Clearing the cache in any browser is an integral part of using it. Indeed, in the course of its work, the browser saves some data from all the sites you visit so that when you visit these same sites again, they load faster and less traffic is spent on it.
All this, of course, is good, only there are negative consequences due to which you need to clean the cache at least once a month. With a sufficiently large accumulation, it not only starts to slow down the browser itself, but also takes up additional.
In this article, we will talk about how to clear the cache in the popular Mozilla Firefox browser.
How do I clear cache and cookies in Mozilla Firefox?
Keys for calling the cache and cookie cleaning window in the Mozilla Firefox browser
A window will open where you need to select the period for which you want to clear cookies, history, or cache to the right of the word "Delete". Usually choose "All".
- Log of visits and downloads;
- Forms and search log;
- Cookies;
- Active sessions;
- Form data.
For a more complete cache clearing, select Forms and Search History, Cookies and Cache. We mark them with checkboxes and click "Delete now" at the bottom.
You can also get into the window for cleaning the cache of the moss through the menu. To do this, in the upper right corner, click on three horizontal stripes.
Go to log
A menu will open in which you need to select "Journal" and then "Delete history".
Cache is a data store located in the computer's memory, which is designed for quick access to previously downloaded files from the sites you open without re-accessing the servers of these sites, which can significantly speed up the loading of their pages.
All information stored in the cache of the Firefox browser is stored on the local disk of the computer and over time begins to take up a large amount of disk space. To prevent the cache from taking up extra memory, it is recommended to clean it from time to time. However, not all users know where the cache reset button is located in the browser. Therefore, we will consider a detailed guide on how to clear the cache in the Mozilla Firefox browser.
How can I find out the list of files in the cache and their size?
To get a detailed decryption of the contents of the cache, you need to enter a line without quotes about: cache? Device = memory in the Mozila browser line:
How do I clear the cache in Mozil?
To clean it, you need to perform several simple sequential steps:
- First of all, you need to launch the Firefox browser:
- Further, in the upper panel, in the upper right corner, you must click on the menu icon:
- As a result of clicking, a drop-down menu will appear, in which you must click on the "Preferences" button (or you can enter the following about: preferences symbols in the browser line):
- By clicking, a new page will open, on which in the menu you must click on the "Additional" item:
- At this step, on the page that opens, click the "Network" tab and in the content that appears, find the subsection "Cached Web Content" and click the "Clear Now" button:
Note! In newer versions of the Mozila browser, such a left menu may not exist, so the page that opens must be scrolled down to the "Cached Web Content" section and click the same "Clear Now" button.
- As a result of the above actions, the entire cache will be cleared:
Clearing the cache when exiting the browser
To clear the cache every time you exit Firefox, you need to go to the settings again, go to the "Privacy" section, in the "History" subsection, select the "We will use your history storage settings" option and check the "Delete history when Firefox is closed" checkbox and click the "Options" button:
By clicking the parameters button, a dialog box will appear with a list of options that must be removed each time you exit Mozila. It is necessary to disable all options, except for "Cache", and click the "OK" button:
This concludes the process of clearing the cache in Mozilla. If you have any questions about the problem under consideration, you can ask them in the comments below.
The cache is used by the Mozilla browser to store temporary information necessary for their operation. Here are loaded pages of sites, music and videos that you watch online, various data from browser games and web applications. This article describes how to clear the cache memory of the Mozilla Firefox browser and view the information it contains.
Files are written to the Firefox cache, replacing older files. This process takes place continuously while you are surfing the Internet. However, a large number of rewriting cycles can be interrupted by some kind of failure in the system or in Mozile itself. As a result of such problems, the contents of the cache memory may not be displayed quite correctly. To fix such problems, you just need to clean the contents of the cache.
Browser settings
If you want to clear your cache, delete cookies or clear your browsing history in Mozile, you need to use a special built-in interface. It can be found on the page:
The entire process usually takes only a few seconds. When finished, it is recommended that you restart Firefox before continuing to browse the Internet. Likewise, you can clear your browser history, saved passwords and cookies.
How to view content
Before clearing the cache in Mozil, you can view the files that are saved to it. To do this, you need to open Firefox, enter or copy the following "about: cache? Device = disk" in the search box and press Enter.
On the page that opens, you can see 3 sections:
- Memory is a list of data that is currently stored in the computer's RAM.
- Disk - files saved to the hard disk in the service directory of the browser.
- App - A separate cache for browser-based applications.
Is one of the most popular browsers that is distributed completely free of charge. Currently, it ranks third in popularity in the world, and in some countries it firmly holds the first places in this parameter.
Every browser has a cache preservation. Let us explain in more detail. Let's say you are listening to music in Mozile, viewing photos or watching online videos via. Some of this information is automatically saved by the browser in a special directory. Why is this needed? It's simple: the next time you visit a site that you have visited before, the system does not need to load the images that are already in the cache again. It would seem, why is this necessary in the modern world, where the speed of the Internet allows you to download huge files in a split second? Firstly, broadband Internet access is far from being developed everywhere, and secondly, not every site loads as fast as we would like. In any case, if you wish, you can turn off the automatic saving of files through the browser.
Clearing the cache. The first way
Open your internet browser. At the top of the screen, you will see a menu. Select the section "Tools" - "Options".
A window with settings has opened in front of you. Select the "Advanced" section, the "Network" tab.
Opposite the words "Your web content cache is now occupying on disk ..." there is a button that says "Clear now". It is on it that you must click in order to clear the cache of the contents of your Mozilla browser.
Second way
If you do not want the system to automatically get rid of saved files every time, you need to do a few simple steps.
Go to the settings again, only instead of the "Additional" tab we find "Privacy".
In the "History" line, select "Will use your history storage settings", and just below put a check mark next to the "Delete history when Firefox is closed" item.
In the right part of the window, the "Parameters" button has become active, which you have to use. Click on it and uncheck the boxes everywhere, except for the "Cash" item. Click OK and save your changes.
Now, every time you close the Firefox browser, the cache will be automatically cleared, and you stop constantly doing manual clearing.
The third way
It is based on the use of special programs that can clear the cache at the same time in all browsers installed on the computer. As an example, we will use a program called, one of the versions of which is distributed completely free of charge.
Install the program, run it and in the "Cleaning" section select "Applications". Uncheck the boxes you don't need (the same must be done on the "Windows" tab), then click the "Analysis" button at the bottom of the screen.
After the analysis is completed, it remains to click on the "Clear" button and the cache will be deleted.
By the way, CCleaner has a lot of all sorts of functions besides deleting temporary files, but we'll talk about this some other time.
Do you have any questions? Ask!
Hello everyone! Ivan Maslov is in touch! This article is a logical addition to the previous one. Let me remind you that the previous article was devoted to the topic of how to update Mozilla Firefox. Now, I want to tell you how to clear cache in Mozila Firefox.
Most likely, some of the readers have already heard this strange word, consisting of three letters, and someone hears it for the first time. Therefore, it will be more correct if we start with the definition.
Cache is a kind of space on the hard disk PC, which occupies an Internet browser for its own needs, where it temporarily stores information (pictures, scripts, text, etc.) downloaded from frequently visited sites, this is done in order to quickly load web resources and consume less Internet traffic ...
Why do you need a cache?
First of all, let's find out what it is for and what is the use of it. Let me give you a detailed example. Imagine that you are visiting my blog for the first time. The actions of your browser: it sends a bunch of requests to the server, downloads completely all the elements of the open page (images, videos, scripts, text, etc.) and simultaneously saves them in its temporary storage (Cache), while loading occurs in the usual high-speed mode.
Now imagine that you visit my blog 2.5.10 times. Your browser's actions: now it does not send a bunch of requests to the server, but only checks the page for changes and in accelerated mode quickly loads my blog using the information that it previously loaded into its temporary storage.
This is how all modern browsers and programs are arranged. Now let's summarize why you need it and what are the benefits of it:
Saving internet traffic
fast loading web pages
the ability to save previously used information from the cache (video, audio, etc.)
Why clear the cache?
As you already know, caches contribute to the instant loading of information on sites, provided that once these sites have already been opened in the browser of Mozilla Firefox. And this, as you already know, is a huge plus and advantage in terms of download speed and traffic savings.
Over time, many Mozila users accumulate a huge amount of information in the history files and in the browser cache, which, as you know, are stored on your computer. Due to this, free space on the hard disk is wasted, and Firefox starts to freeze and work slower.
Therefore, to optimize and improve the operation of the operating system and browser, you need to periodically clear the cache of accumulated temporary files. How to clear cache in Mozila Firefox? Read below for detailed step-by-step instructions.
How to clear the cache in Firefox
Now let's get down to what you opened this article for. I must say right away that everything is done quite quickly and simply, now you will see for yourself.
Step # 1. The first thing to do is go to the main horizontal menu (icon with three stripes), which is located in the upper right corner of Mozila:
In the context menu that opens, select the section " Settings ».
Step # 2. A window of this section will open in front of you, in it you must select the item " Additional »:
Here we select the tab “ Net "And click on the button" Clear now »:
That's all, I said that this whole process is done simply and quickly. Now you know how to clear the cache in Mozila Farfox, do it regularly and then you will fly your Firefox all over the Internet without slowdowns and brakes.
Useful advice! In order to speed up the process of clearing the cache, use the hotkeys - SHIFT + CTRL + DEL and you will instantly find yourself in a menu where you just have to select the content you want to clean.
If you are actively working in the Mozilla Firefox browser, for example, all day, then agree to constantly go in and clear the cache, at least it will begin to strain and distract from work. Whatever happens, you can do automatic configuration once, and then the system will do everything for you. How to do this, read below.
Automatically clear the cache in Firefox
I bring to your attention a detailed guide, after studying which you can configure the automatic cleaning of the temporary storage of your Mozilla browser. This setup will take you only 1 minute of time. Let's get started.
Step # 1. In chapter " Settings ", In which we just worked, go to the tab" Privacy »:
In the window that opens, in the middle we find the drop-down list and select the parameter “ Will use your history storage settings "And put a checkbox next to the line" Delete history on closing Firefox».
Step # 2. After the actions performed in the previous step, the additional settings button “ Parameters ", Which is located at the bottom of the window on the right side (see screenshot above). Click on this button:
In the window that appears, put a daw in the item " Cache "And click on the button" OK ". Now when you exit Mozilla Firefox, the cleanup will be done automatically. If you want other data to be cleared when you exit Firefox (cookies, browsing history, saved passwords, etc.), then check the boxes next to them.
To summarize, now you own the secret technique of how to clear the cache in Mozila Firefox in manual and automatic mode :-) I was glad to help you. See you on the blog!
