How to Clear Your Cache in Firefox

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Posted on August 20th, 2008 under How To's

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Zeu Says:
August 24th, 2008 at 10:09 am
There isn’t a keyboard shortcut for that?
Tanner Hobin Says:
August 25th, 2008 at 8:13 am
Hey Zeu,

Thanks for stopping by.

There is no keyboard shortcut that I am aware of that ONLY clears the cache. The shortcut to clear default private data is Ctrl+Shift+Del and will clear Browsing History, Saved Form and Search History, Cache and Authenticated Sessions.

While developing, I often come across instances when I’d like to only clear my cache and preserve the other data.
Zach Says:
August 25th, 2008 at 10:41 am
Easy to follow, thanks. But what exactly does clearing your cache do? What’s the point? I don’t know if there was audio included because I don’t have it, so just thought I would ask.
Tanner Hobin Says:
August 25th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Hey Zach,

There are many different types of computer caches, the one I’m referring to is a browser cache.

A browser cache is basically a snapshot of a web page saved locally to decrease load time. They’re not very handy when trying to develop a website. For example, if you change an element on a page that has been cached, you’d have to clear that cache in order to see the changed element.

Here is a good site that explains what a cache is.

Tanner Hobin