互联网浏览器有很多选择。添加(Add)不同的平台和不同的浏览器,它会变得混乱。幸运的是,许多软件公司已经使管理这些移动部件变得容易。
对于本教程,我们将介绍清除可能在Windows 平台(Windows platform)上使用的各种 Web 浏览器的缓存所需了解的方面。
火狐浏览器(Mozilla Firefox)
- 单击选项(Options)后,从左侧菜单列表(side menu listing)中选择隐私和安全(Privacy & Security)。
- 这将在您的右侧显示一些选项,其中之一是社交媒体跟踪器的标准(Standard)块、跨站点跟踪 cookie、私有 Windows 中的跟踪内容(Social media trackers, Cross-site tracking cookies, Tracking content in Private Windows,)和Cryptominers。标准(Standard )选项可能是一个很好的起点,因为它是为了这样一个目的而创建的,一个起点。
- 如果您进一步向下滚动,有单选按钮可以选择(而不是Standard)一个Strict选项或一个Custom选项。
- 进一步向下滚动页面将显示其他选项,例如Cookie 和站点数据。(Cookies and Site Data.)
- 如果您单击Cookie 和站点数据部分下的(Cookies and Site Data)清除数据(Clear Data)按钮,您将看到几个涵盖 cookie 和缓存的选项。
通过选择Cookies 和站点数据(Cookies and Site Data),您将删除站点存储在您计算机上的代码(通常是在请求许可并单击OK按钮来回答有关 cookie 的问题之后)。
请记住,这可能会删除您没有意识到(t realize)是您所依赖的代码,因此只有在您确实想删除这些 cookie 时才选择此选项(这适用于所有浏览器,而不仅仅是Firefox)。
缓存的Web 内容(Cached Web Content),也简称为缓存或临时 Internet 文件(如上所述)是那些帮助页面加载更快的文件,您可以在Firefox中选中该框以从该对话框中(dialogue box)删除这些项目。
- 如果您想手动选择要删除的项目,您可以通过从“管理 Cookie 和站点数据(Manage Cookies and Site Data)”对话框中选择“管理数据”来执行此操作。(Manage Data)通过这样做,您可以选择 cookie/缓存并选择Remove Selected以准确删除所选项目。
- 对于历史记录,例如本地历史记录和搜索历史记录(history and search history),您可以从“历史记录”(History)对话框中选择处理方式。
- 如果您想自动管理历史记录,您可以从下拉菜单中选择“永不记住历史记录”(Never remember history)或“使用自定义历史记录设置” 。(Use custom settings for history)
- 您还可以选择记住历史记录(Remember history),并随意重新访问此设置并选择清除历史记录(Clear History)以一次性删除所有历史记录。或者,也许您想做一些结合这两种方法的事情。
谷歌浏览器(Google Chrome)
- 使用Google Chrome ,您可以通过单击浏览器右上角(right-hand corner)的三个垂直点开始访问历史记录部分(history section)。
- 当您单击这些点时,将在下面展开一个菜单。选择历史(History)。这将导致另一个菜单弹出到任一侧,具体取决于您的Chrome(Chrome position)在屏幕上的位置。您也会在该菜单中看到历史记录。(History)选择该选项。
- 在历史记录(History)窗口中,您可以单击清除浏览数据(Clear browsing data )以删除Chrome 历史记录(Chrome history)。它在左侧。
- 如果您希望一次选择一项,可以通过查看访问和搜索的页面列表来实现。单击(Click)要删除的项目右侧的三个垂直点,然后单击弹出菜单中的(pop-out menu)从历史记录(Remove from history)中删除。您还可以使用列表中的复选框。
- 与其他浏览器类似,如果您在其他地方登录谷歌(Google),例如在您的手机上,您也可以通过登录的便利性和设备之间的同步过程从这些设备、计算机等中删除历史记录。例如,使用Chrome,您可以从其他设备中选择选项卡(Tabs from other devices)来管理该历史记录。
- 如果您不想处理历史记录等问题,许多浏览器(包括Chrome)为您提供隐身网页浏览(冲浪)选项,从而不会记录历史记录。在Chrome的情况下,您会在单击右上角(right-hand corner)的垂直三个点后出现的后续菜单中找到隐身选项(Incognito option)。
- 您会在上面的屏幕截图中注意到清除浏览数据(Clear browsing data)(缓存)的选项。如果单击它,您有机会选择基本(Basic)(可能是最简单的)或高级(Advanced)(为您提供更多选择)。在该对话框中(dialogue box),您可以选择浏览历史记录、cookie(browsing history, cookies)等。
该列表非常不言自明,包括定义它是否包含同步设备(您可以登录Google的其他地方)。您还可以从对话框(dialogue box)顶部的下拉菜单中选择您喜欢的时间范围(time range)。
- 选择选项后,单击清除数据(Clear data)。
微软 Internet Explorer(Microsoft Internet Explorer)
Internet Explorer已经出现了一段时间,很多人都熟悉它。同时,它有一些有趣的措辞可能会让一些人感到困惑。
- 与其他浏览器类似,您再次要查看浏览器的右上角(right corner)。您正在寻找一个齿轮图标。继续并单击它。
- 弹出菜单将显示包括Safety的选项列表。点击(Click)那个。这样做会产生删除浏览历史(Delete browsing history)的选项(在顶部) 。
- 当您单击删除浏览历史记录时,响应(Delete browsing history)对话框中(dialog box)有几个不言自明的选项。您可以删除临时 Internet 文件(Temporary Internet files)和( and )网站文件(website files)(缓存),以及Cookie 和网站数据(Cookies and website data)等等。
一个有趣(interesting option)的选项是在对话框(dialogue box)顶部保留收藏夹网站数据(Preserve Favorites website data)的选项。如果您想对浏览器文件等进行相对干净的扫描,这个很方便,但您不想丢失对您来说最宝贵的数据,收藏夹(Favorites)。
最初您可能不想删除的另一个是Passwords。如果您选择选中该框,您可能需要确保您的所有密码都记录在其他地方(除非您能够记住它们)。
- 为了自定义Internet Explorer如何处理 Internet 文件等,回到我们开始的地方,单击浏览器右上角的齿轮图标,这次从弹出菜单中选择Internet 选项。(Internet Options)
- 在此对话框中,您可以选择单击Browsing History下的Delete。您还有设置和(Settings)退出时删除浏览历史记录(Delete browsing history on exit)的选项。
所有这些都会自动显示,因为它位于第一个选项卡General下。
- 在同一窗口中,您可以选择Content,从左侧数第四个选项卡。在该选项卡上,您可以选择调整AutoComplete 的设置(Settings for AutoComplete)。
与来自网站的 cookie 类似,自动完成数据(AutoComplete data)可以在您上网时通过完成您输入的网址等方式为您提供帮助。在这里,您可以选择从Internet Explorer数据中删除该信息。
- 如果您想删除自动完成(AutoComplete)数据,请通过单击复选框然后单击确定(OK)来选择您希望删除的特定数据。
在此之前,您还可以选择删除自动完成历史记录(Delete AutoComplete history),一键处理。
微软边缘(Microsoft Edge)
Microsoft Edge浏览器于 2015年首次针对Windows 10发布。它仍然是最新版本Windows中的(Windows)默认浏览器(default browser),并且与Internet Explorer一起,使Microsoft成为第三大最受欢迎的浏览器提供商(browser provider)。
- 在Edge中,单击浏览器右上角的三个水平点。
- 从弹出菜单中,单击设置(Settings)。
- 从“设置”菜单(Settings menu)中,您需要单击弹出窗口左侧面板中的“隐私和安全”,然后单击“(Privacy & security)选择要清除(Choose what to clear)的内容”按钮。
- 从清除浏览数据(Clear browsing data)列表中,您将看到可以清除的可用选项列表。默认情况下将为您选择其中四个选项:浏览历史记录(Browsing history)、Cookie 和保存的网站数据(Cookies and saved website data)、缓存的数据和文件(Cached data and files)以及我已搁置或最近关闭的选项卡(Tabs that I’ve set aside or recently closed)。
- 您可以继续选择其他五个选项中的任何一个或全部,也可以不勾选它们。默认情况下,它们未选中。
- 此外,您可以选择在每次关闭Microsoft Edge时自动清除此数据。如果这是您想做的事情,请单击关闭浏览器(Always clear this when I close the browser)滑块时始终清除此选项。
- 选择要清除的内容后,单击清除(Clear)按钮。清除所有内容后,您会看到一个小的All clear!信息
歌剧(Opera)
Opera 浏览器(Opera browser)是24 年前开发(developed 24 years ago)的。它在那些想要隐藏浏览的人中很受欢迎,并且它作为浏览器世界的竞争对手一直存在到今天。
- 在这种情况下,您将直接单击浏览器左上角的O图标,代表Opera。完成后,弹出菜单将显示一些选项,您需要单击Settings。
- 当您点击Settings时,您可以选择展开Advanced(左侧),然后从那里选择Privacy & security。在该菜单下,更多选项将出现在您的右侧。您需要单击清除浏览数据(Clear browsing data)。
- 与其他浏览器类似,您可以选择左侧的基本选项,这可能是最简单的选项。(Basic)即使在基本(Basic)的选择范围内,您也可以选择是否要删除浏览历史、Cookies 和其他站点数据(Browsing History, Cookies and other site data),以及缓存的图像和文件(Cached images and files)。
苹果浏览器(Apple Safari)
Apple Safari几乎被认为是Mac用户期望的浏览器,预装。然而,随着其他浏览器的出现,特别是在Mac用户发现自己也在使用Windows的情况下(即在工作环境中),越来越多的Mac用户也在使用其他浏览器。
因此,Windows 用户可能会发现自己在其 Windows 平台上使用Apple Safari也就不足为奇了。Apple在 2012 版本之后(Windows past the version of 2012)没有更新 Windows 的Safari 版本(Safari version)。
以下说明涵盖了该版本,该版本至少目前仍然可用,旨在让您的Safari 浏览器(Safari browser)平稳运行。
- 单击浏览器右上角的齿轮图标将展开一个菜单,您可以在其中从显示的选项中选择历史记录(History)。
- 在“历史记录”(History)下,您将看到另一个选项来单击另一个“历史记录”(History),该选项将在右侧显示访问过的站点和执行的搜索的列表。通过右键单击任何单数引用(链接),您可以选择删除(Delete)以从访问过的站点(历史记录)日志中删除该项目。
- 如果您想管理浏览器对这些项目的行为方式,请在弹出菜单(pop-out menu)(通过齿轮图标访问)中给出选项时选择首选项(Preferences)而不是历史记录。(History)
- 在Preferences下,您可以选择带有Mystery Man 图标的(Mystery Man icon)Privacy,该图标位于右侧第三个选项卡上。
- 此时,您将有权单击“删除所有网站数据”(Remove All Website Data)按钮,从而可以轻松清理Safari 浏览器(Safari browser)代码和临时 Internet 文件(缓存)等。如果您想更好地控制哪些文件被删除,您可以选择详细信息(Details)按钮。
- 当您选择删除所有网站数据(Remove All Website Data)时,您将看到一种最后的保释机会选项,如果您真的想删除数据,您可以单击立即删除。(Remove Now)否则(Otherwise),如果您决定不删除此数据,请单击取消。(Cancel)
- 您是否(Are)很着急,只想完成这件事?从齿轮菜单(gear menu)中的另一个选项是选择重置 Safari(Reset Safari)并允许浏览器删除文件并将自身重置为实际出厂设置,您可以重新开始。
移动浏览(Mobile Browsing)
清除移动设备中的浏览器缓存(browser cache)与我们上面所经历的非常相似,尤其是在同一开发人员中。下面列出了一些必要的步骤,以帮助您入门。
安卓(Android)
- 使用Android 设备(Android device)时,访问浏览器并选择(browser and select) 菜单(Menu),然后选择更多(More),您将看到设置(Settings )或菜单(Menu)选项。
- 选择后,您需要Settings和Privacy & Security。如果您使用的是Chrome 浏览器,则使用“(Chrome browser)菜单(Menu)”选项,然后是“设置”和“隐私”(Settings and Privacy)会更加精简。一旦你掌握了窍门,这 两种方法在Android上都是相似的。
删除数据(包括临时智能手机文件)在(temporary smartphone files) Android 浏览器(Android browser)和Chrome 浏览器(Chrome browser)之间略有不同。Chrome 浏览器(Chrome browser)会为您考虑,您需要做的就是单击清除(Clear)让浏览器为您执行此操作(使用默认设置)。
Android 浏览器(Android browser)提供了点击清除缓存(Clear cache)或清除历史记录(Clear history)或清除所有 cookie 数据(Clear all cookie data)或任何您想要的组合的选项。
苹果iOS(Apple iOS)
我们在基于计算机的浏览器中介绍了Windows Safari。在iPhone、iPad 等Apple设备中,该过程非常相似。(Apple)Apple没有直接进入浏览器,而是对其进行了设置,因此您可以通过齿轮图标(Gear icon)所代表的设置(Settings)访问您需要的内容,可能在您的主屏幕上(开始)。
- 在设置列表中,选择Safari。
- 在Safari(Safari)设置中向下滚动,您可以选择清除历史记录和网站数据(Clear History and Website Data)。您的 iOS 设备将请求确认该选择,其中包含清除历史记录和数据(Clear History and Data)等内容,以便您验证您的选择/选择。
点燃火(Kindle Fire)
如果您进入Kindle 场景(Kindle scene),您还可以清除浏览器缓存和历史记录(browser cache and history)(以及 cookie)。
- 选择浏览器并查找(browser and look)菜单,然后是Settings和Privacy。
- 然后应该会出现清除浏览数据(Clear browsing data)的选项供您选择/点击。
- 选择要清除的不言自明的选项,然后单击清除。(Clear.)
注意:此过程可能不适用于所有Kindle(Kindles)(即第一代),但应该让您了解如何在您的设备上完成此过程。
How To Clear The Cache Of Any Web Browser
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For this tutorial, we’re going to cover the aspects you need to know for clearing the cache of various web browsers you may use on the Windows platform.
Mozilla Firefox
- After you open your Mozilla Firefox browser, move your mouse to the upper right corner, where there are three horizontal lines, and click on it to reveal the menu.
- In the menu, select Options.
- Once you click on Options, choose Privacy & Security from the left-hand side menu listing.
- This will expose some options to your right, one of which is the Standard block of Social media trackers, Cross-site tracking cookies, Tracking content in Private Windows, and Cryptominers. The Standard option is likely a great place to start as it was created for just such a purpose as this, a starting point.
- If you scroll down further, there are radio buttons to choose (instead of Standard) a Strict option or a Custom option.
- Scrolling further down the page will reveal other options such as Cookies and Site Data.
- If you click on the Clear Data button under the Cookies and Site Data section you’ll be presented with a couple of options covering cookies and cache.
By selecting Cookies and Site Data, you’re removing that code that the sites have stored on your computer (usually after asking permission and you clicked the OK button to the question about cookies).
Keep in mind, this may remove code that you didn’t realize was something you depended on, so only choose this option if you do want to delete those cookies (this goes for all browsers and not just Firefox).
The Cached Web Content, also known simply as cache, or temporary internet files (as we mentioned above) are those files that help pages load faster, and you can check that box to remove those items in Firefox, from this dialogue box.
- If you want to select the items to delete manually, you can do so by choosing Manage Data from the Manage Cookies and Site Data dialog. By doing so, you can select the cookie/cache and choose Remove Selected to accurately remove the selected item(s).
- When it comes to history, like local history and search history, you can choose how you want to handle it from the History dialog box.
- If you want to manage the history automatically, you can opt for something like Never remember history or Use custom settings for history from the pull-down menu.
- You can also opt to Remember history and, at will, revisit this setting and choose the Clear History to remove the history all at once. Or maybe you want to do something that combines both approaches.
Google Chrome
- With Google Chrome, you can start to access the history section by clicking on the three vertical dots in the upper right-hand corner of the browser.
- When you click on the dots, a menu will expand below. Choose History. This will cause another menu to pop out to either side, depending on your Chrome position on the screen. You’ll see History in that menu, too. Select that option.
- Within the History window you can click on Clear browsing data to remove the Chrome history. It’s on the left.
- If you prefer to select one item at a time, you can do so by reviewing the list of pages visited and searches. Click on the three vertical dots to the right of the item you want to remove and click Remove from history in the pop-out menu. You can also use the checkboxes in the list.
- Similar to other browsers, if you’re logged into Google in other places, like on your mobile phone, you can also remove history from those devices, computers, etc, through the convenience of being logged in and the syncing process between devices. For example, with Chrome, you can select Tabs from other devices to manage that history.
- If you don’t want to have to mess with managing history, etc, many browsers (including Chrome) offer you the option to have incognito web browsing (surfing) whereby the history won’t be recorded. In the case of Chrome, you’ll find the Incognito option in the subsequent menu that appears after clicking the vertical three dots in the upper right-hand corner.
- You will notice an option in the screenshot above to Clear browsing data (cache). If you click on that, you have the opportunity to choose Basic (which may be the easiest) or Advanced (which gives you more options). In that dialogue box, you can choose browsing history, cookies, and more.
The listing is pretty self-explanatory, including defining if it includes synced devices (other places where you may be logged into Google). You can also choose what sort of time range you would prefer, from the pull-down menu at the top of the dialogue box.
- When you’ve selected your options, click Clear data.
Microsoft Internet Explorer
Internet Explorer has been around a while, and many people are familiar with it. At the same time, it has some interesting verbiage that may confuse some people.
- Similar to other browsers, again you want to look in the upper right corner of the browser. You are looking for a gear icon. Go ahead and click on it.
- A pop-out menu will reveal a list of options that includes Safety. Click on that one. Doing so will produce the option (at the top) to Delete browsing history.
- When you click on Delete browsing history you’ll have several self-explanatory options in the responding dialog box. You can remove the Temporary Internet files and website files (cache), as well as the Cookies and website data, and much more.
One interesting option is the option to Preserve Favorites website data at the top of the dialogue box. This one is handy if you want to do a relatively clean sweep of your browser files, etc., but you don’t want to lose the data that’s most precious to you, the Favorites.
Another one you may not want to delete, initially, are the Passwords. If you opt to check that box, you may want to make sure that you have all of your passwords recorded elsewhere (unless you’re able to remember them).
- In order to customize how Internet Explorer handles the internet files, etc, go back to where we started, click on the gear icon in the upper right of the browser, and this time choose Internet Options from the pop-out menu.
- Within this dialogue, you have the option to click on Delete under Browsing History. You also have Settings and the option to Delete browsing history on exit.
All of this is shown automatically because it’s under the first tab, General.
- In the same window, you can select Content, the fourth tab over from the left. On that tab, you have an option to adjust the Settings for AutoComplete.
Similar to cookies from websites, the AutoComplete data helps you when you’re surfing by finishing the web addresses you’re typing, and more. Here, you have the option to remove that information from your Internet Explorer data.
- If you’d like to remove the AutoComplete data, choose the specific data that you’d like removed by clicking on the checkbox and then clicking OK.
Before doing so, you also have the option to Delete AutoComplete history, taking care of it in one click.
Microsoft Edge
The Microsoft Edge browser was first released for Windows 10 in 2015. It remains the default browser in the latest versions of Windows and, along with Internet Explorer, keeps Microsoft as the third most popular browser provider.
- In Edge, click the three horizontal dots in the upper right of the browser.
- From the pop-out menu, click on Settings.
- From the Settings menu you’ll want to click on Privacy & security in the left panel of the pop-out, and then click on the Choose what to clear button.
- From the Clear browsing data list you’ll be presented with a list of available options that can be cleared. Four of these options will be selected for you by default: Browsing history, Cookies and saved website data, Cached data and files, and Tabs that I’ve set aside or recently closed.
- You can go ahead and select any or all of the other five options, or you can leave them unticked. By default they are unticked.
- Additionally, you can choose to have this data cleared automatically every time you close Microsoft Edge. If this is something that you’d like to do, click on the Always clear this when I close the browser slider option.
- Having selected what you want to clear, click the Clear button. Once everything has been cleared you’ll see a small All clear! Message
Opera
The Opera browser was developed 24 years ago. It’s popular among those who want to hide their browsing and it has survived to this day as a competitor in the world of browsers.
- In this case, you’ll click toward the upper left corner of the browser directly on the O icon, representing Opera. Once that’s done, a pop-out menu will display some options and you’ll want to click on Settings.
- When you click on Settings, you’ll have an option to expand Advanced (left-hand side) and from there, select Privacy & security. Under that menu, more options will appear to your right. You’ll want to click on Clear browsing data.
- Similar to the other browsers, you’ll have the option of selecting Basic to the left, which is probably the easiest option. Even within the selection of Basic, you can choose whether you want to delete Browsing History, Cookies and other site data, and Cached images and files.
Apple Safari
Apple Safari is almost taken for granted as the expected browser for Mac users, coming pre-installed. However, with the availability of other browsers, and especially in cases where Mac users find themselves also using Windows (ie. in work environments), more and more Mac users are using other browsers, as well.
So, it’s not a surprise that Windows users may find themselves using Apple Safari on their Windows platform. Apple has not updated the Safari version for Windows past the version of 2012.
The following instructions cover that version, which is still available, at least for now, and are designed to keep your Safari browser running smoothly.
- Clicking on the gear icon in the upper right of the browser will expand a menu where you can select History from the options presented.
- Under History you’ll see another option to click another History and that will present a list, on the right-hand side, of the sites visited and searches performed. By right-clicking on any singular reference (link) you can select Delete to delete that item from the log of sites visited (history).
- If you want to manage how your browser behaves with these items, select Preferences instead of History when given the option in the pop-out menu (accessed via the gear icon).
- Under Preferences, you can select Privacy which has the Mystery Man icon and is found on the tab third from the right.
- At that point, you will have access to click the Remove All Website Data button, making it easy to clean up the Safari browser code and temporary internet files (cache), etc. If you would like to have more control over which files are deleted, you can choose the Details button.
- When you select Remove All Website Data you’ll be presented with a sort of last chance to bail option where you can click on Remove Now if you truly want to remove the data. Otherwise, click Cancel if you’ve decided not to delete this data.
- Are you in a hurry and just want to get this done? Another option, from the gear menu, is to select Reset Safari and allow the browser to delete files and reset itself to practically factory settings, where you can start all over again.
Mobile Browsing
Clearing the browser cache in mobile devices is very similar to what we journeyed through above, and especially amongst the same developer. Some necessary steps are listed below to help you get started.
Android
- When using an Android device, visit the browser and select Menu, then More, and you will see an option for Settings or Menu.
- After selecting that, you want Settings and Privacy & Security. If you are using a Chrome browser, It is a little more streamlined with the Menu option and then Settings and Privacy. Both methods are similar on Android, once you get the hang of it.
Removing the data (including temporary smartphone files) is a little different between the Android browser and the Chrome browser. The Chrome browser thinks for you, and all you need to do is click on Clear to have the browser do it for you (utilizing the default settings).
The Android browser provides options to tap Clear cache or Clear history, or Clear all cookie data, or whatever combination you desire.
Apple iOS
We covered Windows Safari in the computer-based browser. In Apple devices like iPhones, iPads, etc., the process is very similar. Instead of going straight to the browser, Apple has it set up so you can access what you need via Settings represented by the Gear icon, likely on your main screen (to start).
- In the listing of settings, choose Safari.
- Scrolling down in the Safari settings, you can opt for Clear History and Website Data. Your iOS device will request a confirmation of that selection with something like Clear History and Data for you to verify your selection/choice.
Kindle Fire
If you’re into the Kindle scene, you can also clear the browser cache and history (and cookies).
- Select the browser and look for the menu, then Settings and then Privacy.
- The selection to Clear browsing data should then appear for you to select/tap.
- Select the self-explanatory options that you want to clear and click Clear.
Note: this process may not work for all Kindles (i.e. first generation) but should give you an idea of how to work through this on your device.