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Clear Cookies and Cache on Firefox

 

The controls to clear browsing history, cache, cookies, and other data in Firefox are all stored in the same screen. To get to these controls and select what data will be cleared, follow these instructions.

How To

  1. Click the Firefox menu button

    Click the button that looks like three horizontal lines in the top right corner of the Firefox window.

    Screenshot showing the location of the Firefox menu button

  2. Click the "Library" menu item

    In the menu which just appeared, find the Library menu item and click it.

    Screenshot of the Firefox menu, showing the Library menu item

  3. Click the "History" menu item

    The interface now shows the contents of the Library menu; one of the items is History. Click it.

    Screenshot of the basic view of the Clear Recent History window

  4. Click "Clear Recent History..."

    Firefox's browsing history will now be visible and will show all the sites visited since the cache was last cleared.

    At the top of the History menu, there will be an option called Clear Recent History.... Click it.

    Screenshot of the History menu, showing the Clear Recent History menu item

  5. Choose what to clear

    Click the arrow labeled Details (highlighted by the blue circle in the screenshot below).

    Screenshot of the History menu, showing the Clear Recent History menu item

  6. Clicking "Details" gives options

    Select the types of data that will be cleared. Select all the boxes shown in the image below: 

    Screenshot of the History menu, showing the Clear Recent History menu item

     

  7. Click "Clear Now"

    Click the Clear Now button and Firefox will delete it.

    Screenshot of the History menu, showing the Clear Recent History menu item

    The browsing data from your computer has been cleared. Close this tab and continue to use Firefox.