How to Clear Your Browser Cache

Clearing your cache will maintain current versions of pages for faster loading proper functionality. If your browser attempts to load a cached page that is not up-to-date, you are likely to get an error message. For SIS users, it is essential that you clear your cache; highly sensitive data is stored in the cache when you exit the SIS.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

• Automatically Clear Browser Cache on exit
  • Firefox
  • Internet Explorer 7
  • Internet Explorer 8
  • Internet Explorer 9
  • Safari
  • Chrome (not yet certified with SIS)
• Clearing Browser Cache without automatic on exit
  • Firefox
  • Internet Explorer 7
  • Internet Explorer 8
  • Internet Explorer 9
  • Safari
  • Chrome (not yet certified with SIS)

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Automatically Clear Browser Cache on exit

Firefox

1. Go to the “Tools” tab along the top of your browser
2. Click on “Options” at the bottom of the tab
3. Click the “Privacy” tab located in the new window
4. In the History section > Firefox will: select “Use custom settings for history.”
5. Check the “Clear history when Firefox closes” box.
6. At the bottom check the “Always clear my private data when I close Firefox” option
7. Click the Settings button to the right, make sure Cache is checked, and click “OK.”
8. Click "OK."

Internet Explorer 7

1. Go to the “Tools” tab along the top of your browser
2. Click on “Internet Options” at the bottom of the tab
3. Navigate to the “Advanced” Tab
4. Scroll down the “Security” section
5. Click the checkbox next to “Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed”
6. Click OK

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Internet Explorer 8

1. Go to the “Tools” tab along the top of your browser
2. Click on “Internet Options” at the bottom of the tab
3. Under the “General” tab in the new window check the “Delete browsing history on exit” option halfway down the page.

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Internet Explorer 9

1. Click on the Gear; then click on Internet Options.

2. Click on Delete browsing history on exit; then click on Delete

3. Uncheck Preserve Favorites website data; check the remaining fields; click Delete

4. Once this screen disappears, click OK

Safari

You cannot automatically clear your cache upon exit with Safari. See below for instructions on clearing cache.

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Chrome (not yet certified with SIS)

1. Click on the "wrench" in the upper right corner then click on "options"

2. Click on "under the hood" on the left side

3. Click on "content settings"

4. Click on "Clear cookies"

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Clearing Browser Cache without automatic on exit

Firefox

1. Click the Tools menu and select Clear Recent History.
2. Select “Everything” from the Time range to clear: dropdown list.
3. Expand the Details section and ensure the Cache box is checked.
4. Click the Clear Now button.
   

Internet Explorer 7

1. Click the Tools menu and select Internet Options
2. Select the General Tab if it is not already selected
3. Click Delete under Browsing History
4. Now click Delete Files in the Temporary Internet Files section

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Internet Explorer 8

1. Click the Tools menu and select Internet Options
2. Select the General Tab if it is not already selected
3. Click Delete Files in the "Browsing history" section
4. In the Delete Browsing History window, unclick "Preserve Favorites website data" and click all other boxes:

5. Click Delete

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Internet Explorerer 9

1. Click on the Gear; click on Safety; click on Delete browsing history…

2. Uncheck Preserve Favorites website data; check the remaining fields; click Delete

Safari

1. Click the Safari menu and select Empty Cache
2. Click Empty in the pop-up window

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Chrome (not yet certified with SIS)

1. Click on the "wrench" in the upper right corner. Then click "clear browsinig data…" (You can also short cut this by pressing the Cntrl-Shift-Del combo.)

2. Change the time from "the past hour" to "the beginning of time."

3. Click "clear browsing data" button.

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