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How-To Clear the Browser History and Cache in Firefox

Follow the steps below to clear the cache

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of your Firefox Browser. 

  1. Close all open Firefox windows and tabs. Open a new Firefox window.

  2. Click the Menu button in the top right

  3. Select the "OptionsSettings" button (Marked by a gear icon) - On Mac the button will say "Preferences" like below
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  4. On the left select the Privacy & Security tab
    Click "clear your recent history"
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  5. Locate and click "Clear History".

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  6. A dialogue box will appear, select the items to delete - . We recommend the options selected in the image below. At a minimum, make sure that "Cache" is selected - and . Before proceeding, verify that the time range to clear is set to "Everything"
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  7. Now click the "Clear Now" buttonOK" button.

    You  have now cleared the cache of your Firefox browser! We recommend closing and restarting the program. 


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