It's important to clear your cache and cookies because your browser holds onto information, and over time it can cause issues with logging in or bringing up websites. It's always a good idea to clear out the cache, or browser history, and clear cookies on a regular basis.
Chrome
- On your computer, open Chrome.
- At the top right, click More
- Click More tools, and then Clear browsing data.
- At the top, choose a time range. To delete everything, select All time.
- Next to "cookies and other site data" and Cached images and file," check the boxes.
- Click Clear data.
Firefox
- From the History menu, select Clear Recent History.
If the menu bar is hidden, press Alt to make it visible.
- From the Time range to clear: drop-down menu, select the desired range; to clear your entire cache, select Everything.
- Next to "Details", click the down arrow to choose which elements of the history to clear; to clear your entire cache, select all items.
- Click Clear Now.
- Exit/quit all browser windows and re-open the browser.
Safari 8 and later
- From the Safari menu, select Clear History...Clear History and Website Data....
- Select the desired time range, and then click Clear History.
- Go to Safari > Quit Safari or press Command-Q to exit the browser completely.