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How do I clear my cache?

PostPosted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 3:52 pm
by wicked
This question is asked quite often, especially whenever an update is installed. Here's how to do it.

Select the instructions below that correspond to whichever browser you are using. To find out which browser you are usin, go to Help at the top of your browser window and select "About".


Clearing Cache on Firefox 1.0
Click Tools and select Options.
Click the Privacy Icon.
Click Clear next to the Cache section.
Click Ok.
Exit and relaunch the browser.

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Clearing Cache on Firefox 1.5
Click Tools and select Options.
Click the Privacy icon.
Click the Cache tab and click Clear Cache Now.
Click Ok.
Exit and relaunch the browser.

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Clearing Cache on Firefox 2.0 and 3.0
Click Tools and select Options.
Click the Advanced icon and click the Network tab.
Click Clear Now under the Cache section.
Click Ok.
Exit and relaunch the browser.

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Clearing Cache on IE 6.0
Click Tools and select Internet Options
Click General Tab
Click Delete Files in the Temporary Internet Files section
Check Delete All Offline Content
Click OK
Exit and relaunch the browser.

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For newer versions:

http://www.wikihow.com/Clear-Your-Browser%27s-Cache
https://kb.iu.edu/data/ahic.html
https://www.java.com/en/download/help/webcache.xml

PostPosted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:15 pm
by yeti_c
Great post wicked...

Also for FF 2.0 - there is another cache (It might be the same) from Tools -> Clear Private Data.

C.

PostPosted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:25 pm
by gimil
Doesn't F5 do the job just as well?

PostPosted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:35 pm
by Top Dog
now the maps super light

PostPosted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:48 pm
by wicked
I'm pretty sure it's the same yeti.

PostPosted: Mon Jan 21, 2008 4:49 pm
by ParadiceCity9
what's a cache?

PostPosted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 4:26 pm
by oggiss
And how do I know which model I have? 1.0, 2.0 etc?

PostPosted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 4:36 pm
by wicked
Good question!! Go to Help at the top of your browser window and select "About".

PostPosted: Tue Mar 11, 2008 4:40 pm
by whitestazn88
gimil wrote:Doesn't F5 do the job just as well?


does it really?? i thought it just refreshed the page...

PostPosted: Mon Mar 24, 2008 8:20 pm
by timmytuttut88
what if you have safari?

PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 8:48 am
by CrabNebula
whitestazn88 wrote:
gimil wrote:Doesn't F5 do the job just as well?


does it really?? i thought it just refreshed the page...


Ctrl+F5 clears the cache and reloads the page while F5 ONLY refreshes the page.

PostPosted: Tue Mar 25, 2008 10:49 pm
by Plutoman
Ahh, this surprised me for a second, I thought wicked was actually asking how to clear the cache :P

Couldn't believe she wouldn't know how to do that xD

Great post. Hopefully clears some problems ^^

PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 12:56 am
by karel
Done the whole safari thing and cleared my cache,and still can't get into chat.I did for a few sec. today then get disconnected then can't get back?I do have a mac and do not use windows!!!! :P :P

PostPosted: Wed Mar 26, 2008 1:07 am
by wicked
Try a different browser. Lack says he's going to try to figure it out tomorrow. It's been dead w/o you guys! :cry:

Re: How do I clear my cache?

PostPosted: Thu Mar 27, 2008 11:34 pm
by soka
this is a stick up , give me all your cache :lol:

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 10:43 am
by owenshooter
timmytuttut88 wrote:what if you have safari?

under the "safari" menu, it is "empty cache", simple as that... however, i have
not had any problems... this is kind of interesting... i've never cleared my cache..
what does it do?-0

Re: Re:

PostPosted: Fri Mar 28, 2008 3:03 pm
by hecter
owenshooter wrote:
timmytuttut88 wrote:what if you have safari?

under the "safari" menu, it is "empty cache", simple as that... however, i have
not had any problems... this is kind of interesting... i've never cleared my cache..
what does it do?-0

The cache is like a thing that saves a whole bunch of files and such on a webpage. Clearing your cache gets rid of all that and forces the browser to get all the data again.

Re: How do I clear my cache?

PostPosted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 11:33 am
by gimil
The reason your cache saves files is to make loading web pages easier. If it has a file stored then it doesnt need to request it from the server. For example when you load the classic map for hte first time it is stored on your cache so that the next time you need it it comes from your cache rather than the server. This just helps web pages load quicker.

Re: Re:

PostPosted: Thu Apr 03, 2008 1:38 pm
by Wisse
owenshooter wrote:
timmytuttut88 wrote:what if you have safari?

under the "safari" menu, it is "empty cache", simple as that... however, i have
not had any problems... this is kind of interesting... i've never cleared my cache..
what does it do?-0


your cashe is something that remembers pictures (and passwords if there is a remember me button) of sites so you don't have to load it over and over again, but if someone updates the picture without making a new url (just uploads a new picture for the same url) then sometimes you see the old picture, or it gives error, though it never gave me errors in safari

Re: How do I clear my cache?

PostPosted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 2:26 pm
by glide
This thread was really helpful in the past...but now that I have upgraded to Firefox 3.0.1 how do I clear my cache?

Re: How do I clear my cache?

PostPosted: Wed Sep 24, 2008 2:31 pm
by hecter
glide wrote:This thread was really helpful in the past...but now that I have upgraded to Firefox 3.0.1 how do I clear my cache?

Same way. Tools -> Clear Private Data.

Re: How do I clear my cache?

PostPosted: Sat Apr 25, 2009 4:33 pm
by azezzo
man, wicked's avatar sure had a nice ass :D

Re: How do I clear my cache?

PostPosted: Wed Apr 29, 2009 9:24 pm
by blakebowling
azezzo wrote:man, wicked's avatar sure had a nice ass :D

and that has to do with the how to clear your cache thread because.....

Re: How do I clear my cache?

PostPosted: Wed Jun 10, 2009 1:45 pm
by bedub1
wicked wrote:This question is asked quite often, especially whenever an update is installed. Here's how to do it.

Select the instructions below that correspond to whichever browser you are using. To find out which browser you are usin, go to Help at the top of your browser window and select "About".


Clearing Cache on Firefox 1.0
Click Tools and select Options.
Click the Privacy Icon.
Click Clear next to the Cache section.
Click Ok.
Exit and relaunch the browser.

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Clearing Cache on Firefox 1.5
Click Tools and select Options.
Click the Privacy icon.
Click the Cache tab and click Clear Cache Now.
Click Ok.
Exit and relaunch the browser.

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Clearing Cache on Firefox 2.0 and 3.0
Click Tools and select Options.
Click the Advanced icon and click the Network tab.
Click Clear Now under the Cache section.
Click Ok.
Exit and relaunch the browser.

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Clearing Cache on IE 6.0
Click Tools and select Internet Options
Click General Tab
Click Delete Files in the Temporary Internet Files section
Check Delete All Offline Content
Click OK
Exit and relaunch the browser.

bump

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Clearing Cache on IE 8.0
Push the Alt button on your keyboard
Click Tools and select Internet Options
Click General Tab
Click Delete.. in the Browsing history section
Check Temporary Internet files
Click Delete
Click OK
Exit and relaunch the browser.

Re: How do I clear my cache?

PostPosted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 7:17 am
by Pyradonis
Please excuse my ignorance^^ But what´s the difference between refreshing the page and clearing the cache?