{"id":8540,"date":"2023-01-25T07:00:27","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T23:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=8540"},"modified":"2023-01-25T16:10:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T08:10:00","password":"","slug":"how-to-clear-firefox-cache","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/help\/how-to-clear-firefox-cache\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Clear Browser Cache: Firefox Cache and Cookies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">To keep your browsing working in top condition every time, it&#8217;s an essential step to clear Firefox cache (and cookies) so new information or updates from the websites can load and be viewed properly on your end.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The cache and cookies are temporary files created by your Firefox browser as soon as you launch it. Since these files can grow quite big over time, you must clear Firefox cache regularly to also help save some disk space on your device.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Take a look at these easy steps to do it:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Note: Saved passwords, browser histories, and website login credentials may also be cleared while performing a clear cache. Make sure to have a copy of your logins and passwords, or bookmark your preferred links before proceeding to clear browser cache.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>1. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the right side of the address bar, you will see three lines. Click on it for the Firefox menu to show up.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8547\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/clear-firefox-cache-menu-bar.png\" alt=\"clear firefox cache menu bar\" width=\"749\" height=\"39\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/clear-firefox-cache-menu-bar.png 749w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/clear-firefox-cache-menu-bar-300x16.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Click on <\/span><b>Settings<\/b><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8543\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/clear-firefox-cache-settings.png\" alt=\"clear firefox cache settings\" width=\"270\" height=\"109\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You will then be taken to the Settings page. At the left side menu, click on <\/span><b>Privacy &amp; Security<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8542\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/clear-firefox-cache-privacy-security.png\" alt=\"clear firefox cache privacy &amp; security\" width=\"233\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>4. There are two options to clear Firefox cache (and cookies). Click on your selected option to continue:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"color: #f4662d;\" href=\"#clear-all-browser-cache\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clear all browser cache<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a style=\"color: #f4662d;\" href=\"#clear-selected-cache-and-cookies\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clear selected cache and cookies only<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"clear-all-browser-cache\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><b>Clear all browser cache<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Privacy &amp; Security<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> settings window, scroll to the <\/span><b>Cookies and Site Data<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> section. Click on <\/span><b>Clear Data<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8548\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/clear-firefox-cache-privacy-security-cookies-and-site-data-clear-all.png\" alt=\"clear firefox cache privacy &amp; security cookies and site data clear all\" width=\"704\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/clear-firefox-cache-privacy-security-cookies-and-site-data-clear-all.png 704w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/clear-firefox-cache-privacy-security-cookies-and-site-data-clear-all-300x83.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In this window, you can select to clear cookies and cache, or you can untick the checkbox for cookies and site data if you would only want to clear Firefox cache.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8544\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/clear-firefox-cache-and-cookies-all.png\" alt=\"clear firefox cache and cookies all\" width=\"544\" height=\"355\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/clear-firefox-cache-and-cookies-all.png 544w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/clear-firefox-cache-and-cookies-all-300x196.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once done, click on <\/span><b>Clear<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"clear-selected-cache-and-cookies\" style=\"font-size: 20px;\"><b>Clear selected cache and cookies only<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At the <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Privacy &amp; Security<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> settings window, scroll to the <\/span><b>Cookies and Site Data<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> section. Click on <\/span><b>Manage Data<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8541\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/clear-firefox-cache-privacy-security-cookies-and-site-manage-data.png\" alt=\"clear firefox cache privacy &amp; security cookies and site manage data\" width=\"704\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/clear-firefox-cache-privacy-security-cookies-and-site-manage-data.png 704w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/clear-firefox-cache-privacy-security-cookies-and-site-manage-data-300x83.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All your visited websites will be listed here. If you want to clear cache and cookies for only one or selected websites, you can click on the website name on the list, then click <\/span><b>Remove Selected<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Once done, click on <\/span><b>Save Changes<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/clear-firefox-cache-manage-cookies-and-site-data-remove-selected.png\" alt=\"clear firefox cache manage cookies and site data remove selected\" width=\"690\" height=\"631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/clear-firefox-cache-manage-cookies-and-site-data-remove-selected.png 690w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/clear-firefox-cache-manage-cookies-and-site-data-remove-selected-300x274.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For those of you who would like to clear cache automatically once the Firefox browser is closed, you can tick on this checkbox: <\/span><b>Delete cookies and site data when Firefox is closed<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This way, Firefox always starts afresh whenever you launch.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8549\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/clear-firefox-cache-privacy-security-cookies-and-site-data-manage-data.png\" alt=\"clear firefox cache privacy &amp; security cookies and site data manage data\" width=\"704\" height=\"195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/clear-firefox-cache-privacy-security-cookies-and-site-data-manage-data.png 704w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/clear-firefox-cache-privacy-security-cookies-and-site-data-manage-data-300x83.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 704px) 100vw, 704px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span class=\"\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\">Note: Saved passwords, browser histories, and website login credentials may also be cleared while performing a clear cache. Make sure to have a copy of your logins and passwords, or bookmark your preferred links before proceeding to clear browser cache.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To keep your browsing working in top condition every time, it&#8217;s an essential step to clear Firefox cache (and cookies) so new information or updates from the websites can load and be viewed properly on your end.\u00a0 The cache and cookies are temporary files created by your Firefox browser as soon as you launch it. 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