Tech: Clearing Firefox Cache

07 Dec 11 - 03:28 PM (#3269996)
Subject: Tech: Clearing Firefox Cache
From: Joe Offer

A friend of mine has been having trouble starting threads here. I told him to hit the "F5" button on his browser to load a new page, and that worked for him this time. Another thing I suggested was clearing his browser cache every couple weeks, since that generally helps Internet browsing go more smoothly.

But he's using Mozilla Firefox as a browser. I stopped using Firefox and moved to Google Chrome quite some time ago because I thought Firefox was becoming cumbersome, bogged down with too many featured. I opened Firefox 4.0.1 today and found it more cumbersome than I remembered. To clear the cache, I had to:

• right-click on the top of the browser and choose to display the menu bar
  
• Select tools, then options, then advanced, then network
  
• click the "clear now" button and then hit "OK."

I suppose I'm technically adept enough to do this myself without much hassle, but how do I explain something like this to a beginner?

-Joe-

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07 Dec 11 - 03:35 PM (#3270000)
Subject: RE: Tech: Clearing Firefox Cache
From: Joe Offer

oh....and now I've updated to Firefox 8.0.1, but clearing the cache seems to work the same way. There's a keyboard shortcut [CTRL+Shift+del] for clearing recent browsing history, but I don't think that clears the cache of old pages and scripts and such - or does it?

-Joe-

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07 Dec 11 - 04:07 PM (#3270024)
Subject: RE: Tech: Clearing Firefox Cache
From: bobad

Running XP or Windows7 ?

With Windows7 a dialog box opens where you can select what you want to clear - cache is one of the choices.

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07 Dec 11 - 04:58 PM (#3270062)
Subject: RE: Tech: Clearing Firefox Cache
From: Joe Offer

Oh, thanks, Bobad. That soes work nicely - [CTRL+Shift+del]


Kendall, are you watching this? Try pressing [CTRL+Shift+del] all at the same time, and see what comes up.

-Joe-

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07 Dec 11 - 06:29 PM (#3270125)
Subject: RE: Tech: Clearing Firefox Cache
From: scouse

Thanks Joe never knew that one.

As Aye,

Phil.

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07 Dec 11 - 07:13 PM (#3270149)
Subject: RE: Tech: Clearing Firefox Cache
From: Jack Campin

On a Mac (Firefox 3.6)

Tools menu > Clear Recent History ...

then select the appropriate options.

I never use the function keys. F5 seems to reload the page.

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07 Dec 11 - 07:51 PM (#3270169)
Subject: RE: Tech: Clearing Firefox Cache
From: kendall

Done. Now, how do I switch to google Chrome?

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07 Dec 11 - 08:44 PM (#3270190)
Subject: RE: Tech: Clearing Firefox Cache
From: Joe Offer

Google Chrome? I think you'll like it, Kendall. Click this link, and then click the blue download link and follow the instructions.

-Joe-

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08 Dec 11 - 01:00 AM (#3270250)
Subject: RE: Tech: Clearing Firefox Cache
From: Stilly River Sage

Firefox 8 doesn't accept Google Toolbar (yet), which I consider an essential program for any browser I use. This time I installed (then uninstalled) Firefox 8 but I haven't been able to successfully reinstall an earlier version (7) of Firefox with the Google the Toolbar. Hopefully Google will catch up since they have for IE's latest version.

SRS

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08 Dec 11 - 01:04 AM (#3270251)
Subject: RE: Tech: Clearing Firefox Cache
From: Joe Offer

I use a 32-inch widescreen LCD television as a monitor. Usually, I love it, but browser toolbars at the top make the display too crowded to view comfortably. So, I have grown to hate toolbars. One time, a nun I work with asked me to help her with her sluggish computer. She's one of those people who always say "yes" when the computer says, "do you want...." - so half her screen was crowded with toolbars.

Geesh.


-Joe-

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08 Dec 11 - 05:18 AM (#3270298)
Subject: RE: Tech: Clearing Firefox Cache
From: ChrisJBrady

Use Cookie Cleaner from

http://www.piriform.com/

Great FREE programme for cleaning out all the cr£p that websites dump onto your hard-drive - a bit like a Colonic Irrigation for computers!!

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