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How to Clear Your Browser's Cache and Cookies (Chrome, Edge, Safari)

Tap your browser to see how to clear its cache and cookies.

Chrome: Settings β†’ Privacy and security β†’ Clear browsing data

Go to chrome://settings/clearBrowserData, or Settings β†’ Privacy and security β†’ Clear browsing data, check "Cached images and files," and clear it.

Edge: Settings β†’ Privacy, search, and services β†’ Choose what to clear

Under Settings β†’ Privacy, search, and services β†’ Choose what to clear now, check "Cached images and files," then click Clear now.

Safari: Settings β†’ Privacy β†’ Manage Website Data

In Safari β†’ Settings β†’ Privacy β†’ Manage Website Data, remove individual sites, or use History β†’ Clear History to wipe everything at once.

Pick a time range instead of clearing everything

Most browsers let you limit the deletion to the last hour, the last 24 hours, or all time, so you only clear as much as you actually need.

Know what happens after you clear it

Clearing cache and cookies signs you out of sites you were logged into, and pages you visit often will load a little slower the first time as the browser rebuilds its cache from scratch.

When it is actually worth doing

A page rendering incorrectly, a login error that will not go away, or running low on storage are the situations where clearing cache is most likely to actually fix the problem.

Cache and cookies are not the same thing

Cache is a temporary store of images and files kept locally so pages load faster on your next visit; cookies are small pieces of data that remember your login state and site preferences. Both take up browser storage, and letting either build up for a long time can eventually cause loading glitches or display errors, not just eat space.

Different from simply clearing your history

This is specifically about clearing cache and cookies, not your browsing history -- deleting history alone does not touch stored files or login sessions, and won't fix a broken or glitchy page the way clearing cache does. If you're trying to fix a slow, broken, or stuck-logged-in page across Chrome, Edge, or Safari specifically, cache and cookies are the two items to target, and knowing the side effects in advance keeps you from being surprised by a sudden sign-out.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does clearing cache also delete my saved passwords?

No -- unless you separately check a "Passwords and other sign-in data" option, clearing cache and cookies only removes those two items and leaves your saved passwords untouched.

Will clearing cache make my browser faster?

It can, if a bloated cache was slowing the browser down, but in normal use cache actually speeds up loading, so pages may feel slightly slower than usual right after you clear it until the cache rebuilds.