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How to Clear Cache on Mozilla Firefox (PC/Mac) - Micro Center
<main> <article class="userContent"> <h2 data-id="why-should-i-clear-the-cache-of-my-browser">Why should I clear the cache of my browser?</h2><p>Clearing the cache from Firefox can be beneficial for your computer. It can help:</p><ul><li>Protect your personal information</li><li>Your browser run more efficiently for a better online experience</li><li>Prevent you from using old auto-fill on forms</li><li>Pro-actively stop scam pop-ups from appearing</li></ul><p>Whenever you visit a website, your browser stores a temporary cached version of that webpage. This enables your computer browser to efficiently bring up this website again in case you return to it. Cached files generally contain saved data for the website as well such as text size preference, language, layout, etc. </p><p>However, that same cached data can sometimes enable scam pop-ups to occur on your computer and no one wants to deal with that sort of scare. In this article, we’re going to show you how to easily clear the browser cache from Mozilla Firefox. <p><br></p></p><p>You can skip Steps 1-3 by pressing <strong>CTRL + Shift + DEL</strong> or <strong>COMMAND + SHIFT + DEL</strong> for Mac all at the same time. If you are having issues doing this, please proceed with step one.<p><br></p></p><p>1) Click on the <strong>Books</strong> in the top right of Mozilla Firefox window.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/CkzdWg0M7EwYRrBr306cEWkLOuPiQReuIXQW_eIbsbxQRGasMYDOyrjKdGCna2K_KzqbmXsG9y0MCRu3FJsWqjErVfMWEekGHVwcC2jPmYm4ENPA4NM9CvJp2nd089ku1xiN2AmW" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/CkzdWg0M7EwYRrBr306cEWkLOuPiQReuIXQW_eIbsbxQRGasMYDOyrjKdGCna2K_KzqbmXsG9y0MCRu3FJsWqjErVfMWEekGHVwcC2jPmYm4ENPA4NM9CvJp2nd089ku1xiN2AmW" alt="CkzdWg0M7EwYRrBr306cEWkLOuPiQReuIXQW_eIbsbxQRGasMYDOyrjKdGCna2K_KzqbmXsG9y0MCRu3FJsWqjErVfMWEekGHVwcC2jPmYm4ENPA4NM9CvJp2nd089ku1xiN2AmW"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p>2) Click on <strong>History </strong>from the list of options.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/p-N8PpZwb5F9wNRd9vhnHzD8_yIy8VW420Yymi7pRGRGKRW1iCp5mQNNUOLexa7lGPDWUJOhbjm8cp-tsshfYXV5i32ZmivsOVTJoTek3VZQ2MPyf_eruP7OjPTjxAqHRgZpci2t" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/p-N8PpZwb5F9wNRd9vhnHzD8_yIy8VW420Yymi7pRGRGKRW1iCp5mQNNUOLexa7lGPDWUJOhbjm8cp-tsshfYXV5i32ZmivsOVTJoTek3VZQ2MPyf_eruP7OjPTjxAqHRgZpci2t" alt="p-N8PpZwb5F9wNRd9vhnHzD8_yIy8VW420Yymi7pRGRGKRW1iCp5mQNNUOLexa7lGPDWUJOhbjm8cp-tsshfYXV5i32ZmivsOVTJoTek3VZQ2MPyf_eruP7OjPTjxAqHRgZpci2t"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p>3) On the "History" menu, click on <strong>Clear Recent History...</strong></p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/aTDfT1Bu-Ug2dmd1lfsLO0kiaR16hJhowrAQ3lRulLBBDatal65l_ZFYMduKA0R5V5f-furIPiKBmfFsMhE_WiSl0PD8NzCnZDW3W21q5KXoTIyI66SV7-l6sHymF6XbUQui8sD2" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/aTDfT1Bu-Ug2dmd1lfsLO0kiaR16hJhowrAQ3lRulLBBDatal65l_ZFYMduKA0R5V5f-furIPiKBmfFsMhE_WiSl0PD8NzCnZDW3W21q5KXoTIyI66SV7-l6sHymF6XbUQui8sD2" alt="aTDfT1Bu-Ug2dmd1lfsLO0kiaR16hJhowrAQ3lRulLBBDatal65l_ZFYMduKA0R5V5f-furIPiKBmfFsMhE_WiSl0PD8NzCnZDW3W21q5KXoTIyI66SV7-l6sHymF6XbUQui8sD2"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p>4) Change the <strong>Time range to clear:</strong> to the desired time range.</p><p>I recommend changing it to <strong>Everything</strong>. Deselect <strong>Browsing & Download History</strong>, <strong>Cookies</strong>, <strong>Active Logins</strong> and <strong>Form & Search History</strong>. Leave <strong>Cache</strong> checked and then click <strong>Clear Now</strong>. </p><p>You can leave <strong>Browsing & Download History</strong>, <strong>Cookies</strong>, <strong>Active Logins</strong> or <strong>Form & Search History</strong> checked if you would like to clear all the websites you have visited, clear all downloads you have made on the browser, the cookies that websites have left on your browser, active logins on accounts or your search history. </p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CEok3YyVdQEH854Dxlyf5EjnKH1mwpt73x5UZ3RJpHWQOiaxejKXtUT11ApY7H3VD4yELJ6S_tmxnnpjDi0x2MGQPxoSjlOxvn5WhZaokCuy5ewHcu-i3eT9VsgTsJTl--3smpJ" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-CEok3YyVdQEH854Dxlyf5EjnKH1mwpt73x5UZ3RJpHWQOiaxejKXtUT11ApY7H3VD4yELJ6S_tmxnnpjDi0x2MGQPxoSjlOxvn5WhZaokCuy5ewHcu-i3eT9VsgTsJTl--3smpJ" alt="-CEok3YyVdQEH854Dxlyf5EjnKH1mwpt73x5UZ3RJpHWQOiaxejKXtUT11ApY7H3VD4yELJ6S_tmxnnpjDi0x2MGQPxoSjlOxvn5WhZaokCuy5ewHcu-i3eT9VsgTsJTl--3smpJ"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><br></p><p>5) That's it!</p> </article> </main>
