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What is cache?
The cache (pronounced "cash") is a space in your computer's hard drive and in RAM memory where your browser saves copies of recently-visited Web pages. Your browser uses the cache like a short-term memory. Instead of downloading an image from a recently viewed website, it will load the image from your cache folder, thereby making the browsing process a little quicker.

You can clear your cache (that is, delete all the files in your cache) if they begin to occupy too much hard drive space, or if the files get out of date and no longer correspond to the files on the Web server.

How do I clear my cache?

You might want to delete all the files in your cache if they begin to occupy too much hard drive space, or if the files get out of date and no longer correspond to the files on the Web server.

To clear your cache with Internet Explorer 4+
  1. From the Menu bar select Tools then click on Internet Options

  2. On the General Tab select Delete Files from the Temporary Internet Files section

  3. When prompted select OK to clear your computers Memory Cache. Close all menus and you're done.

To clear your cache with Internet Explorer - earlier versions
  1. Click the View menu, then click Internet Options. With Macintosh, click the Edit menu, then click Preferences.
  2. Click the General tab. With Macintosh, click Advanced in the right column.
  3. Click Delete Files under Temporary Internet Files. With Macintosh, Empty Now.
  4. Click OK.

To clear your cache with Netscape Communicator 4

  1. Click the Edit menu, then click Preferences....
  2. Click the + ( arrow with Macintosh ) next to Advanced.
  3. Click Cache.
  4. With Windows, click Clear Memory Cache, and Clear Disk Cache. With Macintosh, click Clear Disk Cache Now.
  5. Click OK to close the Preferences window.

Cache Preferences
Netscape Communicator 4 for Windows

Cache Preferences
Netscape Communicator 4 for Macintosh

Each profile in Netscape Communicator has its own cache. If you are using profiles to share the use of Communicator, you are not clearing the cache for the other profiles when you clear your own cache.

To clear your cache with Netscape Navigator 3

  1. Click the Options menu, then click Network Preferences.
  2. Click the Cache tab.
  3. With Windows, click Clear Memory Cache, then click OK. Click Clear Disk Cache, then click OK. With Macintosh, click Clear Disk Cache Now.
  4. Click OK to close the Preferences window.

Cache Preferences
Netscape Navigator 3 for Windows

Cache Preferences
Netscape Navigator 3 for Macintosh