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Clear Browsing Data

Browsers tend to hold onto information and over time could cause problems with logging in or bringing up websites. It’s always a good idea to clear browsing data on a regular basis. To clear your browsing data, follow the instructions below.

macOS

Safari

  1. Open Safari.
  2. Click History in the menu bar.
    • Click Clear History.
    • Select All History.
    • Click Clear History.
  3. Click Safari in the menu bar.
    • Click Preferences.
    • Click Privacy.
    • Under Cookies and Website Data, click Manage Website Data.
    • Click Remove All.
    • Click Remove Now.
    • Click Done.
  4. Restart Safari.

Google Chrome

  1. Open Google Chrome.
  2. Click History in the menu bar.
    • Click Show Full History.
    • Click Clear Browsing Data.
    • Select All Time as the time range.
    • Make sure that all checkboxes are selected under the Basic tab.
    • Click Clear Data.
  3. Restart Google Chrome.

Mozilla Firefox

  • Open Mozilla Firefox.
  • Click History in the menu bar.
    • Click Clear Recent History.
    • Select Everything as the time range.
    • Make sure that all checkboxes are selected under History.
    • Click Clear Now.
  • Click Firefox in the menu bar.
    • Click Preferences.
    • Click Privacy & Security.
    • Under Cookies and Site Data, click Clear Data.
    • Make sure that all checkboxes are selected and then click Clear.
    • Click Clear Now.
  • Restart Mozilla Firefox.

Windows

Google Chrome

  • Open Google Chrome.
  • Click the kebab menu button.
    • Hover over History and then click History.
    • Click Clear Browsing Data.
    • Select All Time as the time range.
    • Make sure that all checkboxes are selected under the Basic tab.
    • Click Clear Data.
  • Restart Google Chrome.

Mozilla Firefox

  • Open Mozilla Firefox.
  • Click the hamburger menu button.
    • Click Library.
    • Click History.
    • Click Clear Recent History.
    • Select Everything as the time range.
    • Make sure that all checkboxes are selected under History.
    • Click Clear Now.
  • Click the hamburger menu button.
    • Click Privacy & Security.
    • Under Cookies and Site Data, click Clear Data.
    • Make sure that all checkboxes are selected and then click Clear.
    • Click Clear Now.
  • Restart Mozilla Firefox.