Slow Browser? Sites Won’t Load? Clear Your Cache!

Is your slow browser driving you crazy?

  • Do websites load slowly for you, or not at all?
  • Do you see an outdated version of a website even when you know there have definitely been recent updates to it?

I would like to suggest a free and relatively easy trick for you to try in order to speed up your Internet browser.  It’s called “clearing your cache”, and you should do it every week!

Below, I am going to show you how to clear your browser cache using either Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. Any time you have problems loading websites, you should try doing this first. It will clear up 90% of browser problems.

Also, if you make sure you have signed into your browser first on all of your devices, you can actually clear multiple device caches at once, speeding up your phones, tablets, and desktop computer all at the same time!

Clear your cache and history across multiple devices at the same time by making sure you are signing into your Google or Firefox account in all of your devices first!

How do I clear my cache in Google Chrome?

  • First, make sure that you are logged into your Google Account (if you have one – if not, don’t worry about it!).
  • In the upper right hand corner of your browser, you will see the three dots for the menu.
  • Click “Settings” and scroll down – click on “Advanced”.
  • Under “Privacy and Security” click on “Clear Browsing Data”.
  • Click on the “Advanced” tab.
  • Choose “All Time”

Put checkmarks in the following options: 

  • Browsing History
  • Download History
  • Cookies & Other Site Data
  • Cached Images and Files
  • Autofill Form Data
  • Site Settings

click “Clear Data” and wait for the task to fully complete.  This may take several minutes.

Restart your browser.  It should load much faster!

Watch a video walkthrough of clearing your cache in Google Chrome:

How do I clear my cache in Mozilla Firefox?

  • First, make sure that you are logged into your Firefox Account (if you have one – if not, don’t worry about it!).
  • In the upper right hand corner of your browser, you will see the three lines for the menu.
  • Click “Options” and then click on “Privacy & Security”.
  • Under “Cookies and Site Data” click “Clear Data”  
  • Checkmark “Cookies and Site Data” and “Cached Web Content”.
  • Click the “Clear” button. 
  • Put a checkmark in the box next to “Delete cookies and site data when Firefox is closed”.

You may want to automatically clear your history, too.

  • Scroll down to History.
  • Checkmark “Clear history when Firefox closes”. 

Restart your browser.  It should load much faster!

Watch a video walkthrough of clearing your cache in firefox: 

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