Your web browser such as Firefox, Safari, and Internet Explorer use a feature called "caching" to allow web pages you have previously visited to appear faster in your browser. However, over a long period of time, the cache can get quite full and actually slow down your browser. Clearing the cache is one method to try to speed up a slugglish browser.
For Firefox:
At the top of the Firefox window, click on the Tools menu, and select Clear Private Data.... Check mark the data you want to clear, then click on , to clear the dataMore about private data:
- Browsing History: contains a log web locations you have previously visited.
- Download History: keeps a list of files you've downloaded.
- Saved Form Information: contains a list of phrases you have entered in text fields, such as web searches, and name and address fields.
- Cache: stores temporary files, such as web pages and other online media, that you have downloaded from the Internet.
- Cookies: stores files created by web sites, that store information on your computer, such as your preferences when visiting that site. (When a web site has a "remember this" checkbox, they are using a cookie.)
- Saved Passwords: contains a list of usernames and passwords you have opted to have Firefox remember.
- Authenticated Sessions: keeps you logged into secure web sites, you have already used the password manager to log in to.
For Internet Explorer:
Clear your browser cache to retrieve disk space. To clear the temporary files, open Tools | Internet Options. Under the General tab, click on Delete Files to clear the cache.
