Web browsers are trying to save us time and bandwidth by saving copies of web pages to our hard drives and pulling the page from there when we go back to the site. Well, that is hunky dory if the site is stagnant and doesn't change, but if there is a site that is changing often, then we're not getting the page the web server wants us to see - the latest, cool one with all the new stuff on it....

 

What to do????? yadayadayada.....there is much debate, discussion with the best of the web geeks to get our web page (through metatags) to automatically tell our browser, "hey, don't go get the page out of the cache that you saved, I want the latest page from the website. Some work, some don't , some do sometimes. I'm new at this stuff, so I am continuing to research, but in the meantime.....

 

Here are the latest information on how to clear cache in most of the web browsers.

 

Oh yeah, you'll need to refresh your web page. You can either use the browser's reload/refresh button or most respond to by press the F5 function key. Some browsers may need a few refreshes in succession. I know.. it's a pain and I am working on some voodoo so you don't have to worry about it. I hope you appreciate the browser lesson, because you most likely need on most others as well.

 

Cheers,

"the web monkey"

webmonkey@sanderssoundsystems.com

 

 

Internet Explorer 7

 

From the Tools menu, select Internet Options... .

Choose the General tab.

Under Browsing history, click Delete... .

Next to "Temporary Internet Files", click Delete files... .

Click Close, and then click OK to exit.

 

Internet Explorer 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x for Windows

 

From the Tools menu (for version 4.x, the View menu), select Internet Options... .

Choose the General tab.

In the "Temporary Internet Files" section, click Delete Files... .

To confirm the deletion, click OK.

In the Internet Options dialog box, click OK.

 Tip: You can adjust your Internet Explorer settings to automatically clear the cache whenever you close Internet Explorer 6. Go to the Tools menu, and click Internet Options. Click the Advanced tab. In the "Settings" box, scroll down to the section labeled "Security," and click to check the box next to the "Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed" option. Click OK to finish. This option does not delete cookies, but it will clear your cache of other files when you close your browser.

 

Netscape 8 for Windows

 

From the Tools menu, select Options... .

Click Privacy.

Next to "Cache", click the Clear button.

If you'd like to set the size of the cache and set the browser to clear the cache when you close it, click the + (plus sign) next to "Cache" and change the settings as needed.

Click OK.

 

Netscape 7.1 for Windows

 

From the Edit menu, select Preferences... .

In the left panel of the Preferences dialog box, click the + (plus sign) in the box to the left of Advanced. Click Cache.

Click Clear Cache.

In the Preferences dialog box, click OK.

 

Netscape Navigator 4.x, 6.x, and 7.0 for Windows

 

From the Edit menu, select Preferences... .

In the left panel of the Preferences dialog box, click the + (plus sign) in the box to the left of Advanced. Click Cache.

Click Clear Memory Cache. Confirm by clicking OK.

Click Clear Disk Cache. Confirm by clicking OK.

In the Preferences dialog box, click OK.

 

Firefox 2.0 for Windows

 

From the Tools menu, select Clear Private Data, and then choose Cache.

 

or here's a link for a add-on that you can add a button on your toolbar to do it in one-click http://clearcachebutton.mozdev.org/

 

 

Firefox 1.0 and 1.5 for Windows

 

From the Tools menu, select Options... , and then click Privacy.

In 1.5, select the Cache tab, and then click the Clear Cache Now button. In 1.0, next to Cache, click the Clear button, and then click OK.

 

 

Safari

 

From the Safari menu, select Empty Cache... .

When prompted, click Empty to confirm that you want to empty the cache.

 

Firefox 1.0 and 1.5 for Mac OS X

 

From the Firefox menu, select Preferences... .

From the sheet that drops down, select Privacy. In 1.5, click Clear Cache Now. In 1.0, next to Cache, click the Clear button, and then OK.

 

Netscape 6.x or later and Mozilla for Mac OS and Mac OS X

 

In Mac OS X, from the Netscape or Mozilla menu, select Preferences... . In Mac OS 9.x or earlier, from the Edit menu, select Preferences... .

In the left panel of the Preferences dialog box, click the arrow to the left of Advanced. Click Cache.

Either click the Clear Cache button, or click both the Clear Memory Cache and Clear Disk Cache buttons.

In the Preferences dialog box, click OK.

 

Netscape Navigator 4.x for Mac OS

 

From the Edit menu, select Preferences... .

In the left panel, click the arrow to the left of Advanced.

Click Cache.

Click Clear Disk Cache Now, then click OK. Click OK again.