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How To Clear Cache On Firefox?

The cache in any web browser stores data such as images, scripts, videos, and other similar parts of the websites to improve its loading speed and enhance your browsing experience, the next time you visit the same website. Though, clearing the cache on Firefox and other browsers becomes important to troubleshoot problems with browser’s overall loading speed, or similar issues.

Delete Mozilla Firefox Cache

Follow the steps below to manually clear the browser cache anytime you encounter any browsing issue or otherwise:

  • Open Mozilla Firefox browser on your computer.
  • Click on the Menu button (indicated as three horizontal lines) at the top right corner.
  • Select Options from the list that opens.

Select Options in Firefox mozilla

  • Then, locate and choose Privacy & Security from the left-side panel.

Privacy and Security - Firefox Mozilla

  • Scroll down until you see Cookies and Site Data. Click on Clear Data.
  • You’ll get a dialog box prompt, check-mark Cached Web Content and click.

Cached Web Content

Automatically Clear The Firefox Cache

Well, as we already explained, you can tweak Firefox settings to automatically clear cache as soon as you close Firefox browser. To automate the process, follow these steps:

  • Open Mozilla Firefox browser app on your computer.
  • Click on the Menu button and go to Options.
  • Under Privacy & Security tab, locate History
  • You’ll see an option that says ‘Firefox will’ with a drop-down menu box. Choose Use custom settings for history.

Use Custom Setting for history on Firefox

  • When you choose custom settings from the drop down, you will see a list of options with adjacent checkboxes. Check mark the checkbox ahead to Clear history when Firefox closes.
  • Click on Settings, located beside the ‘clear history when Firefox closes’ section.

Clear History When Firefox closes

  • In the settings menu, check mark the box beside Cache, and click.

Check Mark The box Beside Cache

  • Close Firefox browser, and your settings will be saved.

Bonus Tip: Clear Firefox Cache Using Library Section

Apart from the ways explained above, there is one more way to delete Firefox cache i.e. using Mozilla Firefox Library. Here’s what you need to do:

  • Open Firefox app on your computer.
  • Go to the Library section from the Firefox Menu (three horizontal lines icon) at the top-right corner, and click on History.

Firefox History

  • Click on Clear Recent History.

Clear Recent History

  • On the next screen, next to Time range to clear, choose Everything from the drop-down menu. Next, checkmark everything along with Cache and click OK.

Clear All history

It will delete everything and the action cannot be undone. This is also a warning given by the browser itself (shown with an attention sign in the image above). The Firefox cache is now deleted.

Best Ways to Fix Gmail Failed to Download Attachments

Whether Gmail is preventing you from attaching files to your emails or fails to download multimedia attachments? Try these fixes to troubleshoot the problem.

Disable Firewall

One of the proven ways to get past this error message is to disable Firewall. To do so, follow the steps below:

1. Press Windows + R and open the Run window

2. Type firewall.cpl > OK.

3. Front the left pane click Turn Windows Defender Firewall on or off.

Windows Defender FIrewall

4. This will open a new window. Under the Private network settings > select the radio button next to Turn off Windows Defender Firewall (not recommended) followed by selecting the same button under Public network settings.

Customize Setting

5. Press OK to apply changes and exit the window.

6. In addition to this, if you are using a third-party security tool, we suggest temporarily disabling it too. Now try to send or download the attachment, it should work. Once done, make sure you enable the Firewall.

Disable Proxy Server

Another way to fix failed to download multimedia attachments is to disable the proxy server. Follow these steps to do that:

1. In the Windows search bar, type Internet options. Select the best result.

Internet Options

2. Click the Connections tab > LAN settings.

Internet Properties

3. Uncheck the option, Use a proxy server for your LAN > OK.

Local Area Network

4. To save settings click Apply > OK.

5. Close the Internet Properties window.

Now try downloading the attachment using Gmail, it should work. If not, move to the next step.

Update Your Browser

When you close and re-open a web browser it automatically gets updated. However, if you haven’t closed it in a while, chances of it being outdated are there. Therefore, we suggest you check the browser update (if available) download it using the steps given below:

How to Update Chrome:

1. Launch Google Chrome

2. Click the three vertical dots on the top-right corner of the screen.

Chrome Settings

3. Select Help > About Google Chrome.

About Google Chrome

4. Wait for Chrome to check for updates.

Google Chrome

5. If any are available you will be notified. Download and install the updates.

Next, to apply the updates, click the Relaunch button.

How to Update Firefox:

1. Launch Firefox browser

2. Click the three horizontal lines on the top-right corner of the screen.

Firefox Help

3. Click Help > About Firefox.

About Firefox

4. Wait for Firefox to check for updates.

Firefox Browser

5. If available download and install them. Click Restart to Update Firefox.

How to Update Edge:

1. Launch Microsoft Edge

2. Click the three horizontal dots on the top-right corner of the screen.

3. Click Help and feedback > About Microsoft Edge.

Help And Feedback

4. Wait for it to check for updates.

5. If any are available, they will be automatically downloaded.

Microsoft Edge

6. Restart the Microsoft Edge browser to apply changes.

Now try to use Gmail and download the attachment that you were failing to download.

Clear Browser Cache and Cookies

If failure to download Gmail attachments is caused due to a browser, clearing cookies and cache will help.

Cookies enhance the browsing experience but over time as they get outdated they interfere with the browser’s functionality. In addition to this, Cache that stores information about the parts of a page or images can also create issues. Therefore, clearing browser cache and cookies are asked for.

The best way to clear cache and cookies from all the browsers in a go is to use Advanced System Optimizer. Using the Privacy Protector module offered by this best PC Optimization tool, you can identify and clear cache and cookies from all browsers at the same time.

To use it, follow the steps below:

1. Download and install Advanced System Optimizer

2. Launch the tool

3. Click Security & Privacy from the left pane

Advanced System optimizer - Security and Privacy

4. Select Privacy Protector > Start Privacy Scan

privacy protector

5. Wait for the scan to finish once done check the scan results.

privacy protector traces

6. Click Clean to fix errors.

7. This will help clear cache and cookies from the browser.

 Use Incognito Mode

If you love using extensions and add-ons in your browser, then chances are one of them is preventing Gmail from downloading attachments. To check if this is the case, we suggest using the Incognito or Private mode of the browser.

When using the private mode, you will have to re-login to the Gmail account.

Now, try to attach or download attachments from or to Gmail. If this works, you will have to disable each extension to find the culprit. Once you can find the problematic attachment, remove it.

This will help avoid facing Gmail failure to download the attachment error.

If all the above steps fail, try using a different browser.