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CLEAR BROWSER COOKIES and CACHE Directions for Clearing Browser Cookies and Cache Table of Contents Windows CLEAR BROWSER COOKIES AND CACHE Directions for clearing browser cookies and cache Table of Contents Windows .................................................................................................................................................. 3 Google Chrome ................................................................................................................................... 3 Chrome 19 and above ..................................................................................................................... 3 Chrome 18 and lower ...................................................................................................................... 4 Mozilla Firefox ..................................................................................................................................... 7 Clear the cache ............................................................................................................................... 7 Automatically clear the cache ......................................................................................................... 7 Internet Explorer .................................................................................................................................. 9 Internet Explorer 9, 10 and 11 (Win) - Clearing Cache and Cookies.............................................. 9 Internet Explorer 7 ......................................................................................................................... 13 Microsoft Edge .................................................................................................................................. 17 Safari (Win) ....................................................................................................................................... 19 Safari 5 .......................................................................................................................................... 19 Safari 4 .......................................................................................................................................... 20 Opera (Win) ....................................................................................................................................... 22 Opera 10.50, 11, and Newer ......................................................................................................... 22 Opera 9 and Opera 10 .................................................................................................................. 23 Mac OS X .............................................................................................................................................. 26 Safari ................................................................................................................................................. 26 Safari 8 .......................................................................................................................................... 26 Safari 5.1 - 7.9 (Mac) .................................................................................................................... 28 Mozilla Firefox ................................................................................................................................... 31 Firefox 3.5 - 20 (Mac) .................................................................................................................... 31 Firefox 21+ (Mac) .......................................................................................................................... 31 Chrome (Mac) ................................................................................................................................... 33 Opera ................................................................................................................................................ 34 Opera 10.50+ (Mac) ...................................................................................................................... 34 Mobile/Tablets ....................................................................................................................................... 36 Safari ................................................................................................................................................. 36 Internet Explorer (Windows Phone) .................................................................................................. 39 Chrome .............................................................................................................................................. 42 Cookies Enable/Disable ........................................................................................................................ 42 Enable Cookies on Mac OS .............................................................................................................. 42 Enable cookies in Safari ................................................................................................................ 42 Enable cookies in Firefox .............................................................................................................. 42 Enable cookies in Google Chrome................................................................................................ 43 Enable/Disable Cookies on Mobile/Tablets ...................................................................................... 44 Enabling cookies using the Android web browser ........................................................................ 44 Enabling cookies using Chrome for Android ................................................................................. 45 Enabling cookies using Safari for iOS (iPhone/iPad/iPod touch) .................................................. 45 Enabling cookies using the BlackBerry browser ........................................................................... 46 Enabling cookies using Internet Explorer for Windows Phone ..................................................... 46 Windows Google Chrome Reference URL https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/32050?hl=en Chrome 19 and above NOTE: You can also hold Ctrl + Shift + Delete and skip to step 3. 1. Click on the settings icon that appears to the right of the address bar. In the newest versions of Chrome, this appears as three horizontal lines and in older versions will be a wrench icon . 2. From the menu, select Tools > Clear browsing data.... 3. Check the following: o Empty the cache o Delete cookies and other site and plug-in data Select the beginning of time in the drop down box and click on the Clear browsing data button. Chrome 18 and lower NOTE: You can also hold Ctrl + Shift + Delete and skip to step 3. 1. Click on Tools (the wrench icon) > Options. 2. Click on the Under the Hood tab, then the Clear browsing data... button. 3. Check the following: o Empty the cache o Delete cookies and other site data Select the beginning of time in the drop down box and click on the Clear browsing data button. Mozilla Firefox Reference URL https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/how-clear-firefox-cache Clear the cache 1. Click the menu button and choose Options. 2. Select the Advanced panel. 3. Click on the Network tab. 4. In the Cached Web Content section, click Clear Now. 5. Close the about:preferences page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved. Automatically clear the cache You can set Firefox to automatically clear the cache when Firefox closes: 1. Click the menu button and choose Options. 2. Select the Privacy panel. 3. In the History section, set Firefox will: to Use custom settings for history. 4. Select the check box for Clear history when Firefox closes. 5. Beside Clear history when Firefox closes, click the Settings… button. The Settings for Clearing History window will open. 6. In the Settings for Clearing History window, put a check mark next to Cache. o For more information on the other options, see Delete browsing, search and download history on Firefox. 7. Click OK to close the Settings for Clearing History window. 8. Close the about:preferences page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved. Internet Explorer Reference URL This reference URL will be useful for other versions of IE like 8,7 and 6 https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/278835 Internet Explorer 9, 10 and 11 (Win) - Clearing Cache and Cookies This document explains how to clear the cache and cookies in Internet Explorer 9, 10 and 11. 1. Select Tools (via the Gear Icon) > Safety > Delete browsing history.... NOTE: You can also access this menu by holding Ctrl + Shift + Delete. 2. Make sure to uncheck Preserve Favorites website data and check both Temporary Internet Files and Cookies then click Delete. 3. You will get a confirmation at the bottom of the window once it has successfully cleared your cache and cookies. Further Troubleshooting The above procedure for clearing cache and cookies should work for the majority of websites, but certain website and applications such as WiscMail require a more thorough procedure. If you are still having issues, try to steps below. Note: The F12 developer tools in Internet Explorer 11 do not include a cache menu. This process will only work for IE10 or lower. 1. Close out of Internet Options. Click on Tools and select Developer Tools. 2. In the Developer Tools window, click on Cache and select Clear Browser Cache... 3. Click Yes to confirm the clearing of the browser cache. Internet Explorer 7 This document explains how to clear the cache and
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