Google Chrome: Clearing your cache

Written By Lance Quimby (Administrator)

Updated at April 10th, 2023

Clear cache and cookies

Cookies, which are files created by websites that you’ve visited, and your browser’s cache, which helps pages load faster, make it easier for you to browse the web.

Clearing your browser’s cache and cookies means that website settings (like usernames and passwords) will be deleted, and some sites might appear to be a little slower because all of the images have to be loaded again.

How to clear cache and cookies

  1. Open Chrome.
  2. On your browser toolbar, click More More and then More Tools and then Clear Browsing Data.
  3. In the "Clear browsing data" box, click the checkboxes for

    4. Use the menu at the top to select the amount of data that you want to delete. Choose beginning of time to delete everything.

    5. Click Clear browsing data.