How to Delete Your Browser Cache in IE 7 or Firefox

When you visit a website, your browser will store a copy of the page, text as well as images, on your local machine. This is the browser's cache.

This is done so that the browser does not have to retrieve the page each time you visit it. The problem is that when you visit a website, it may not be the most recent version. If your cache gets too big, your browser performance will become slower. It is recommended to clear your web browser's cache on a weekly basis for casual browsing and on a daily basis for heavy browsing.

Also, another important reason to clear your 'entire' browser cache in IE 7 (see: fig. #3) is to delete any sensitive data that remains stored in your browser that might be recorded by any malware applications such as key-loggers.

Delete Your Browser Cache in IE 7

1) From your 'Tools' menu select 'Internet Options'

2) Next, click on 'Delete'.

3) This will bring up a menu where you may choose to delete your 'Temporary Internet Files'. At this menu you may also delete your Cookies, Browsing History, Form Data and Passwords Or you may click on 'Delete all'

1) From your 'Tools' menu select 'Clear Private Data'

2)Select the check boxes 'Browsing History', 'Cache' and 'Authenticated Sessions' and then click on (Clear Private Data Now'.