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Clearing Cache

Google Chrome
Edge
Firefox
Safari

Google Chrome

Google chrome logo

  1. In the upper right, click on the vertical 3 dotted line  three horizontal dots to get to settings
  2. Select Settings
  3. On the left hand side, click on Privacy & Security 
  4. Select Delete browsing data and select:
    1. Browsing history
    2. Cookies and other site data
    3. Cached images and files

Delete browsing data pop up window

Click on Delete data

Edge

Edge browser logo

  1. In the upper right, click on the 3 horizontal dots Edge three horizontal dots to go to settings
  2. Select Settings from the drop-down menu
  3. From the top of the page, click on Clear browsing data

    Top settings with four buttons, red box around clear browsing data.
  4. The following should be checked: 
    1. Browsing history
    2. Dowload history
    3. Cookies and other site data
    4. Cached images and files

Pop-up window for delete browsing data four boxes to make sure they are checked, browsing history, download history, cookies and other site data, chached images and files

Select Clear now

Firefox

Fire fox logo

  1. In the upper right, click on the 3 horizontal bars Three horizontal lines to enter settings.
  2. Select Settings
  3. On the left hand side, click on Privacy & Security 
  4. Scroll down the page to Cookies and Site Data
  5. Select Clear browsing data

Clear browsing data selection under the heading cookies and site data.

Next make sure both Cookies and site data and Temporary cached files and pages are checked

Clear browsing data and cookies pop up window to clear information

Once they are checked, select Clear

Safari

Safari browser logo

1. In the upper left, click on the ‘Safari’ drop-down menu and select Preferences.

drop-down menu safari then to preferences...

2. Click on the Advanced tab. Select the Show Develop menu in menu bar checkbox and close the Preferences window.

Safari click on advanced button

3. Select the Develop drop-down menu. Click Empty Caches.

Drop-down menu select develop then empty caches

4. You may want to also clear your browser history. Select the History drop-down, then Clear History.

Drop-down menu History then clear history

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