, click the OK button to get it done. Select cache under the History section, the time range you, and other items you wish to clear, if any. Open the Library side menu, then select History > Clear Recent History. To clear browser cache on Firefox, open the app and click the hamburger menu at the top right. If you wish to clear cache for any major browsers, take the steps here to get it done.
For more information on the other options, see Delete browsing, search and download history on Firefox linked below.Ī note about site passwords: If you use the Firefox Password Manager option, your saved passwords are not usually deleted when you clear your browser history of cookies and cache. However, to use Password Manager, you cannot also have the History setting Clear history when Firefox closes. You must instead use custom History settings (see below link).Web browsers often store some piece of web data temporarily to help improve users’ browsing experiences.īrowsers typically store static web content -website data that doesn’t change from visit to visit-in the computer’s hard drive and serve it to visitors when they revisit instead of loading it from the server.Ĭached web data helps speed up the website, making browsing more seamless.Any changes you've made will automatically be saved. Click OK to close the Settings for Clearing History window.In the Settings for Clearing History window, put a check mark next to Cache.The Settings for Clearing History window will open. Beside Clear history when Firefox closes, click the Settings button.Select the check box for Clear history when Firefox closes.In the drop-down menu next to Firefox will, choose Use custom settings for history. Select the Privacy & Security panel and go to the History section.Click the menu button and select Settings.You can also set Firefox to automatically clear the cache when Firefox closes at the end of each session. Tell Firefox to always clear the cache (optional)