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.
- To clear your history (cookies, browsing history, cache, etc.) all at once, see Delete browsing, search and download history on Firefox.
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Clear the cache
- In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and select Settings (or Preferences, in some cases).Click the menu button 👁 Fx89menuButton
and select Settings. - Select the Privacy & SecurityPrivacy and security panel.
- In the Cookies and Site DataBrowsing data section, click Clear Data…Clear browsing data.
- The Clear browsing data and cookies dialog will open.
- On the dropdown next to When:, choose Everything. Make sure that only Temporary cached files and pages is check marked.
- For more information about managing site data, see Manage local site storage settings.
- Click the Clear button.
- Close the Settings page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.
Tip: Here's another way to clear the Firefox cache:
- Click the menu button 👁 Fx89menuButton
to open the menu panel. - Click History and select Clear Recent History…
- Next to When:, choose Everything from the drop-down menu, select Temporary cached files and pages in the items list, make sure other items you want to keep are not selected, then click the Clear button.
See this article for details.
Automatically clear the cache
You can set Firefox to automatically clear the cache when Firefox closes:
- In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and select Settings (or Preferences, in some cases).Click the menu button 👁 Fx89menuButton
and select Settings. -
Select the Privacy & SecurityPrivacy and security panel and go to the History section.
- Select Customize history and click Choose what you want Firefox to remember to open Advanced settingsIn the drop-down menu, choose Customize historyIn the drop-down menu, choose Use custom settings for historyIn the drop-down menu next to Firefox will, choose Use custom settings for history.
- Select the check box for Clear history when Firefox closes.
- Click the Settings… button. The Clear browsing data and cookies dialog will open.
- Put a check mark next to Temporary cached files and pages and make sure other items you want to keep are not selected.
- For more information about other settings, see Delete browsing, search and download history on Firefox.
- Click Save Changes to close the Clear browsing data and cookies dialog.
- Close the Settings page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.
- In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click Firefox and select Settings (or Preferences, in some cases).Click the menu button 👁 Fx89menuButton
and select Settings. -
Select the Privacy & SecurityPrivacy and security panel and go to the History section.
- Select Customize history and click Choose what you want Firefox to remember to open Advanced settingsIn the drop-down menu, choose Customize historyIn the drop-down menu, choose Use custom settings for historyIn the drop-down menu next to Firefox will, choose Use custom settings for history.
- Select the check box for Clear history when Firefox closes.
- Click the Settings… button. The Clear browsing data and cookies dialog will open.
- Put a check mark next to Temporary cached files and pages and make sure other items you want to keep are not selected.
- For more information about other settings, see Delete browsing, search and download history on Firefox.
- Click Save Changes to close the Clear browsing data and cookies dialog.
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