How to clear the cache in Firefox browser on Windows
Newer Versions of Firefox
- Close all open Firefox windows and tabs. Open a new Firefox window.
- Click the Menu button in the top right
- Select the "Options" button (Marked by a gear icon) - On Mac the button will say "Preferences" like below
- On the left select the Privacy tab
- Click "clear your recent history"
- A dialogue box will appear, select the items to delete - make sure that "Cache" is selected - and verify that the time range to clear is set to "Everything"
- Now click the "Clear Now" button
Older Versions of Firefox
- Close all open Firefox windows and tabs. Open a new Firefox window.
- Select "History" (in some versions of Firefox, you ma need to select the "Firefox" menu in the upper left-hand corner, then hover your mouse over "History" until the drop-down menu appears)
- Select "Clear Recent History."
- Select the items to delete (be sure to include the item for "Cache") and verify that the time range to be cleared is "Everything."
- Now click on the "Clear Now" button.