Empty your browser cache

When you surf the Internet your browser downloads html, sounds, images and other files from web servers and displays them to you. These files are stored on your hard drive and can represent a security/privacy gap in your system.

All the Web sites you visit are stored in part in a folder on your hard drive called a "cache". Although your browser will automatically empty itself when it starts getting too full, performing the task manually can help your computer to run faster by freeing up some space. Apart from that, it's a good way to prevent curious people from checking where you've been.

Here is how to do it:

Internet Explorer Users

Netscape Navigator and Communicator Users

1. Load Netscape Navigator browser by clicking on
   or
   on your Desktop
   
   
2. Click the second item in the menu at the top: Edit
3. Select Preferences. The Netscape Preferences box will pop up.
4. Click on the + symbol next to Advanced, to extend the menu
5. Click on Cache, then click both 'Clear memory cache' and 'Clear disk cache'
6. Click OK - you're done!

You - like those who want to spy where you've been - can look inside your cache folder to see what's been downloaded. Here is how to do it:

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Changing Cache Settings in Mozilla Firefox

Firefox stores copies of frequently accessed pages in the cache. By doing this Firefox doesn't have to retrieve the page from the network each time you view the web page.
To set the size of the cache or to clear it:

Important: A larger cache allows more data to be quickly retrieved, but more of your hard disk space is used.
When you quit Firefox, it performs cache maintenance. If maintenance takes longer than you wish, try reducing the size of the disk cache.

To reload a page at any time:

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