{"id":8567,"date":"2023-01-25T09:00:22","date_gmt":"2023-01-25T01:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/?post_type=docs&#038;p=8567"},"modified":"2023-01-25T23:20:28","modified_gmt":"2023-01-25T15:20:28","password":"","slug":"clear-cache-and-cookies-google-chrome","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/help\/clear-cache-and-cookies-google-chrome\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Clear Cache and Cookies for Google Chrome"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Clearing the browser cache and cookies is an important and often-overlooked step in Internet security. By clearing your browser&#8217;s cache and cookies, you can keep your machine free from potentially malicious code and information that could harm your overall system. The following instructions will walk you through the steps on how to clear cache &amp; cookies for Google Chrome.<\/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>1. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On your Google Chrome browser, click on the <\/span><b>three dots<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> at the top right corner. If you are logged in to your Google account, this should be beside your profile image or icon. Then click on <b>More tools<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/chrome-tools-more-tools.png\" alt=\"chrome tools more tools\" width=\"265\" height=\"437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/chrome-tools-more-tools.png 265w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/chrome-tools-more-tools-182x300.png 182w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>2. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This menu will expand, where you will need to click on <\/span><b>Clear browsing data<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/google-chrome-more-tools-clear-browsing-data.png\" alt=\"google chrome more tools clear browsing data\" width=\"270\" height=\"200\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>3. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Select the time range. You can select a shorter time frame (last hour, last 24 hours) or a longer one (last 7 days, last 4 weeks). If you have not done a clear cache yet, we recommend selecting <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All time<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8571\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/google-chrome-clear-browsing-data-select-time-range.png\" alt=\"google chrome clear browsing data select time range\" width=\"509\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/google-chrome-clear-browsing-data-select-time-range.png 509w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/google-chrome-clear-browsing-data-select-time-range-300x122.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>4. <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tick the checkbox for <\/span><b>Cached images and files<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if you only want to delete browser cache. Include <\/span><b>Cookies and other site data<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> if you would like to delete or reset website information or preferences.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8568\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/google-chrome-clear-browsing-data-window.png\" alt=\"google chrome clear browsing data window\" width=\"508\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/google-chrome-clear-browsing-data-window.png 508w, https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2023\/01\/google-chrome-clear-browsing-data-window-300x277.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 100vw, 508px\" \/><\/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>Clearing the browser cache and cookies is an important and often-overlooked step in Internet security. By clearing your browser&#8217;s cache and cookies, you can keep your machine free from potentially malicious code and information that could harm your overall system. The following instructions will walk you through the steps on how to clear cache &amp; [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"doc_category":[64],"doc_tag":[],"class_list":["post-8567","docs","type-docs","status-publish","hentry","doc_category-support"],"year_month":"2026-08","word_count":266,"total_views":0,"reactions":{"happy":0,"normal":0,"sad":0},"author_info":{"name":"syd123","author_nicename":"syd123","author_url":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/author\/syd123\/"},"doc_category_info":[{"term_name":"Support","term_url":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/help-category\/support\/"}],"doc_tag_info":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/8567","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/docs"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8567"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/8567\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8572,"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/docs\/8567\/revisions\/8572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8567"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"doc_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_category?post=8567"},{"taxonomy":"doc_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cldy.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/doc_tag?post=8567"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}