There are several types of information stored by your web browser:
- Browser History is the list of sites that you have visited using this specific browser.
- Cache stores temporary files, such as web pages and other online media, that the browser downloaded from the Internet to speed up loading of pages and sites that you've already visited.
- Cookies store information about websites you visit, such as site preferences or login status. This includes preferences stored by the Adobe Flash plug-in. Cookies can also be used by third parties to track you across sites.
In this article:
Firefox
History and Cache
- Click the menu button
to open the menu panel.
- Click History and select Clear Recent History…
- Select how much history you want to clear:
Click the drop-down menu next to Time Range to clear. Select Everything under Time Range to clear.

- Click Clear Now.
Cache Only
- Open Firefox.
- Click the menu button
and select Settings.
- Select the Privacy & Security panel.
- In the Cookies and Site Data section, click Clear Data….
- Make sure both Cookies and Site Data and Cached Web Content are selected.
- Click Clear.
Google Chrome
History and Cache
- At the top right, click
> Delete Browsing data.
- Choose a time range, All time.
- Select the types of information you want to remove.
- Click Delete data.
Microsoft Edge
History and Cache
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In Microsoft Edge, select Settings and more
> Settings > Privacy, search, and services .
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Under Clear browsing data, select Choose what to clear.
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Under Time range, choose a time range All Time.
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Select the check box next to each data type(s) you want to clear, then select Clear now.
Safari
- In the Safari app
on your Mac, choose History > Clear History, then click the pop-up menu.
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Choose how far back you want your browsing history cleared. Select All History.
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Click Clear History.
iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch
To clear the history, cache, and cookies from Safari, Please see this Apple Article.
Samsung's Browser on a Galaxy Phone
Please consult this Samsung Support Document.