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How to clear & disable the browser cache in all major browsers
Every time you use your web browser, your computer collects information about how you use it as well as generating local copies of files and documents you have viewed. This information is stored in folders on your hard drive and can be accessed by navigating to that folder or using a viewing utility within the web browser itself. Items that are stored include the cookies that the site you visit creates to store your preferences or login information, image files, html pages, PDF documents and even video files. In short, anything that you can access through the internet. While this automatic caching can be convenient, as it helps increase the speed of the page loading on your next visit, it’s also a major privacy risk. You may be visiting sites that you don’t want others in your family to visit or maybe you want to ensure confidential personal information is kept private.
There are two ways to take control of the browser cache. You can either periodically delete all the stored files or you can disable the caching completely in your browser. This guide is going to explain how to achieve either method in all the popular browsers.
Clearing the browser cache in FireFox
In order to clear the cache in Firefox, simply click on “Tools” or “Options” in the header bar and select the “Clear Recent History” option. Alternatively you can hit CTRL + SHIFT + DEL at the same time to bring up the dialog box from where you will be able to selectively delete cached browser data such as browsing and download history, cookies, general cache, active logins or site preferences.
Disabling the browser cache in FireFox
When it comes to disabling FireFox’ web caching entirely you have two options. You can enable “Private Browsing” by clicking on “Tools” in the header and then selecting “Start Private Browsing.” The keystroke shortcut for this is CTRL + SHIFT + P. This disables the caching function and FireFox will no longer record your browser history, cookies, or cached images.
The other way to disable browser caching in FireFox is to actually set the amount of disk space assigned to the browser cache to 0. Click “Tools” in the header bar and then select “Options.” Next select the “Advanced” tab and finally “Network.” In the “Offline Storage” area change the number next to “Use up to ** MB of space for the cache< /em>” to 0.
Clearing the browser cache in Internet Explorer
To delete the browser cache in Internet Explorer, click on the “Safety” tab in the toolbar and then select “Delete Browsing History.” You can also use the keyboard shortcut CTRL + SHIFT + DEL to access the dialog box. You will have the options of deleting temporary internet files, cookies, browsing history, form data, passwords and InPrivate filtering data. The first three items are the most common.
Disabling the browser cache in Internet Explorer
The way to disable browser caching in Internet Explorer is to activate its InPrivate Browsing mode, which is done by clicking the “Safety” tab and selecting “InPrivate Browsing.” The keyboard shortcut for this function is CTRL + SHIFT + P. InPrivate Browsing will allow you to surf webpages without saving files and cookies to your hard drive.
Clearing the browser cache in Google Chrome
Chrome is a newer web browser that is gaining popularity amongst users for its sleek design and overall performance. Clearing the browser cache is quite similar to other browsers. Click the wrench icon and select “Options.” This will bring up a “Google Chrome Options” box. Click “strong>Under the hood” and then the “Clear browsing data” button to bring up a second dialog box. Here you will be able to clear the browsing history, download history, browser cache, cookies, saved passwords and form data.
Disabling the browser cache in Google Chrome
The easiest way to disable browser caching in Google Chrome is simply to use its “Incognito Window” mode, similar to IE’s InPrivate mode. Press CTRL + SHIFT + N to open up the relevant tab.
Clearing the browser cache in Opera
To clear the browser cache in Opera, you need to access its “Delete Private Data” window. The simplest way, and perhaps the only way depending on your version of Opera, is to go to the “Tools” tab in the toolbar and then select its “Delete Private Data…” option. The other way is to click the down arrow beside the Opera logo in the top left corner of the browser window. Select “Settings” and then “Delete Private Data.” Once you have the private data deletion window up, you can selectively decide what cached data you want to delete.
Disabling the browser cache in Opera
To disable Opera’s browser caching completely, once again click the down arrow beside the
Opera logo in the top left corner, or “Tools.” Select “Settings” and then “Preferences.” This brings up an additional dialog box. Select the “Advanced” tab and then “History” on the left side of the dialog box. Change the “Disk Cache” setting to “Off.”
The easy way to manage caches and privacy
If these steps seem a bit cumbersome, or you want more advanced and secure privacy, you could use specialized third party privacy software such as Evidence Smart. This neat piece of software not only removes all browser cache files for you; it can also handle all other privacy-compromising items on your PC such as swap files, recycle bin, window temp files, media player history, etc. Give it a shot.