How to clear your web browser's cookies and cache:

When you visit a website, your browser (e.g., Chrome, Firefox) downloads and stores cookies, which are small files containing information about your activity and preferences for that website. This allows your preferences to be easily retrieved next time you visit that website (e.g., sort order on a browse page).

When you visit a website, your browser can save the pages you visit in your browser's cache. The website will load faster the next time you visit it because the browser already has the webpages saved from the first visit. However, this means that if a website has been updated since last visit, your browser may be showing you old webpages from its cache instead of the updated pages. Therefore, it's recommended to periodically clear your browser's cache.

To clear your cache and cookies, select your browser below:

Internet Explorer

Safari

Chrome

Firefox

 

 

Internet Explorer 8

  1. Begin by clicking the Windows Start button, selecting Control Panel and then Internet Options.
  2. Click the General tab, find your Browsing history and click Delete.
  3. Select the checkbox next to each category of information you want to delete.
  4. Select the Preserve Favorites website data check box if you do not want to delete the cookies and files associated with websites in your Favorites list.
  5. After selecting each item you wish to clear, click Delete and then OK.


Internet Explorer 9, 10, 11

  1. Open Internet Explorer.
  2. Select Tools (the Gear icon) > Safety > Delete browsing history
  3. Select the checkboxes for Temporary Internet files and Cookies.
  4. Make sure to select the Preserves Favorites website data checkbox if you do not want to delete the cookies and files associated with the websites in your Favorites list.
  5. Click Delete.

 

Safari

  1. Open Safari
  2. Click Tools in the left menu bar (if opened), or click on the Gear icon in the right toolbar.
  3. Select Reset Safari from the dropdown

 

Chrome

  1. Open Chrome, then click the Chrome menu (3-bar icon in the top right corner).
  2. Select Tools, then Clear browsing data.
  3. Select the following checkboxes:
    • Browsing history 
    •  Download history
    • Cookies and other site and plug-in data
    • Cached images and files
    • Autofill form data (if you're experiencing password issues)
  4. In the time frame dropdown, select how far back you want to delete.
  5. Click Clear browsing data.
  6. Exit and re-launch Chrome.


Firefox for PC

  1.  Open Firefox and click the Firefox menu (three-bar button in top right corner).
  2. Select History, then Clear Recent History.
  3. Expand the Details list, then select the Cookies and Cache checkboxes. Uncheck everything else.
  4. In the dropdown for Time range to clear, select Everything.
  5. Click Clear Now.
  6. Exit and re-launch Firefox.


Firefox for Mac

  1. Open Firefox and click the Firefox menu.
  2. Select Preferences.
  3. Select Advanced.
  4. Click the Network tab.
  5. In the Offline Storage section, click Clear Now, then click
  6. Exit and re-launch Firefox.