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How to Clear Cache on Microsoft Edge (New/Chromium-based version) - Micro Center
<main> <article class="userContent"> <p>Note: This guide is for the NEW version of Microsoft Edge, if you are looking for the old version of Microsoft Edge, please go to<strong> </strong><a href="https://community.microcenter.com/kb/articles/89-how-to-clear-cache-on-microsoft-edge-older-versions" rel="nofollow noreferrer ugc"><strong>this article</strong></a><strong>.</strong><p><br></p></p><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 Edge 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 Microsoft Edge.<p><br></p></p><p>You can skip Steps 1-4 by pressing <strong>CTRL + Shift + DEL</strong> all at the same time. If you are having issues doing this, please proceed with step one.<p><br></p><p><br></p></p><p>1) With Microsoft Edge open, click on the <strong>Three Dots</strong> at the top right of Microsoft Edge</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_-yIFFSb_j3YnE8Lj62_OObFfsO3lFwp3HOV2-0CScbm89LnX6OV5y05Ye6KtIac-kLI2CnXKg4Jhn_ebjw6RZbdopVNDrUIr8QydtEA-CePoGHfMEDm6w6yczuMfwBbHCyEUpvr" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/_-yIFFSb_j3YnE8Lj62_OObFfsO3lFwp3HOV2-0CScbm89LnX6OV5y05Ye6KtIac-kLI2CnXKg4Jhn_ebjw6RZbdopVNDrUIr8QydtEA-CePoGHfMEDm6w6yczuMfwBbHCyEUpvr" alt="_-yIFFSb_j3YnE8Lj62_OObFfsO3lFwp3HOV2-0CScbm89LnX6OV5y05Ye6KtIac-kLI2CnXKg4Jhn_ebjw6RZbdopVNDrUIr8QydtEA-CePoGHfMEDm6w6yczuMfwBbHCyEUpvr"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p>2) Click on <strong>Settings </strong>from the drop-down list of options.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/d9S9-1dOYb2DLAlVEYtqAA2F4qskYPW6AUuFwAQwNynD0ZMxE-P-BjQMy31MVgbSoudoI6n4skI6VwyOgGsiY2F8YcKTIQMrakcso70jjIquY6LyzKExRcGScbzd4kp4dC9SVgf_" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/d9S9-1dOYb2DLAlVEYtqAA2F4qskYPW6AUuFwAQwNynD0ZMxE-P-BjQMy31MVgbSoudoI6n4skI6VwyOgGsiY2F8YcKTIQMrakcso70jjIquY6LyzKExRcGScbzd4kp4dC9SVgf_" alt="d9S9-1dOYb2DLAlVEYtqAA2F4qskYPW6AUuFwAQwNynD0ZMxE-P-BjQMy31MVgbSoudoI6n4skI6VwyOgGsiY2F8YcKTIQMrakcso70jjIquY6LyzKExRcGScbzd4kp4dC9SVgf_"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p>3) Click on <strong>Privacy and services </strong>on the left side of<strong> </strong>the Settings window.</p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/xZQ1n95dpBMl0WvlaTC9Q3147ZAxQkQeK68LWAL3QuFdGA-WBiZ0sQHMYDjatc26pjKN8odyh2B9VuLz5ktDfTP8JHX3z17lWn7l19-713bR3MUoDTWxXBgJHXt9dQ6HXU44K78W" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/xZQ1n95dpBMl0WvlaTC9Q3147ZAxQkQeK68LWAL3QuFdGA-WBiZ0sQHMYDjatc26pjKN8odyh2B9VuLz5ktDfTP8JHX3z17lWn7l19-713bR3MUoDTWxXBgJHXt9dQ6HXU44K78W" alt="xZQ1n95dpBMl0WvlaTC9Q3147ZAxQkQeK68LWAL3QuFdGA-WBiZ0sQHMYDjatc26pjKN8odyh2B9VuLz5ktDfTP8JHX3z17lWn7l19-713bR3MUoDTWxXBgJHXt9dQ6HXU44K78W"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p><p><br></p></p><p>4) Scroll down until you see <strong>Click browsing data</strong>, select <strong>Choose what to clear</strong></p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/feHbgePdZlA5yit5YlfoyzHVyK7WTHtToJpK0jeWVXRgw47xu3P1ImP9e42jNHkf3eXVTEF7yZEuqPe1O_p1vlqks96ObM01zRfrFioCYCdKid6O_hQx3UWWHL5auWVh9tY_-_2P" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/feHbgePdZlA5yit5YlfoyzHVyK7WTHtToJpK0jeWVXRgw47xu3P1ImP9e42jNHkf3eXVTEF7yZEuqPe1O_p1vlqks96ObM01zRfrFioCYCdKid6O_hQx3UWWHL5auWVh9tY_-_2P" alt="feHbgePdZlA5yit5YlfoyzHVyK7WTHtToJpK0jeWVXRgw47xu3P1ImP9e42jNHkf3eXVTEF7yZEuqPe1O_p1vlqks96ObM01zRfrFioCYCdKid6O_hQx3UWWHL5auWVh9tY_-_2P"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p>5) Change the <strong>Time range</strong> to the desired time range,</p><p>I recommend changing it to <strong>All time</strong>. </p><p>Deselect <strong>Browsing history</strong>, <strong>Download history</strong> and <strong>Cookies</strong> and other site data but leave <strong>Cached image and files</strong> checked. Then click <strong>Clear Now</strong>.</p><p>You can leave <strong>Browsing History</strong>, <strong>Download history</strong> or <strong>Cookies and other side data</strong> checked if you would like to clear all the websites you have visited, clear all downloads you have made on the browser or the cookies that websites have left on your browser. </p><div class="embedExternal embedImage display-large float-none"> <div class="embedExternal-content"> <a class="embedImage-link" href="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/aj73fsSEouEJI25hP5BeyKDACyyvB2ZCrcjIH6f60CZGMWX3g7_RMw0rS7l-Hm0uIeTCdM665tXUVbUXrmf4nAbxAXOFHMvW5-wCzmTdhAGQNvJID4oJkLev60PC0x88muQQwX-7" rel="nofollow noreferrer noopener ugc" target="_blank"> <img class="embedImage-img" src="https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/aj73fsSEouEJI25hP5BeyKDACyyvB2ZCrcjIH6f60CZGMWX3g7_RMw0rS7l-Hm0uIeTCdM665tXUVbUXrmf4nAbxAXOFHMvW5-wCzmTdhAGQNvJID4oJkLev60PC0x88muQQwX-7" alt="aj73fsSEouEJI25hP5BeyKDACyyvB2ZCrcjIH6f60CZGMWX3g7_RMw0rS7l-Hm0uIeTCdM665tXUVbUXrmf4nAbxAXOFHMvW5-wCzmTdhAGQNvJID4oJkLev60PC0x88muQQwX-7"/> </a> </div> </div> <p><p><br></p></p><p>6) That's it!</p> </article> </main>
