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To reduce the bandwidth usage and the server load, the web browser like Internet Explorer, Mozilla, Google Chrome, Opera and Safari stores a cache of the websites you visit. It is a mechanism for temporary storage of web documents such as HTML pages and images.  It is recommended to clear it once in a while to free some space in your computer especially if it’s running slow.

Since most of us are using different web browser, this is  a tutorial on how to clear the cache for widely used web browsers.

For  Internet Explorer 8

1.  Open your browser and click Tools menu then click Delete Browsing History.

2.  Select Temporary Internet Files then click the Delete button at the bottom.

Note:  You can also clear your browsing history, cookies, saved passwords and saved form data information in this section. 

For Internet Explorer 9

1. Open your browser then click the gear icon in the upper right hand corner of your browser which is the Tools menu.  Click the Internet Option.

2. In the Browsing history section click the Delete button.

3. Select the Tempory Internet Files then click the Delete button.

Note: You can also clear your browsing history, cookies,  saved passwords and saved form data information in this section.

For Google Chrome

1. Open your browser,  select the Tools menu (the wrench icon at the upper-right corner)  and select Options.

2. Select Under the Hood then click Clear browsing data. 

3. You can choose the period of time you wish to delete cached information using the drop down menu  then click the Clear browsing data button. 

Note:  You can also clear your browsing history, download history, cookies, saved passwords and saved autofill form data in this section. 

For the latest Mozilla Firefox Browser  ( version: 3.5 / 3.6 / 4.0 / 5.0)

 1.  Open your browser then Click the Tools menu, then select Clear Recent History.

2.  Choose the time range of cache that you wish to delete.

3.  Click on Details and make sure Cache is checked then click the Clear button.

 Note:  You can also clear your browsing & download history, cookies and active logins in this section. 

Hope you enjoy and find this tutorial helpful.  We will be providing more tutorials to help and educate our clients and future clients about computer tasks they can do without paying professionals to do it.

These are the few reasons why use Google Chrome as your daily web browser.

1.  Google chrome is free and open source. You can download it.

Your windows operating system comes with Internet Explorer but it doesn’t change the fact that  you indirectly paid for it .

2.  It is the fastest browser I have ever used compare to Firefox and IE.

There’s some arguments about IE9 being fast compared to Google Chrome, well I don’t think so. I have used IE9 and I can say Google chrome is even faster.

3.  You can use it in any operating system unlike IE9 that is only compatible with Windows Vista and Windows 7.

4.  When you download files they stay on the bottom of the browser window,  you can always find them from any tab. If the download takes a while you can see a progress wheel while you continue surfing the web.

5.  The “new tab” page shows thumbnails of your most visited sites and can be customized. You can pin a site to it permanently or rearrange the sites.

6.  Chrome comes with a great built-in web developer kit that lets you inspect how websites are built.

In this business, web developers have to be sure all websites they build are viewed properly in all browsers. This is an on-going task because all browsers are coming out with new features and versions which can change the way all of your websites are displayed.

If you are looking for a free, simple but fast browser, then try Google Chrome.  It never hurts to try.