Sunday, 22 September 2013

Firefox 4+ (Win) - Clearing Cache and Cookies

Firefox 4+ (Win) - Clearing Cache and Cookies
This document explains how to clear the cache and cookies in Mozilla Firefox 4+.
  1. Click the Firefox menu and go to History, then Clear Recent History....
  1. Click on the drop down box to the right of Time range to clear: and select Everything. Then, click on Details and check both Cookies and Cache. Click on Clear Now.

Firefox 3.5 (Win) - Clearing Cache and Cookies

Firefox 3.5 (Win) - Clearing Cache and Cookies
This document explains how to clear the cache and cookies in Mozilla Firefox 3.5.
NOTE: As of April 28th, 2011 Firefox 3.5 is no longer the current version of the Firefox browser. The Mozilla team has stopped releasing updates for this version and continuing to run it may pose a security risk. If you are still running Firefox 3.5, it is strongly recommended that you upgrade to a more recent version of the browser. You can visit http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/ to download the most recent version.
  1. Click on Tools > Clear Recent History....

  1. Click on the drop down box to the right of Time range to clear and select Everything. Then, click on Details and check both Cookies and Cache. Click on Clear Now.

  1. Click on Clear Now button.

Internet Explorer 8 (Win) - Clearing Cache and Cookies

Internet Explorer 8 (Win) - Clearing Cache and Cookies
This document explains how to clear the cache and cookies in Internet Explorer 8.
  1. Select Tools > Internet Options.
  1. Click on the General tab and then the Delete... button.
  1. Make sure to uncheck Preserve Favorites website data and check both Temporary Internet Files and Cookies then click Delete.
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.
  1. Close out of Internet Options. Click on Tools and select Developer Tools.
  1. In the Developer Tools window, click on Cache and select Clear Browser Cache...
  1. Click Yes to confirm the clearing of the browser cache.

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Android (Jellybean) - Clearing Cache and Cookies

Android (Jellybean) - Clearing Cache and Cookies
This document explains how to clear the cache and cookies on Android phones and tablets using Jellybean.
  1. Launch your Browser, usually Chrome.
  2. Open the Menu and select Settings.
  1. Select Privacy.
  1. Select Clear Browsing Data.
  1. Check Clear the cache and Clear cookies, site data, and then choose Clear.

iOS - Clearing Cache and Cookies on Mobile Phone

iOS - Clearing Cache and Cookies
This document explains how to clear Safari's cache and cookies on iOS.
Note: these screenshots were taken on an iPhone running iOS 5.1, but the same general procedure can be used on other iOS devices such as the iPod touch and the iPad.
  1. From the home screen, tap the Settings button.
  1. On the Settings screen, scroll down and tap the Safari button.
  1. Under the 'Privacy' section of the Safari screen, tap the button labeled Clear Cookies and Data.
  1. On the confirmation screen, tap Clear Cookies and Data.

HP webOS 2.x - Clearing Cache and Cookies on Mobile Phone

HP webOS 2.x - Clearing Cache and Cookies
This document explains how to clear the cache and cookies on HP webOS 2.x devices such as the Pre 2, Pre 3, Veer, and Touchpad.
  1. Tap the Launcher icon.
  1. Launch the Web app by tapping it.
  1. Swipe down or tap Web in the upper-left hand corner, then tap Preferences.
  1. Scroll to the bottom and tap the Clear Cookies button.
  1. Tap the Clear Cookies button.
  1. Scroll to the bottom and tap the Clear Cache button.
  1. Tap the Clear Cache button.

Windows Phone - Clearing Cache and Cookies on Mobile Phone

Windows Phone - Clearing Cache and Cookies
This document explains how to clear the cache and cookies in Internet Explorer 9 on Windows Phone devices.
  1. Tap the Internet Explorer live tile on the home screen.
  1. Tap on the ellipses (...) at the bottom right.
  1. Scroll down and tap settings.
  1. Scroll down and tap delete history.
  1. Tap delete to confirm.
  1. Wait a few seconds for the cache and cookies to clear. Then, you can tap the back button to return to Internet Explorer.