Every website that you visit in your Web Browser displays different amounts of static resources such as images, videos, stylesheet rules, and so on. Upon the first visit to a website, your Web Browser will download all these static resources, display them to you in the form of a web page, and then store them securely on your local computer, in a designated by your Web Browser directory. The stored files are referred to as "Web Browser Cache". When you visit the same website again or you visit pages from the same website consisting of static resources that your browser already downloaded, those will be pulled from within the Web Browser Cache instead of being downloaded a new. This is dramatically improving the loading speed of a website.

Sometimes this cache can prove to be troublesome, especially in situations where you are making changes to your own website. A common example of this cache impacting your website negatively is when the visual styles of your website appear broken to the visitors. Note that this will not always be caused by the Web Browser Cache itself, however, checking this can be the first step you take towards investigating what might be wrong. In most cases to ensure that your Web Browser Cache is not causing style issues on your website, you will have to clear it, however, depending on the used Web Browser the procedure can vary quite a lot. Therefore, in this guide, we will familiarize you with the most widely utilized web browsers and how you can clear their caches.

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Clearing your Browser Cache in Google Chrome, Chromium, Brave, SRWare Iron, and Torch.

To clear your browser's cache on a Google Chrome, Chromium, Brave, SRWare Iron, and Torch web browser, please follow the steps below:

Step 1: Please open up the browser and press the three-dot icon located on the top right corner of your browser.

Step 2: A dropdown menu will expand, and from it, please hover your mouse over the "More tools" option.

Step 3: Doing the above will expand another menu to the left. Please select the "Clear browsing data..." option.

Step 4: A window will appear, and it will have three checkboxes. The one you should put a ticket inside is the "Cache images and files" checkbox while leaving the rest unticked. 

Step 5: Once the above is done, please click on the "Clear data" button which should be located beneath the checkboxes.

That's everything you need to do! If you did all the above steps, your browser cache should be clear now.

Clearing your Browser Cache in Mozilla Firefox

To clear your browser's cache on a Mozilla Firefox web browser, please follow the steps below:

Step 1: Please open your Mozilla Firefox browser and select the icon on the top right resembling three horizontal lines on top of each other. 

Step 2: A dropdown menu will expand by doing the above. From it, please select the "Options" option.

Step 3: You are going to be redirected to a new page. On the top left, you will see the "General" label and a few lines under the "Privacy & Security" option. Please press on the "Privacy & Security".

Step 4: Selecting the "Privacy & Security" option will present you with sections allowing you to clear the browser's cache. The functionality you need will be located under the "Cookies and Site Data" section. To wipe the cache, please click the "Clear Data" button.

Step 5: Doing so will open up the "Clear Data" window. From it, please put a tick inside the two checkboxes.

Step 6: Finally, please click on the "Clear Now" button located at the bottom of the screen.

That's everything you need to do! If you did all the above steps, your browser cache should be clear now.

Clearing your Browser's Cache in Microsoft Edge

To clear your browser's cache on a Microsoft Edge web browser, please follow the steps below:

Step 1: Please open Microsoft Edge and select the horizontal triple-dot icon located on the top right side of the browser.

Step 2: From the expanded dropdown menu, please select the "Settings" option.

Step 3: Upon doing so, a small screen will appear on the right side of your browser. From this screen, please select "Privacy, search, and services".

Step 4: The first available section on the top will be the "Clear browsing data" section. Please click the "Choose what to clear" button located underneath.

Step 5: Multiple checkboxes will appear after you click the "Choose what to clear" button. From the displayed boxes, please select the "Cookies and other site data" and the "Cached images and files". Next, untick the rest and hit the "Clear" button located under the checkboxes.

That's everything you need to do! If you did all the above steps, your browser cache should be clear now.

Clearing your Browser Cache in Internet Explorer

To clear your browser's cache on an Internet Explorer web browser, please follow the steps below:

Step 1: Please open your Internet Explorer and select the icon resembling a cogwheel located on the top right corner of the browser.

Step 2: From the expanded dropdown menu, please hover your mouse over the "Safety" option.

Step 3: Doing the above will expand another menu to the left. From it, please select the "Delete Browsing History..." option.

Step 4: A page containing multiple tick boxes will appear. Please select only the "Temporary Internet files and website files" checkbox, untick the rest.

Step 5: Finally, please click the "Delete" button located at the bottom of the page.

That's everything you need to do! If you did all the above steps, your browser cache should be clear now.

Clearing your Browser Cache in Safari

Safari provides a convenient method of clearing all your history, including browsing page history and cookies, along with the cached static content.  To take advantage of the simple approach, open your Safari, and from the "History" dropdown menu located on the top select "Clear History".

To clear ONLY your browser's cache on a Safari web browser, please follow the steps below:

Step 1: First, you need to activate the "Develop" menu. To do so, press the "Safari" menu located at the top of the browser and from it select "Preferences".

Step 2: You will be presented with a variety of settings. Please press the "Advanced" option, which should be the last one from the "Preferences" section.

Step 3: On the bottom of the "Advanced" page, you will see the "Show Develop menu in menu bar" checkbox. Please put a tick inside and go back to the Safari index page

Step 4: You will notice another menu, which appeared on the top called "Develop".

Step 5: Please press the "Develop" menu, and when the options are expanded, select the "Empty Caches".

That's everything you need to do! If you did all the above steps, your browser cache should be clear now.

Clearing your Browser's Cache in Opera

To clear your browser's cache on an Opera web browser, please follow the steps below:

Step 1: Please open your Opera and select the menu on the top right, resembling horizontal sliders on top of each other.

Step 2: A small screen will appear on the right side of your browser. Please scroll down and locate the "Browsing data" option.

Step 3: Right next to it, you will see a "Clear" button, please press it. The button will open a new screen.

Step 4: From the screen mentioned above, please use the dropdown menu and select "All Time", afterward, please tick the "Cached Images and files" checkbox and untick the rest.

Step 5: Finally, hit the "Clear data" button located on the bottom right side of the screen. 

That's everything you need to do! If you did all the above steps, your browser cache should be clear now.

Forcing a Single Page Refresh on All the Browsers

There is a neat trick you can use called a "forced refresh". It purges the cache for an individual page you are accessing in your browser using the following hotkeys:

• For Linux and Windows, please press the Ctrl + f5 buttons in quick succession.
• In Firefox and Chrome for macOS, use the button sequence CMD + Shift + r. 
• For Safari, please press the Shift + Reload toolbar buttons.

Using the above will help you avoid the cache for the particular page you are currently on. It is very convenient to use if you are only facing an issue with a single page.