Clear the Cache in Firefox 4.0 beta


The following tutorial will describe how you can clear the cache in Firefox browser 4.0 beta. The Firefox browser automatically stores some scripts, images and other information of the websites while you are browsing. This information what the Firefox stores is known as Cache.

To clear the Cache manually, do the following

1) Click on the drop down arrow of the Firefox tab and then click on Options from the drop down list.

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2) Now, in the Options window thus opened, under the Advanced panel, click on the Network tab.

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3) Under the Network tab, in the Offline Storage category, click on the Clear Now button.

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4) Click on OK to exit from the options window.



To automatically clear the Cache, do the following

1) Click on the drop down arrow of the Firefox tab and then click on Options from the drop down list.

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2) Now, in the Options window thus opened, under the Privacy tab, use the drop down arrow of Firefox will to set it to Use custom settings for history.

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3) Then, under the History category, select the checkbox that says Clear history when Firefox closes.

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4) While in the same window, click on the Settings tab.

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5) Now, in the Settings for Clearing History dialogue box thus opened, ensure that the Cache checkbox is selected. Once the Cache checkbox is selected, the Firefox automatically clears all cache information every time it is closed.

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6) Click OK twice to exit from the Settings for Clearing History dialogue box and the Options window.


So, this is how you can manually or automatically clear the cache information from the Firefox Browser beta 4.0.



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