Your web browser saves (caches) a copy of every page you display so that when you return to the page (without explicitly reloading) the browser can load its copy of the page and save having to pull another copy of the page across the Internet.
To ensure your browser reloads web page files, follow the following steps with your browser:
For Internet Explorer (Windows)
For Internet Explorer (Macintosh)
For Netscape
For Firefox
For Safari
Internet Explorer 4.0
Click the Windows Start Button, select Settings and Control Panel
Double-click Internet Options to open Internet Properties
Click Delete Files
Click OK on the Delete Files dialog box
Click OK
Internet Explorer 5.0
Click the Windows Start Button, select Settings and Control Panel
Double-click Internet Options to open Internet Properties
Click Delete Files
Click OK on the Delete Files dialog box
Click OK
Internet Explorer 6.0
Click the Windows Start Button, select Settings and Control Panel
Double-click Internet Options to open Internet Properties
Click Delete Files (Do not select Delete Cookies. Delete Cookies removes all the cookies stored on the computer
Click OK on the Delete Files dialog box
Click OK
Internet Explorer 7.0
Click the Windows Start Button, select Settings and Control Panel
Double-click Internet Options to open Internet Properties
Click Delete Files
Click Delete button across from Temporary Internet Files
Click Yes
Click Close
Click OK
Tip: You can adjust your Internet Explorer 6 or 7 settings to automatically clear the cache whenever you close Internet Explorer 6 or 7.
Go to the Tools menu, and click Internet Options. Click the Advanced tab. In the "Settings" box, scroll down to the section labeled "Security," and click to check the box next to the "Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed" option. Click OK to finish. This option does not delete cookies, but it will clear your cache of other files when you close your browser.
Netscape Communicator / Navigator 4.0
Open Netscape
Click Edit and select Preferences
Click Advanced
Click Cache
Click Clear Memory Cache
Click Clear Disk Cache
Click OK
Netscape Communicator / Navigator 6.0
Open Netscape
Click Edit and select Preferences
Click Advanced
Click Cache
Click Clear Memory Cache
Click Clear Disk Cache
Click OK
Netscape Communicator / Navigator 7.0
Open Netscape
Click Edit and select Preferences
Click the Triangle next to Advanced to expand it
Click Cache
Click Clear Cache
Click OK
Netscape Communicator / Navigator 8.0
Open Netscape
Click Tools and select Options
Select Privacy under Options on the left side of the screen
Click Cache
Click Clear Cache
Click Clear
Click OK
Mozilla Firefox 1.0
Open Firefox
Click Tools and select Options
Click the Privacy Icon.
Click Clear across from the Cache option
Click Ok
Exit and relaunch the browser
Mozilla Firefox 2.0
Open Firefox
Click Tools and select Options
Click the Privacy Icon
Click Clear Now in the Private Data area
Click Ok
Exit and relaunch the browser
Safari 1.0 / Safari 2.0
Open Safari
Select Empty Cache
Click Empty on the Are you sure message box
Exit and relaunch the browser
Internet Explorer 4.0, 4.01, 4.5, and 5.0 for Macintosh
Open Internet Explorer
Click Edit and select Preferences
Click the arrow beside Web Browser
Click Advanced
Click Empty Now
Click Ok
Exit and relaunch the browser |