How to clear the Firefox cache

Owned by Justin Rigsby
Dec 13, 2018
1 min read

The Firefox cache temporarily stores images, scripts, and other parts of websites you visit in order to speed up your browsing experience. This article describes how to clear the cache.

Clear the cache

  1. Click the menu button Fx57Menu and choose Preferences.
  2. Select the Privacy & Security panel.
  3. In the Cookies and Site Data section, click Clear Data….

 Remove the check mark in front of Cookies and Site Data.


  • With Cached Web Content check marked, click the Clear button.
  • Close the about:preferences page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.


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