{"id":4431,"date":"2021-08-18T23:55:18","date_gmt":"2021-08-19T05:25:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.filepuma.com\/?p=4431"},"modified":"2024-06-18T04:56:17","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T11:56:17","slug":"how-to-clear-cache-on-firefox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filepuma.com\/reviews\/how-to-clear-cache-on-firefox\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Clear Cache On Firefox?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">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\u2019s overall loading speed, or similar issues.<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 500;color: #393939;text-align: justify\"><strong>Delete <a href=\"https:\/\/www.filepuma.com\/search\/Firefox\/#gsc.tab=0&amp;gsc.ie=UTF8&amp;gsc.sort=&amp;gsc.q=Firefox?f=cc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mozilla Firefox<\/a> Cache<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"color: #393939;text-align: justify\">Follow the steps below to manually clear the browser cache anytime you encounter any browsing issue or otherwise:<\/p>\n<div class=\"mobile_ad_para_8\" style=\"color: #393939;text-align: justify\"><\/div>\n<ul style=\"color: #393939;text-align: justify\">\n<li>Open\u00a0<strong style=\"font-weight: bolder\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.filepuma.com\/search\/Firefox\/#gsc.tab=0&amp;gsc.ie=UTF8&amp;gsc.sort=&amp;gsc.q=Firefox?f=cc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mozilla Firefox browser<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>on your computer.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the\u00a0<strong style=\"font-weight: bolder\">Menu button (indicated as three horizontal lines)\u00a0<\/strong>at the top right corner.<\/li>\n<li>Select\u00a0<strong style=\"font-weight: bolder\">Options\u00a0<\/strong>from the list that opens.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"color: #393939;text-align: justify\"><a class=\"cartonbox\" style=\"color: #4267cf\" href=\"https:\/\/y31uv4ra1.vo.llnwd.net\/content\/wp\/tweaklibrary_com\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Select-Options-in-Firefox-mozilla.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/y31uv4ra1.vo.llnwd.net\/content\/wp\/tweaklibrary_com\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Select-Options-in-Firefox-mozilla.png\" alt=\"Select Options in Firefox mozilla\" width=\"638\" height=\"351\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #393939;text-align: justify\">\n<li>Then, locate and choose\u00a0<strong style=\"font-weight: bolder\">Privacy &amp; Security\u00a0<\/strong>from the left-side panel<strong style=\"font-weight: bolder\">.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"color: #393939;text-align: justify\"><a class=\"cartonbox\" style=\"color: #4267cf\" href=\"https:\/\/y31uv4ra1.vo.llnwd.net\/content\/wp\/tweaklibrary_com\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Privacy-and-Security-Firefox-Mozilla.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/y31uv4ra1.vo.llnwd.net\/content\/wp\/tweaklibrary_com\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Privacy-and-Security-Firefox-Mozilla.png\" alt=\"Privacy and Security - Firefox Mozilla\" width=\"584\" height=\"329\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #393939;text-align: justify\">\n<li>Scroll down until you see\u00a0<strong style=\"font-weight: bolder\">Cookies and Site Data.\u00a0<\/strong>Click on\u00a0<strong style=\"font-weight: bolder\">Clear Data.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"color: #393939;text-align: justify\">\n<li>You\u2019ll get a dialog box prompt, check-mark\u00a0<strong style=\"font-weight: bolder\">Cached Web Content\u00a0<\/strong>and click.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"color: #393939;text-align: justify\"><a class=\"cartonbox\" style=\"color: #4267cf\" href=\"https:\/\/y31uv4ra1.vo.llnwd.net\/content\/wp\/tweaklibrary_com\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cached-Web-Content.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/y31uv4ra1.vo.llnwd.net\/content\/wp\/tweaklibrary_com\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Cached-Web-Content.png\" alt=\"Cached Web Content\" width=\"567\" height=\"322\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"font-weight: 500;color: #393939;text-align: justify\"><strong>Automatically Clear The Firefox Cache<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"color: #393939;text-align: justify\">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:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #393939;text-align: justify\">\n<li>Open\u00a0<strong style=\"font-weight: bolder\">Mozilla Firefox browser\u00a0<\/strong>app on your computer.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the\u00a0<strong style=\"font-weight: bolder\">Menu button\u00a0<\/strong>and go to\u00a0<strong style=\"font-weight: bolder\">Options<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Under\u00a0<strong style=\"font-weight: bolder\">Privacy &amp; Security\u00a0<\/strong>tab, locate\u00a0<strong style=\"font-weight: bolder\">History<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>You\u2019ll see an option that says \u2018<strong style=\"font-weight: bolder\">Firefox will\u2019 with a drop-down menu box.\u00a0<\/strong>Choose\u00a0<strong style=\"font-weight: bolder\">Use custom settings for history<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"color: #393939;text-align: justify\"><a class=\"cartonbox\" style=\"color: #4267cf\" href=\"https:\/\/y31uv4ra1.vo.llnwd.net\/content\/wp\/tweaklibrary_com\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Use-Custom-Setting-for-history-on-Firefox.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/y31uv4ra1.vo.llnwd.net\/content\/wp\/tweaklibrary_com\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Use-Custom-Setting-for-history-on-Firefox.png\" alt=\"Use Custom Setting for history on Firefox\" width=\"572\" height=\"301\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #393939;text-align: justify\">\n<li>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\u00a0<strong style=\"font-weight: bolder\">Clear history when Firefox closes.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Click on\u00a0<strong style=\"font-weight: bolder\">Settings,\u00a0<\/strong>located beside the\u00a0<em>\u2018clear history when Firefox closes\u2019\u00a0<\/em>section<strong style=\"font-weight: bolder\">.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"color: #393939;text-align: justify\"><a class=\"cartonbox\" style=\"color: #4267cf\" href=\"https:\/\/y31uv4ra1.vo.llnwd.net\/content\/wp\/tweaklibrary_com\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Clear-History-When-Firefox-closes.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/y31uv4ra1.vo.llnwd.net\/content\/wp\/tweaklibrary_com\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Clear-History-When-Firefox-closes.png\" alt=\"Clear History When Firefox closes\" width=\"707\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #393939;text-align: justify\">\n<li>In the settings menu,\u00a0<strong style=\"font-weight: bolder\">check mark the box beside Cache<\/strong>, and click.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"color: #393939;text-align: justify\"><a class=\"cartonbox\" style=\"color: #4267cf\" href=\"https:\/\/y31uv4ra1.vo.llnwd.net\/content\/wp\/tweaklibrary_com\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Check-Mark-The-box-Beside-Cache.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/y31uv4ra1.vo.llnwd.net\/content\/wp\/tweaklibrary_com\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Check-Mark-The-box-Beside-Cache.png\" alt=\"Check Mark The box Beside Cache\" width=\"464\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #393939;text-align: justify\">\n<li><strong style=\"font-weight: bolder\">Close Firefox browser<\/strong>, and your settings will be saved.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 style=\"font-weight: 500;color: #393939;text-align: justify\">Bonus Tip: Clear Firefox Cache Using Library Section<\/h3>\n<p style=\"color: #393939;text-align: justify\">Apart from the ways explained above, there is one more way to delete Firefox cache i.e. using Mozilla Firefox Library. Here\u2019s what you need to do:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #393939;text-align: justify\">\n<li>Open\u00a0<strong style=\"font-weight: bolder\">Firefox app<\/strong>\u00a0on your computer.<\/li>\n<li>Go to the Library<strong style=\"font-weight: bolder\">\u00a0section\u00a0<\/strong>from the Firefox Menu (three horizontal lines icon) at the top-right corner, and click on\u00a0<strong style=\"font-weight: bolder\">History<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"color: #393939;text-align: justify\"><a class=\"cartonbox\" style=\"color: #4267cf\" href=\"https:\/\/y31uv4ra1.vo.llnwd.net\/content\/wp\/tweaklibrary_com\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Firefox-History.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/y31uv4ra1.vo.llnwd.net\/content\/wp\/tweaklibrary_com\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Firefox-History.png\" alt=\"Firefox History\" width=\"367\" height=\"176\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #393939;text-align: justify\">\n<li>Click on\u00a0<strong style=\"font-weight: bolder\">Clear Recent History<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"color: #393939;text-align: justify\"><a class=\"cartonbox\" style=\"color: #4267cf\" href=\"https:\/\/y31uv4ra1.vo.llnwd.net\/content\/wp\/tweaklibrary_com\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Clear-Recent-History.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/y31uv4ra1.vo.llnwd.net\/content\/wp\/tweaklibrary_com\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Clear-Recent-History.png\" alt=\"Clear Recent History\" width=\"341\" height=\"254\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<ul style=\"color: #393939;text-align: justify\">\n<li>On the next screen, next to\u00a0<strong style=\"font-weight: bolder\">Time range to clear<\/strong>, choose\u00a0<strong style=\"font-weight: bolder\">Everything\u00a0<\/strong>from the drop-down menu. Next, checkmark everything along with<strong style=\"font-weight: bolder\">\u00a0Cache\u00a0<\/strong>and<strong style=\"font-weight: bolder\">\u00a0click OK.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"color: #393939;text-align: justify\"><a class=\"cartonbox\" style=\"color: #4267cf\" href=\"https:\/\/y31uv4ra1.vo.llnwd.net\/content\/wp\/tweaklibrary_com\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Clear-All-history.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/y31uv4ra1.vo.llnwd.net\/content\/wp\/tweaklibrary_com\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Clear-All-history.png\" alt=\"Clear All history\" width=\"342\" height=\"359\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #393939;text-align: justify\">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.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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. 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