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How to clear your browser's cache
To speed up web browsing, Explorer and Firefox download web pages and store them locally on your computer in an area called "cache". When you visit the same page for a second time, the browser speeds up display time by loading the page locally from cache instead of downloading everything again. This sometimes results in less than current versions of web pages being displayed. If you believe that you have a less than current version of a page, perform the following steps to clear the cache in your browser. Note, the instuctions vary depending on whether you use Internet Explorer or Firefox.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Up top in the pull-down menus (File, Edit, Tools, etc.), click Tools, then 'Internet Options'
- This brings up a dialog with 6 tabs across the top (General, Security, Content, etc.)
- Click 'General,' the look for 'Temporary Internet Files'
- Click 'Delete Files', then (if it appears, check off 'Delete all offline content,' then click 'OK'.
- Click 'OK' again and this should clear all cached pages.
- Now reload the webpage you were trying to look at.
Firefox
- Up top in the pull-down menus (File, Edit, etc.), click Tools, then 'Options'.
- Select the 'Advanced' tab.
- In the box below, you will see the tabs: 'General, Network, Update, Encryption'
- Click 'Network'
- The bottom box is labeled 'Cache.' On the right you'll see a button labeled 'Clear Now.' Click it.
- That's it. Clock 'OK' to close the options box.
- Now reload the webpage you were trying to look at.
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