How To Clear Cache and Cookies in Chrome

How to Clear Cache and Cookies in Google Chrome

Clearing Cache and Cookies in Google Chrome

If you notice your Google Chrome browser becoming sluggish or not loading updates you know have been made to a particular website, it may be time to clear your cache.

What does that mean? Whenever we navigate to a site, our browser stores pieces of it in order to ensure it loads faster the next time you visit it. It may also store cookies, or small files of information like logins, pre-filled form features like names or email addresses, and more. When your browser stores enough of them, it may slow down your online experience.

Luckily, clearing your cache is a relatively easy process that can be completed within 60 seconds or less.

  1. On your computer, open Chrome.
You can find Chrome in the Finder or in your Mac Dock
2. At the top right corner of the screen, click on the three horizontal lines that say  More More.

3. Move your mouse to the section that says More tools and then Clear browsing data.

4. At the top, choose a time range. To delete everything, select All time, choose at least the past 7 days.

5. Next to "Cookies and other site data" and "Cached images and files," check the boxes.
Select the time frame, check the boxes, and clear data
6. Click Clear data.

7. You are all set!

What happens after you clear this info
After you clear cache and cookies:
      Some settings on sites get deleted. For example, if you were signed in, you’ll need to sign in again.
      Some sites can seem slower because content, like images, needs to load again.

How cache & cookies work

  • Cookies are files created by sites you visit. They make your online experience easier by saving browsing data.
  • The cache remembers parts of pages, like images, to help them open faster during your next visit.


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