Cache files are useful in many ways; they make browsing the Internet easier and much better. The cache is stored in the directory hard drive(in cache memory), but over time it can accumulate too much. And this will lead to a decrease in browser performance, that is, it will work noticeably slower. In this case, clearing the cache is necessary. Let's see how we can do this.
To make your web browser work better and sites to display correctly, you need to clear your cache. This can be done in several ways: manually clearing the cache, using web browser tools or special programs. Let's look at these methods using an Internet browser as an example. Opera.
You can learn more about how to clear the cache in browsers such as Yandex browser, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox.
Method 1: Browser Settings
Method 2: Manual settings
Another option is to find the folder with browser cache files on your computer and delete its contents. However, it is better to use this method only if you cannot clear the cache using the standard method, since there is a certain risk. You can accidentally delete the wrong data, which will ultimately lead to incorrect operation of the browser or even the entire system as a whole.
Method 3: special programs
An excellent method for removing cache files is to install and use special software tools. One of the well-known solutions for such purposes is CCleaner.
As you open website pages, you may notice over time that your browser becomes slower and slower. What to do about it? If these are not viruses (Trojans), then the issue is most likely a clogged browser cache.
Browser cache- local copies of visited pages on the Internet on your computer
- pictures (.jpg, .gif, .png)
- style files (.css)
- javascript files (.js)
By accumulating data about tens or hundreds of pages visited, the cache becomes clogged and overflows. It is becoming increasingly difficult for the browser to find the desired page. It is in this case that you need to clean the storage area of cached files, that is, the cache.
There is a cache clearing operation in every browser. Let's take a closer look at the algorithm for performing it in the five most popular browsers.
1. Launch Internet Explorer.
2. In the upper right corner we find an icon that looks like a gear and click with the left mouse button.
4. In the resulting window, select the “General” tab and click the “Delete” button.
5. Next, the program prompts us to select what we will delete (temporary files, passwords, security data, log, etc.) We check the boxes where we need to delete. Click the "Delete" button. The system deletes all cache files according to the selected settings. The end of the process will be signaled by a message at the bottom of the window.
6. By the way, the program allows you to manage the parameters for saving cache objects. This can be done by clicking the "Options" button in the "General" tab of the "Internet Options" window.
7. In this tab, you can, in particular, set the condition for checking new versions of cached pages.
1. Open Yandex Browser.
2. In the menu bar, click “Add-ons” and then “Browser Settings”.
3. In the menu of the window that opens, select the “History” command.
4. On the right side of the window there is an inscription “Clear history”. That's what we need, let's press it.
5. In the newly appeared window, the program asks for what period and what exactly needs to be deleted. Select the desired parameters and press the “Clear history” button at the bottom of the window.
1. Open the Opera browser
2. At the bottom of the page is the main menu bar. Find the word “History” and click.
3. In the upper right corner, click the “Clear browsing history” button.
4. In a new window, we are asked, as in other browsers, to choose what exactly to clear and for what period.
5. Having selected, click the “Clear browsing history” button.
Cleaning their program can be done using the following algorithm.
1. Launch the FireFox browser
2. In the window that appears, in the top line on the right we find a small striped button
3. Click “Settings” (gear icon).
4. Having entered Settings, we see a new program window, in which we press the “Advanced” button.
5. Here, in the “Network” tab there is an option:
- Manage web content caching;
- Manage Offline Web Content and User Data;
6. We get rid of the contents of each of the items by pressing the two “Clear Now” keys in turn.
7. You can delete recent history and individual cookies in the privacy tab of the “Settings” window by clicking on the corresponding buttons.
Let's also consider the process of clearing the cache of another popular browser, Chrome, the brainchild of Google.
1. Launch Google Chrome.
2. Find the striped icon in the upper right corner of the program: setting up and managing Google Chrome.
3. In the additional window that appears, select the word “Stories” and click on it.
4. In the next small window, select “History” again and click with the left mouse button. A list of pages visited by the user appears.
5. By clicking the "Clear history" button.
Universal cache clearer for all browsers
The well-known, powerful and popular file manager Total Commander will allow you to do this. You can do this as follows.
1. Launch the Total Commander program.
2. In the window that appears, find and click the “Clear history” icon.
3. In the new service window of the program, in the rectangular field on the left, we see all the browsers installed on the system.
4. We can immediately start clearing the contents of all browsers by clicking the button of the same name.
5. And we can choose to mention any desired browser by clicking on the button with the appropriate name. For example, standard Internet Explorer.
6. Here we are free to choose to delete the history of favorites, cookies, browser data, and browser history. To complete some items, a system reboot will be required.
In addition to this program, there is also Clean Master - a free program for cleaning your computer. The Russian interface and the ability to choose what exactly to clean make this program practically irreplaceable.
Thus, by selecting tabs with each browser, we can check the boxes next to the information that is to be deleted and start the procedure for cleaning all browsers in the system one by one from the window of just one program.
You can often hear the recommendation to “clear your browser cache.” This mainly needs to be done when the browser starts to work slowly or some sites are displayed incorrectly. For example, the page formatting is completely lost and instead of the website content you see something incomprehensible.
The first step in such cases is to simply refresh the page (F5), and if that doesn’t help, then refresh it using the “Ctrl+F5” combination. This technique tells the browser to reload the page from the Internet, i.e. without using your internal cache. If this does not help, then you still need to delete the cache. I will show you how to do this using popular browsers as an example, as well as a universal solution using a special program.
How to clear Google Chrome browser cache
In Chrome, click on the upper right settings button and select “History” from the menu, or simply press “Ctrl+H”
In the next window we need to select what exactly we want to delete. To clear only the cache, leave one checkbox “Images and other files saved in the cache.” Don't forget to select "All the time". Click “Delete data”. All is ready.
Microsoft Edge
The Edge browser is a successor to IE, but its menu is completely different. Go to “Options”
Scroll to the “Clear browsing data” section
And click “Select what you want to clean”
We leave only “Cached data and files”.
Maxthon Cloud Browser
A very interesting browser, Maxthon, is gaining popularity. It is based on the chrome engine and many people find it more convenient and flexible. The cache is cleared here in almost the same way. Go to the menu and select “Clear browser history.” Well, then it’s already clear
Universal cleaning method – CCleaner
Go to the website, download and install the CCleaner program.
In principle, you can download the portable version and then no installation is required, you can immediately launch
By default the tab opens "Clean -> Applications", this is what we need. The program can work with the main browsers: Firefox, Opera, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer. On the “Applications” tab, uncheck all the boxes except “Internet cache” and click “Cleanup”. For IE, go to the “Windows” tab and leave only “Temporary Internet files”. In general, CCleaner is a very useful program that allows you to remove a lot of junk from your computer, but this is the topic of a whole article.
Why do you need a cache anyway?
When a browser loads a website, it stores it in its cache. When you visit this site again, the browser will not completely download it from the Internet, but will refer to the files that are already saved on disk.
But don’t think that you can access previously viewed sites without access to the Internet, it won’t work that way. To do this, you need to use special programs in advance. But you can still get some information from the cache, for example.
What is browser cache– this is the place where files from the pages you view on the Internet are stored. When you visit any website, your browser makes a copy of the files of the Internet resource you viewed on your computer. This is done so that the next time you visit, the page loads much faster.
Clearing the browser cache should be done regularly, but if you don’t do this and over time you begin to notice a decrease in free space on your local disk, or the desired site is simply not displayed correctly, then getting rid of the junk in the cache is inevitable.
Cleaning temporary files in browsers is an irreplaceable and useful thing; if you clean out all the junk in your browser regularly, you will eventually get a stable Internet browser.
In this article I would like to show how to clear the browser cache in the most common Internet browsers. Below is a list of how to properly delete the cache in your browser, select the necessary instructions, and begin the “rejuvenation” process:
How to clear Google Chrome browser cache
Chrome is perhaps the most popular browser today; it has won its fans with its speed and stability, plus the integration of Google services, which is very convenient. In Google Chrome, click on the settings menu 
In the right corner of the screen, select – “History and recent tabs” – “History”, or click "Ctrl+H"
In the window that opens, click - "Clear the history"
In the next window, you need to select what needs to be cleared. Choose "During all this time", then put a tick "Images and other files stored in the cache", and click clear history. The simple idea is that if you do not uncheck the other boxes, your browsing history, race history, etc. will be cleared.
The cleaning of temporary browser files will begin, this will take some time, it all depends on the intensity and time of use of your browser, you will have to wait a little. When finished, simply close the settings window.
How to clear the cache in Mozilla
In the Mozilla Firefox browser, it is also not difficult to delete the cache. To clear the cache in Firefox, press the “Menu” button() in the right corner of the browser, then "Magazine" then click "Delete history" or keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Shift+Del.
Here is the Mozila Firefox cache clearing window. Choose Delete everything" And Clear cache", the remaining checkboxes need to be unchecked. After this, click – "Delete now"
The mozilla browser cache has been cleared.
How to clear Yandex browser cache
Yandex browser is gaining popularity among Internet users. The principle of clearing the browser cache from Yandex is a little similar to clearing it in Chrome, and all because it runs on the “engine” from Google Chrome, but it is modified and has its fans. But modified. I personally don't use it myself. Z go to “Menu” choose "Story" and onwards "Story Manager" or simply press the key combination “Ctrl+H”
In the window that opens, click on the button "Clear the history…"
We get to the window that opens, where you need to select "During all this time" And "files saved in cache", then press the button "Clear the history"
That's the whole trick.
How to clear Internet Explorer browser cache
A less popular browser in everyday use, but nevertheless the browser is actively used. Clearing the cache in Internet Explorer is easy. Click on the little gear in the upper right corner ( 
), Further "Internet Options"
In the tab "Are common" press the button "Delete"
A window will open with a review history in which you need to select – “Temporary Internet and website files”, the remaining checkboxes need to be unchecked, and click on the “Delete” button
Not everyone knows about this, but there is one very simple and quick way to clear cache and cookies any browser. You only need to remember one keyboard shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+Delete. While in any browser, hold down these three keys on the keyboard, and then all you have to do is choose what exactly to delete and for what period.
How to clear cache and cookies in Mozilla Firefox
So, let's press Ctrl+Shift+Del on the keyboard in the browser Mozilla Firefox. The following window will appear: 
Click on it “ Details” and uncheck the extra checkboxes if you want. Leave cookies and cache. Then, here at the top in the drop-down list, select: for what period to delete data (you can select “ All”).
After that, click the “ Delete now
That's all! In other browsers everything works similarly.
How to clear cache and cookies in Internet Explorer
IN Internet Explorer press on the keyboard Ctrl+Shift+Del. In the window that opens, leave the following flags:
- Temporary Internet and Website Files
- Cookies and website data
Then click the “ Delete" and wait for the operation to complete:
How to clear cache and cookies in Opera
In the browser Opera press on the keyboard Ctrl+Shift+Del. In the window that opens, select a period from the drop-down list (you can select “ from the very beginning"). Leave the flags below:
- Cookies and other site data
- Cached images and files
Then click the “ Clear browsing history” and wait for the operation to complete:
How to clear cache and cookies in Google Chrome
In the browser Google Chrome press on keyboard Ctrl+Shift+Del. In the window that opens, select the period (you can “ during all this time"), then leave the flags:
- Cookies and other site and plugin data
- Images and other files saved in cache
After that, click the “ Clear the history” and wait for the operation to complete.
