Clear your web browser's 

cache, cookies, and history

Before you begin

Clearing your web browser's cache, cookies, and history may remove data such as the following:

• Saved passwords

• Address bar predictions

• Shopping cart contents, etc.

While you should clear your web browser's cache, cookies, and history periodically in order to prevent or resolve performance problems, you may wish to record some of your saved information first. If you are unable to do so, see Troubleshooting alternatives below.

For details about browser cache, cookies, and history, see:

• Web cache 

• HTTP cookie 

• Web browsing history 

Notes:

• For desktop browsers, to quickly open menus used to clear your cache, cookies, and history, ensure that the browser is open and selected, and press Ctrl-Shift-Delete (Windows) or Command-Shift-Delete(Mac). If this doesn't work, follow the appropriate instructions below.

• If the instructions below don't exactly match what you see, you may need to update your web browser to the latest version.

• If you don't see instructions below for your specific version or browser, search your browser's Helpmenu for "clear cache". If you're unsure what browser version you're using, from the Help menu or your browser's menu, select About [browser name]. In Internet Explorer and Firefox, if you don't see the menu bar, press Alt.

When troubleshooting issues with any site, always exit your browser completely after clearing your cache before attempting to access the site again. In Windows, close all your browser windows; in Mac OS X, quit (Command-q) your browser.

Android

1. Select Menu, then More.

2. Select Settings.

3. Under "Privacy settings", select Clear cache, Clear history, or Clear all cookie data as appropriate, and then OK to accept.

Chrome

1. Click the 3 dots in the upper right corner of the browser.

2. Hover over the More Tools option then click Clear Browsing Data...

3. Choose The Beginning Of Time or lesser time frame in the "Clear the Following Items From" field.

4. Select the items you want to clear (e.g., Browsing history, Download history, Cached images and files, Cookies and other site data).

5. Click Clear Browsing Data. 

Edge

1. Click the 3 dots in the upper right corner of the browser.

2. Choose Settings.

3. Under Clear Browsing Data click Choose What To Clear.

4. Select the items you wish to clear (e.g., Browsing History, Cookies and Saves Website Date, Cached Data and Files, Downloaded History and Form Data).

5. Click Clear.

Firefox

1. Click the hamburger menu in the upper right corner of the browser.

2. Click Preferences (Mac) or Options (PC).

3. Click Privacy in the left menu bar.

4. Click Clear Your Recent History.

5. From the Time range to clear: drop-down menu, select the desired range; to clear your entire cache, select Everything.

6. Click the down arrow next to "Details" to choose which elements of the history to clear.

7. Select Browsing & Download History, Form & Search History, Cookies, Cache and Active Logins

8. Click Clear Now.

Internet Explorer

1. Click Tools, and select Delete Browsing History... .

2. Deselect Preserve Favorites website data, and select Temporary Internet files, Cookies, and History.

3. Click Delete.

Safari for Mac

1. Click the Safari menu, then Clear History...

2. In the Clear field choose All History

3. Click Clear History.

Safari for PC

1. Click on the Settings (Gear) icon in the upper right corner of the browser..

2. Click Reset Safari

3. Select the items you wish to clear. (It is recommended to check all items).

4. Click Reset.

Mobile Safari for iOS (iPhone, iPod touch, iPad)

To clear cache and cookies:

1. From the home screen, Select Settings > Safari.

2. At the bottom of Safari's settings screen, Select Clear cookies and data or Clear Cookies and Clear Cache.

3. Confirm when prompted.

To clear history:

1. From the home screen, tap Safari.

2. At the bottom of the screen, tap the Bookmarks icon.

3. In the lower left, tap Clear.

4. Tap Clear History.