---
title: "Tip of the Week: How to Clear Browser Cache in Chrome, Firefox, and Edge - Get a Free Network Security Consultation in South Florida"
description: "For this week's tip we show you how to clear your cached files in each of the three major browsers. For more great tips visit our blog each Wednesday."
url: "https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-how-to-clear-browser-cache-in-chrome-firefox-and-edge"
date: "2026-06-20T01:54:58+00:00"
language: "en-GB"
---
## Get a Free Network Security Consultation in South Florida
Get a free network security consultation today from L7 Solutions. We are your partner for managed services & IT support in South Florida and beyond. Call today.
[ Categories ](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/categories "Categories")
[ Tags ](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/tags "Tags")
[ Categories: All Categories ](https://www.l7solutions.com/javascript:void(0); "Categories")
Search...Suggested keywords
[ x ](https://www.l7solutions.com/javascript:void(0);)
# Tip of the Week: How to Clear Browser Cache in Chrome, Firefox, and Edge
[LSeven Solutions Blog](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/categories/blog) [How to](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/categories/how-to)
[LSeven Solutions Admin](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/blogger/l7-admin)
Wednesday, 28 June 2017
[ 0 Comments ](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-how-to-clear-browser-cache-in-chrome-firefox-and-edge#comments)
[  ](//www.l7solutions.com/images/easyblog_shared/June_2017/6-28-17/browser_cache_issues_400.jpg "Tip of the Week: How to Clear Browser Cache in Chrome, Firefox, and Edge")
Does it feel like your web browser is running slower than it should? Or is your browser prone to freezing up and crashing? If so, there’s one easy troubleshooting tip that you’ll want to try: clearing the cache.
**What is Cache?**
Cache (pronounced like cash), is data that accumulates behind the scenes as you browse the web. For the most part, the size of the cache is small enough to not affect performance, as seen with data such as cookies.
For your web browser, your cache consists of files from websites that you store on your computer so they load faster. For example, visiting a website for the first time will download all of the pictures and graphical elements so the next page you load on the site doesn’t need to redownload everything.
Depending on your computer’s specs, you may accumulate enough cache over time to affect the performance of your browser. Issues relating to cache can be seen when pages freeze or don't finish loading, and when online applications don't respond.
**How to Clear Your Browser’s Cache**
You can remedy this problem easily enough by clearing the cache. In essence, clearing the cache is kind of like hitting the reset button for your browser.
**For Chrome:**
On your browser toolbar, select the **three-dot icon** on the top right (also known as the hamburger menu).
Next, go to **More tools > Clear browsing data**. Now select the boxes for **Cookies and other site and plug in data** and **Cached images and files**.
Use the dropdown menu at the top across from **Obliterate the following items from**: to select the amount of data that you want to delete.
Finally, click **Clear browsing data**.
**For Firefox**
From the Firefox toolbar, click the **three-bar icon** **> History**.
Select **Clear Recent History**. This will bring up a new Clear Recent History window.
Select t**he dropdown menu** to the right of “Time range to clear.” To clear the cache, select **Everything**.
Under Details, check the box next to **Cache**, then click **Clear Now**. Finally, exit all browser windows and reopen Firefox.
**For Edge**
In the top right, click the **Hub icon** (three horizontal lines). Next, click the **History > Clear all history**.
Select **Cached data and files**. Click **Clear**.
After you see the "All Clear!" message, exit and reopen Edge.
With your cache now cleared, try resuming your web browser activity like normal. You may notice that some of the sites you normally visit will take a bit longer to load the first time. This isn’t a problem, it’s just your browser downloading again the cache you just deleted. You should see the site load time be faster upon visiting the site a second time.
Concerning other issues that you might have been experiencing, such as the browser freezing up or crashing, clearing the cache should have resolved such issues and hopefully improved the overall performance of your browser. If this isn’t the case, then the problem lies elsewhere and you’ll have to troubleshoot an entirely different problem, or have the IT technicians at COMPANYNAME do it for you.
For help with any and all of your computer needs, give us a call at PHONENUMBER.
[ ](https://www.l7solutions.com/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://www.l7solutions.com/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://www.l7solutions.com/javascript:void(0);)
Tags:
[Chrome](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/tags/chrome) [Browser](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/tags/browser) [Firefox](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/tags/firefox)
[ Increased Mobile Device Use Means Increased Risk f... ](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/increased-mobile-device-use-means-increased-risk-for-businesses)
[ Why it’s a Big Mistake to Overlook Big Data ](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/why-it-s-a-big-mistake-to-overlook-big-data)
About the author
[  ](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/blogger/l7-admin)
[LSeven Solutions Admin](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/blogger/l7-admin)
[ ](https://www.l7solutions.com/javascript:void(0); "Subscribe to updates from author") [ ](https://www.l7solutions.com/javascript:void(0);) [ ](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/blogger/l7-admin)
Welcome to LSeven's Blog! Here we will share useful tips and tricks for Computers and Information on Our IT Services!
Author's recent posts
[More posts from author](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/blogger/l7-admin)
[ Tuesday, 30 June 2026 Stop Managing Metal, Start Managing People: A Guide to Hybrid IT ](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/stop-managing-metal-start-managing-people-a-guide-to-hybrid-it)
[ Saturday, 27 June 2026 Free AI is Not Free: Why Public Tools Are a Security Risk ](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/free-ai-is-not-free-why-public-tools-are-a-security-risk)
[ Thursday, 25 June 2026 Phishing is Getting Sophisticated: The New Threats Businesses Face ](https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/phishing-is-getting-sophisticated-the-new-threats-businesses-face)
Comments
No comments made yet. Be the first to submit a comment
**** Already Registered? [Login Here](https://www.l7solutions.com/component/users/login?return=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubDdzb2x1dGlvbnMuY29tL2Jsb2cvdGlwLW9mLXRoZS13ZWVrLWhvdy10by1jbGVhci1icm93c2VyLWNhY2hlLWluLWNocm9tZS1maXJlZm94LWFuZC1lZGdl&Itemid=101)
Saturday, 20 June 2026
Subscribe to the blog (Please fill in your email address to subscribe to updates from this post.)
**Captcha Image**
## Schema
```json
{
"@context": "https://schema.org",
"@type": "BreadcrumbList",
"itemListElement": [
{
"@type": "ListItem",
"position": 1,
"name": "Home",
"item": "https://www.l7solutions.com"
},
{
"@type": "ListItem",
"position": 2,
"name": "Blog",
"item": "https://www.l7solutions.com/blog"
},
{
"@type": "ListItem",
"position": 3,
"name": "LSeven Solutions Admin",
"item": "https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/blogger/l7-admin"
},
{
"@type": "ListItem",
"position": 4,
"name": "Tip of the Week: How to Clear Browser Cache in Chrome, Firefox, and Edge",
"item": "https://www.l7solutions.com/blog/tip-of-the-week-how-to-clear-browser-cache-in-chrome-firefox-and-edge"
}
]
}
```