Ben Huson

America Online (AOL) 9.x:

1. Click Settings on the AOL toolbar. Then select Index on the Settings page and click ‘Internet [Web] Options’? under ‘I’? in the alphabetized list.
2. Click the General tab at the top of the Internet Properties dialog box if it is not already selected.
3. In the Temporary Internet files section, click the Delete Files button. A dialog box will appear that says, ‘Delete all files in the Temporary Internet files’. Click the OK button.
4. In the History section, click the Clear History button. A dialog box will appear that asks, ‘Are you sure you want Windows to delete your history of visited Web sites?’ Click Yes.
5. Click OK to leave the AOL Internet Properties dialog box.
6. Close the Settings window.
7. Exit and restart America Online.

America Online (AOL) 7.x and 8.x:

1. Click Settings on the AOL toolbar. Then select Preferences.
2. Select Toolbar & Sound:
3. Click Clear History Trail Now. A dialog box will appear asking: ‘This will delete all of the areas you have visited. Do you want to continue?’ Click Yes. Click Save.
4. Select Internet Properties (WWW):.
5. Click the General tab at the top of the Internet Properties dialog box if it is not already selected.
6. In the Temporary Internet files section, click the Delete Files button. A dialog box will appear that says, ‘Delete all files in the Temporary Internet Files’. Click the OK button.
7. In the History section, click the Clear History button. A dialog box will appear that asks, ‘Are you sure you want Windows to delete your history of visited Web sites?’ Click Yes.
8. Click OK to leave the AOL Internet Properties dialog box.
9. Close the Preferences window.
10. Exit and restart America Online.

America Online (AOL) 6.x:

1. In the Settings menu, select Preferences. (This may be in a drop-down menu or it may be a button at the top of the browser.)
2. In the Organization column, click Internet Properties (WWW).
3. Under the Temporary Internet Files section, click Delete Files.
4. Click OK.
5. Exit and restart America Online.

America Online (AOL) 5.x:

1. Under the My AOL menu, select Preferences.
2. Click the Toolbar icon.
3. Click Clear History Now. A dialog box will appear asking: ‘This will delete all of the areas you have visited. Do you want to continue?’ Click Yes.
4. Click OK.
5. Click the WWW icon.
6. Click the General tab at the top of the AOL Internet Properties dialog box if it is not already selected.
7. In the Temporary Internet files section, click the Delete Files button. A dialog box will appear that says, ‘Delete all files in the Temporary Internet Files’. Click OK.
8. In the History section, click the Clear History button. A dialog box will appear that asks, ‘Are you sure you want Windows to delete your history of visited Web sites?’ Click Yes.
9. Click OK to leave the AOL Internet Properties dialog box.
10. Close the Preferences window.
11. Exit and restart America Online.

America Online (AOL) 4.x:

1. Select ‘My AOL | Preferences’ from the main menu
2. Click on the ‘WWW’ button
3. Change to the ‘General’ tab
4. Click on ‘Delete Files’ button

Tip: If you have Explorer 4.x Active Channel subscriptions, check ‘Delete all subscription content’ to delete cached channel content as well. If you have stored web pages for offline viewing, check ‘Delete all offline content’?

America Online (AOL) 3.x with Internet Explorer 3.x:

1. Select ‘Members | Preferences’ from the main menu
2. Click on the ‘WWW’ button
3. Click on ‘Advanced’
4. Click on ‘Purge Cache’ to clear the cache

Tip: Be sure to check ‘Cache web pages and graphics locally’ (which should be enabled by default) to speedup surfing.

Tip: Although it’s not required by all browsers, it is a good idea to restart your browser after clearing the cache. If you’re using Internet Explorer it’s sometimes better to restart your computer as well.

This entry was posted on Monday, 7th February 2005 at 9:33 am and is filed under Browsers. Tags: AOL, browser, cache.