===== Clear Browsing Data =====
Browsing data typically refers to the data used by websites to log user information, preferences, login sessions, and history. Clearing this data from your system can resolve a litany of issues encountered in normal web browsing. Below are how-to guides on clearing browsing data from a variety of common web browsers.\\
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**Warning!** The following steps may remove all //browsing history//, //saved passwords//, and //login sessions//. Be sure to save any important information prior to these actions.
==== Chrome ====
1. In the browser bar, paste the following and press **Enter**:\\
  chrome://settings/clearBrowserData
2. At the top of the **Clear browsing data** window, click **Advanced**.\\
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3. Select the following:\\
  * Browsing history\\
  * Download history\\
  * Cookies and other site data\\
  * Cached images and files\\
From the **Time range** drop-down menu, you can choose the period of time for which you want to clear cached information. To clear your entire cache, select **All time**.\\
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4. Click **CLEAR DATA**.\\
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5. Exit/quit all browser windows and re-open the browser.\\

==== Firefox ====
1. From the History menu, select **Clear Recent History**.\\
//If the menu bar is hidden, press **Alt** to make it visible.//\\
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2. From the **Time range to clear:** drop-down menu, select the desired range; to clear your entire cache, select **Everything**.\\
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3. Next to **Details**, click the down arrow to choose which elements of the history to clear; to clear your entire cache, select **all items**.\\
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4. Click **Clear Now**.\\
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5. Exit/quit all browser windows and re-open the browser.\\

==== Microsoft Edge ====
1. In the top right, click the **Hub icon** (looks like star with three horizontal lines).\\
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2. Click the **History icon** (looks like a clock), and then select **Clear all history**.\\
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3. Select **Browsing history**, then **Cookies and saved website data**, and then **Cached data and files**. Click **Clear**.\\
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4. After the //All Clear!// message appears, exit/quit all browser windows and re-open the browser.\\

==== Safari 8 and later ====
1. From the Safari menu, select **Clear History...** or **Clear History and Website Data...**\\
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2. Select the desired time range, and then click **Clear History**.\\
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3. Go to **Safari** > **Quit Safari** or press **Command-Q** to exit the browser completely.

===== References =====
  - [[https://kb.iu.edu/d/ahic|Clear your web browser's cache, cookies, and history]] via kb.iu.edu