17th May 2008

Clear the Cache in Firefox

Firefox (like most browsers) keeps a copy of certain things on the websites you visit, like images for example. Doing this allows Firefox to load pages that you visit regularly (or at least once) faster.

For more information about CACHE click here

Firefox makes it simple to delete any files that are being stored in the Cache.

This page will show you how to clear the cache in Firefox.

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After opening Firefox (if not open).

On the menu bar select TOOLS, click on OPTIONS from the pull down menu, see fig 1.1 below:

Mozilla Firefox tools options

This is the Firefox Options dialogue box, click on the PRIVACY icon (labeled A in fig 1.2) and then click on the CACHE tab (labeled B in fig 1.2).

screenshot - Clear the cache in Mozilla Firefox (r) - explains how to clear the cache in firefox

You have the option of changing the amount of disk space Firefox uses for its cache, the value is in MB (Megabytes). The default value is 50MB, this is about right for most users, change if required.

Click the CLEAR CACHE NOW button to delete any files that are in the cache.

Then click the OK button (fig 1.2).