What is browser cache? Browser cache (also known as Temporary Internet files) stores the content of all the web pages that you have visited (including pictures, animation, movies, etc) during a session. This speeds up the displaying of pages you frequently visit as a web browser can open them from your hard disk instead of downloading them from the web. However, it can threat to your privacy because everyone who has access to your computer can see some personal information - by simply opening the cache file/folder (Temporary Internet Files), anyone can see what videos you've watched, what pictures you've seen, where you've been online and more. Using Clear All History "Delete Temporary Internet files" (clear cache) option you can completely clear cache in Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Firefox, Opera, Netscape. In Internet Explorer Clear All History also cleans the content of cache index.dat file that contains Internet activity traces. Index.dat file can't be deleted manually as it is used by Windows all the time. How can I clear cache using Clear All History? To clear cache (clear browser cache) using Clear All History: • Double-click the Clear All History tray icon or right-click the Clear All History tray icon and select the Open Main Window item. • Click the Tool button in the toolbar. • Select What to Clear -> Browser History item. • To clear cache check the Delete Temporary Internet files option. • Select the browser(s) where you want to clear Internet cache. You can clear cache (Temporary Internet Files) for several browsers simultaneously. In Internet Explorer Clear All History also clears the content of cache index.dat file that contains Internet activity traces and can't be deleted manually as it is used by Windows all the time. • To clear cache click the Delete now button. Can I clear cache using Clear All History automatically? If you want to clear cache (Temporary Internet files) automatically: • Double-click the Clear All History tray icon or right-click the Clear All History tray icon and select the Open Main Window item. • Click the Tool button in the toolbar. • Select Settings. • Put the check mark next to Clear selected items on program start and/or Clear selected items on program exit" option(s) and click the Apply button. • Select What to Clear -> Browser History item. • Check the Delete Temporary Internet files option. • Select the browser(s) where you want to clear Internet cache. You can clear cache (Temporary Internet Files) for several browsers simultaneously. In Internet Explorer Clear All History also clears the content of cache index.dat file that contains Internet activity traces and can't be deleted manually as it is used by Windows all the time. • Click the Apply button. How can I clear cache in Internet Explorer manually? To clear cache (clear browser cache) in Internet Explorer 5.x/6.x • Open the Tools menu. • Select Internet Options. • Open the General tab. • In the "Temporary Internet files" area click the "Delete Files" button. • Click OK in the "Delete Files" dialog box to clear cache. Also you can clear cache using Clear All History "Clear cache" feature for Internet Explorer. Note: in Internet Explorer even if you clear cache manually, cache index.dat file stores information which can show where you have been online. This file can't be deleted manually as it is used by Windows all the time. In Clear All History "Delete Temporary Internet files" feature is combined with clearing the content of cache index.dat file. How can I change the size of cache in Internet Explorer? To change the size of cache (browser cache) in Internet Explorer: • Open the Tools menu. • Select Internet Options. • Open the General tab. • In the "Temporary Internet files" section and click the "Settings" button. • In the Settings box, under Amount of disk space to use, slide the bar to the right/left to increase/decrease the amount of disk space used by the Temporary Internet Files folder. • Click OK. How can I clear cache in Netscape Navigator 7.x/6.x manually? To clear cache (clear browser cache) in Netscape Navigator: • Open the Edit menu. • Select Preferences. • Open the Advanced sub-categories and select "Cache". • Click "Clear Disk Cache" and "Clear Memory Cache" buttons. • Click OK to clear cache. Also you can clear cache using Clear All History "Clear cache" feature for Netscape. How can I clear cache in Netscape browser 8.1 manually? To clear cache (clear browser cache) in Netscape browser • Open the Tools menu. • Select Options. • Open the Privacy tab. • Select "Cache". • To clear cache click the "Clear" button. If you want to clear cache on browser exit, select the "Clear cache on browser exit" option. Also you can clear cache using Clear All History "Clear cache" feature for Netscape. How can I decrease the size of cache in Netscape browser 8.1? To change the size of cache Netscape browser • Open the Tools menu. • Select Options. • Open the Privacy tab. • Select "Cache". • In "Use up to ... KB of disk space for the cache" set how many KB of disk space you want to use for storing cache. How can I clear browser cache in Firefox? To clear cache in Firefox: • Open the Tools menu. • Select Options. • Open the Privacy tab and select "Cache" sub-categoriy. • Click the "Clear cache now" button. • Click OK to clear browser cache. Also you can clear cache using Clear All History "Clear cache" feature for Firefox. How can I change the size of disk space for cache in Firefox? • Open the Tools menu. • Select Options. • Open the Privacy tab and select "Cache" sub-categoriy. • In "Use up to ... KB of disk space for the cache" set how many KB of disk space you want to use for storing cache. What do I do to clear cache in Mozilla? To clear browser cache (clear cache in Mozilla): • Open the Edit menu. • Select Preferences. • Open the Advanced sub-categories and select "Cache". • Click "Clear Cache" button. • Click OK to clear cache. Also you can clear cache using Clear All History "Clear cache" feature for Mozilla. How can I change the size of disk space for cache in Mozilla? To change the size of disk space for cache in Mozilla: • Open the Edit menu. • Select Preferences. • Open the Advanced sub-categories and select "Cache". • Set how many MB of disk space you want to use for storing cache. How can I clear browser cache in Opera 8.x? To clear Internet cache in Opera 8.x: • Select Tools -> Preferences. • Open the Advanced sub-categories and select "History". • Select "Empty now" next to "Disk Cache" and "Memory Cache". • Click OK to clear cache. Also you can clear cache using Clear All History "Clear cache" feature for Opera. How can I clear browser cache in Opera 7.x? To clear Internet cache in Opera 7.x: • Open the Edit menu. • Select Preferences. • Open the Advanced sub-categories and select "History". • Select "Empty now" next to "Disk Cache" and "Memory Cache". • Click OK. Also you can clear cache using Clear All History "Clear cache" feature for Opera. How can I change the size of disk space for cache in Opera? To change the size of disk space for cache in Opera: • Open the Tools menu. • Select Preferences. • Open the Advanced sub-categories and select "Cache". • Set disk space and memory space. • Click OK. |