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Clear your browser cache
Clear browser cookies


Clear your browser cache

To clear your cache in Internet Explorer:

1. Close all other open browser windows.
2. Click the 'Tools' menu at the top of your browser, and select 'Internet Options.'
3. Click the 'General' tab at the top of the dialogue box.
4. Click 'Delete Files' under 'Temporary Internet files.'
5. Select 'Delete all offline content' by checking the box.
6. Click 'OK.'

To clear your cache in Mozilla Firefox:

1. Close all other open browser windows.
2. Click the 'Tools' menu at the top of your browser, and select 'Options.'
3. Click 'Privacy.'
4. Click 'Clear' next to 'Cache.'
5. Click 'OK.'

To clear your cache in Mozilla and Netscape:

1. Close all other open browser windows.
2. Click the 'Edit' menu at the top of your browser, and select 'Preferences.'
3. Click the '+' next to 'Advanced.'
4. Select 'Cache' under 'Advanced.'
5. Click 'Clear Cache.'
6. Click 'OK.'

To clear your cache in Safari:

1. Close all other open browser windows.
2. Open the 'Safari' menu on your browser's toolbar.
3. Select 'Empty Cache.'
4. Click 'Empty' in the dialogue box.

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Clear browser cookies

Sometimes, due to how browsers work, you may need to clear (delete) your browser's cookies in order for your site to work properly.

To clear cookies in IE 6.x for Windows:

1. Click on the Tools menu in the browser.
2. Select Internet Options from the pull-down menu.
3. In the middle section, click on the Delete Cookies button. A popup window will appear and press OK in this window to delete the cookies.
4. Click on the OK button in the Internet Options window.
5. Quit and restart the browser for the changes to take effect.

To clear cookies in IE 7.x for Windows:

1. In the Tools menu, select Delete Browsing History... from the pull-down menu.
2. In the middle section, click on the Delete Cookies button. A popup window will appear and press Yes in this window to delete the cookies.
3. Click on the Delete Files button. A popup window will appear and press Yes in this window to delete temporary internet files.
4. Click on the Close button in the Delete Browsing History window.
5. Quit and restart the browser for the changes to take effect.

To clear cookies in FireFox 2.x for Windows or Mac:

1. Click the Tools menu.
2. Select Clear Private Data from the pull-down menu.
3. In the window that opens, select the items you want to clear -- in this case, Cookies! :o)
4. Click Clear Private Data Now.
5. Quit and restart the browser for the changes to take effect.

To clear cookies in Safari 3 for Mac:

1. Click the Safari menu and select Preferences.
2. Click the Security tab, and click Show Cookies.
3. Click Remove all to clear ALL cookies, or click a specific cookie in the list and click Remove.
4. Click Done. Nice work!
5. Quit and restart the browser for the changes to take effect.

To clear cookies in Opera 9.x for Windows:

1. In the Tools menu, click Delete private data.
2. Click Details.
3. Check the boxes beside "Delete all cookies" and "Delete entire cache."
4. Click Delete
5. Quit and restart the browser for the changes to take effect.

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