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Clearing Your
Browser's Cache
The browser's cache (pronounced "browser cash."
) is a temporary storage area in memory or on your local hard disk
that holds the most recently accessed world wide web page files.
When you return to these pages, the copy on your hard disk is
reloaded instead of receiving the page over the Internet again. This
is much faster than obtaining all documents from the network every
time, and is why it may seem that a page loads faster the second
time you view it, especially for computers with slow connections
such as modems on dialup lines. When you quit the browser
session, those pages are stored on your disk. The Web browser
lets you set the amount of space to use and the length of time to
hold them.
The problem with this time-saving utility is that you might not
be seeing the most current version of a particular page. You can
force your browser to retrieve the page from it's original location
(instead of the Cache) by clicking the Reload or
Refresh button on the Button Bar.
It is a good idea to clear out your cache from time to
time to clear out the old files and to free up some memory. You
will also need to use this when the images on your screen
appear to be 'scrambled' or if the page doesn't load as it
should.
The way to do this differs depending on the Browser
you are using. For instructions on how to clear the cache, go to
your browser type below:
Netscape 3.x Netscape
4.x | Internet Explorer
4.x or 5.x
Be sure and restart
your browser for these settings to take effect.
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To clear the cache in Netscape 3: |
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Open the Option menu. Click on Netword
Preferences. |
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Go to the Cache tab. Click on Clear Disk Cache
Now. Click OK |
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Click OK at the bottom of the window. |
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To clear the cache in Netscape 4: |
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Open the Edit menu. Click on b |
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Click on Advanced, then Cache. |
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Click on Clear Disk Cache. Click OK. |
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Click OK at the bottom of the window. |
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To clear the cache in Internet Explorer
3: |
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Open the View menu. Click on Options. |
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Click on the Advanced tab. Click Settings. |
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Click Empty Folder, then choose
Yes. |
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To clear the cache in Internet Explorer
4x & 5x: |
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Open the View menu. Click on Internet
Options. |
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Click on the General tab. Go to Temporary Internet
Files. Click on Delete Files. |
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Press OK to confirm the deletion |
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