{"id":3998,"date":"2026-02-24T12:33:12","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T12:33:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gosoto.co\/?p=3998"},"modified":"2026-02-25T14:50:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-25T14:50:42","slug":"clear-browser-cache","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soto.digital\/clear-browser-cache\/","title":{"rendered":"How to clear your browser cache"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"3998\" class=\"elementor elementor-3998\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-558649ea e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"558649ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fb0d999 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fb0d999\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Most of the time, nothing is wrong with your website. Your browser is simply showing you a saved, older version of the page. This is called cached content.<\/p><p>Here is what that means, when you should clear your cache, and exactly how to do it on desktop and mobile.<\/p><h3>What is browser cache?<\/h3><p>Your browser saves parts of websites, such as images, styles and scripts, on your device. This is called the cache.<\/p><p>It does this to make websites load faster the next time you visit them. Instead of downloading everything again, it reuses what it already has saved.<\/p><p>That is great for speed. It is not so great when:<\/p><ul><li>You have just updated your website<\/li><li>We have deployed design changes<\/li><li>A form has been fixed<\/li><li>A page layout has changed<\/li><li>Something looks broken or out of date<\/li><\/ul><h3>When should you clear your cache?<\/h3><p>You should clear it when:<\/p><ul><li>You can\u2019t see recent changes to your website<\/li><li>A page looks strange or broken<\/li><li>You\u2019re having login issues<\/li><li>A website isn\u2019t loading properly<\/li><li>You\u2019re troubleshooting with our team<\/li><\/ul><h3>Quick fix first; try a hard refresh<\/h3><p><strong>Windows:<\/strong><br \/>Chrome, Edge, Firefox: Ctrl + F5 or Ctrl + Shift + R<\/p><p><strong>Mac:<\/strong><br \/>Chrome, Edge, Firefox: Command + Shift + R<br \/>Safari: Command + Option + R<\/p><h3>How to clear cache in Google Chrome<\/h3><p><strong>Desktop:<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Click the three dots in the top right<\/li><li>Click Settings<\/li><li>Go to Privacy and security<\/li><li>Click Clear browsing data<\/li><li>Select Cached images and files<\/li><li>Choose a time range<\/li><li>Click Clear data<\/li><\/ol><p><strong>Mobile Android:<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Tap the three dots<\/li><li>Tap Settings<\/li><li>Tap Privacy and security<\/li><li>Tap Clear browsing data<\/li><li>Select Cached images and files<\/li><li>Tap Clear data<\/li><\/ol><p><strong>Mobile iPhone:<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Tap the three dots<\/li><li>Tap Settings<\/li><li>Tap Privacy<\/li><li>Tap Clear Browsing Data<\/li><li>Select Cached Images and Files<\/li><li>Tap Clear Browsing Data<\/li><\/ol><h3>How to clear cache in Safari<\/h3><p><strong>Mac:<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Click Safari in the top menu<\/li><li>Click Settings or Preferences<\/li><li>Go to the Advanced tab<\/li><li>Enable Show Develop menu in menu bar<\/li><li>Click Develop<\/li><li>Click Empty Caches<\/li><\/ol><p><strong>iPhone or iPad:<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Open Setting<\/li><li>Tap Safari<\/li><li>Tap Clear History and Website Data<\/li><li>Confirm<\/li><\/ol><h3>How to clear cache in Microsoft Edge<\/h3><p><strong>Desktop:<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Click the three dots<\/li><li>Click Settings<\/li><li>Click Privacy, search and services<\/li><li>Click Choose what to clear<\/li><li>Select Cached images and files<\/li><li>Click Clear now<\/li><\/ol><h3>Clear cache for one website only<\/h3><p><strong>In Chrome and Edge:<\/strong><\/p><ol><li>Click the padlock icon next to the website address<\/li><li>Click Site settings<\/li><li>Click Clear data<\/li><\/ol><p>Alternatively, use an incognito or private window<\/p><p>Chrome or Edge: Ctrl + Shift + N<br \/>Firefox: Ctrl + Shift + P<br \/>Safari: File, New Private Window<\/p><h3>If clearing cache doesn\u2019t fix it<\/h3><ul><li>Close and reopen your browser<\/li><li>Try a different browser<\/li><li>Try another device<\/li><li>Check whether you are logged into the correct account<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/soto.digital\/contact\/\">Contact us<\/a> with details and screenshots<\/li><\/ul><h3>A quick note on performance and storage<\/h3><p>Cache helps websites load faster. Occasionally clearing cached files can free up storage and resolve odd performance issues, especially on mobile devices.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93ba30b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"93ba30b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions on Cache<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fa89b8 uael-faq-box-layout-yes align-at-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-faq\" data-id=\"5fa89b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"uael-faq.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id='uael-faq-wrapper-100' class=\"uael-faq-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-faq-container uael-faq-layout-accordion\" data-layout=\"accordion\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-2ca4505\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M177 159.7l136 136c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L160 255.9l-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L7 329.7c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l136-136c9.4-9.5 24.6-9.5 34-.1z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-2ca4505 uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-1-69f745554655e\">Will clearing cache delete my passwords?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>No. Clearing cached images and files will not remove saved passwords. However, if you also select cookies or browsing data, you may be logged out of websites.<\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-49d64a7\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M177 159.7l136 136c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L160 255.9l-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L7 329.7c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l136-136c9.4-9.5 24.6-9.5 34-.1z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-49d64a7 uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-2-69f74555466c2\">What is the difference between cache and cookies?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>Cache stores parts of websites to help them load faster. Cookies store information about your session, such as login status and preferences.<\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-b563dba\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M177 159.7l136 136c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L160 255.9l-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L7 329.7c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l136-136c9.4-9.5 24.6-9.5 34-.1z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-b563dba uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-3-69f74555466e3\">How often should I clear my cache?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>Only when needed. There is no benefit to clearing it regularly unless you are troubleshooting.<\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"uael-accordion-53f4509\" class=\"uael-faq-accordion\" role=\"tablist\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class= \"uael-accordion-title\" aria-expanded=\"false\" role=\"tab\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon uael-accordion-icon-left\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-right\" viewBox=\"0 0 256 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M224.3 273l-136 136c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0l-22.6-22.6c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l96.4-96.4-96.4-96.4c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9L54.3 103c9.4-9.4 24.6-9.4 33.9 0l136 136c9.5 9.4 9.5 24.6.1 34z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-angle-up\" viewBox=\"0 0 320 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M177 159.7l136 136c9.4 9.4 9.4 24.6 0 33.9l-22.6 22.6c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L160 255.9l-96.4 96.4c-9.4 9.4-24.6 9.4-33.9 0L7 329.7c-9.4-9.4-9.4-24.6 0-33.9l136-136c9.4-9.5 24.6-9.5 34-.1z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-question-53f4509 uael-question-span\" tabindex=\"0\" id=\"uael-faq-4-69f74555466fc\">Why can other people see the update but I cannot?<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-accordion-content\" role=\"tabpanel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span><p>Your browser is likely loading a saved version of the page. A hard refresh or cache clear usually resolves this immediately.<\/p><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you have ever visited your website after we have made updates and thought, \u201cThat is not what I was expecting,\u201d you\u2019re not alone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3999,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"default","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to-guides"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/soto.digital\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3998","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/soto.digital\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/soto.digital\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soto.digital\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soto.digital\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3998"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/soto.digital\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3998\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9008,"href":"https:\/\/soto.digital\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3998\/revisions\/9008"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soto.digital\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/soto.digital\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3998"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soto.digital\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3998"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/soto.digital\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3998"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}