Clear the browser cache
Clear the browser’s pile of saved page pieces without losing your passwords.
A browser keeps copies of the pictures and pieces of pages you visit, so they open quickly next time. That is the cache.
Clearing it frees room and loses nothing of yours. Those pages simply load slowly once more.
Key points
- The cache is copied page pieces the browser saved to be quick
- Clearing it frees room and leaves bookmarks and passwords alone
What to remember
- The switches you leave alone are the ones that matter.
- The cache is copies. Clearing it costs time, not work.
Try this
Open your browser’s settings and find Clear browsing data. Read what it offers to clear.
Practice: Clear the browser cache. Your first lesson is free, with no account or card; the rest are part of a Lantern plan. Interactive lessons require JavaScript.