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How and why should I clear my web browser’s cache?

Friday, 4th February 2005

For information on how to clear your browser’s cache, please refer to the links at the bottom of this post.

Your browser cache consists of items you have seen, heard, or downloaded from the Web, including images, sounds and Web pages. Storing these files in your cache can make browsing the Web faster because your computer will be able to display cached items more quicklyas it won’t have to download them again from the Internet.

All the files stored in your cache take up disk space, so from time to time, you may want to clear out the files stored in your cache to free up some space on your computer.

Also, you may find that if you visit a web site has been recently updated and a previous version of this page exists in your cache, your computer may display the page in your cache. Therefore you will be viewing out-of-date information – clearing your browser’s cache should fix this problem.