How To: Clear Your Browser Cache and Cookies

Learn how to clear your web browser's cache and cookies. It fixes many problems, like a page that won't load right or a sign-in that keeps looping.

Try a private window first: Ctrl + Shift + N in Edge or Chrome (Command + Shift + N on Mac). If the site works there, clearing your cache will likely fix it.

Browser
How to clear
Microsoft Edge
Press Ctrl + Shift + Delete, set Time range to All time, check Cookies and Cached images and files, then select Clear now.
Google Chrome
Press Ctrl + Shift + Delete (Command + Shift + Delete on Mac), set Time range to All time, check Cookies and Cached images and files, then select Delete data.
Firefox
Press Ctrl + Shift + Delete (Command + Shift + Delete on Mac), choose Everything, check Cookies and Cache, then clear.
Safari
Go to Safari > Settings > Privacy > Manage Website Data, then select Remove All.

Close and reopen the browser afterward.

You'll be signed out

Clearing cookies signs you out of most websites, so have your passwords ready.

Get help

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