Cookies store information about your login status and site preferences, while cache stores files and images to speed up page loading. To start completely fresh, you'll need to clear both.
Completely clear cookies and cache
To fully reset your browser data, follow the instructions below for your browser.
Google Chrome
Click the three-dot menu (⋮) in the upper right corner
Go to History → History (or press Ctrl+H on Windows/Linux, Cmd+Y on macOS)
Click Clear browsing data (or press Ctrl+Shift+Del on Windows/Linux, Cmd+Shift+Del on macOS)
Select a time range (choose "All time" for a complete reset)
Check both:
Cookies and other site data
Cached images and files
Click Clear data
Alternative: Use Incognito mode
If you want to test without using cached data or cookies, open an Incognito window (Ctrl+Shift+N on Windows/Linux, Cmd+Shift+N on macOS).
Firefox
Click the three-line menu (≡) in the upper right corner
Go to Settings (or Preferences on macOS)
Select Privacy & Security from the left sidebar
Scroll to the Cookies and Site Data section
Click Clear Data
Check both:
Cookies and Site Data
Cached Web Content
Click Clear
Alternative: Use Private Browsing
To test without cookies or cache, open a Private Window (Ctrl+Shift+P on Windows/Linux, Cmd+Shift+P on macOS).
Safari
From the Safari menu, choose Preferences (or press Cmd+,)
Go to the Privacy tab
Click Manage Website Data
Click Remove All to clear cookies
To also clear cache:
If you don't see a Develop menu in the menu bar, go back to Preferences → Advanced and check "Show Develop menu in menu bar"
Click Develop → Empty Caches (or press Opt+Cmd+E)
Quick clear shortcut:
Press Opt+Cmd+E to instantly clear cache, then manually remove cookies through Privacy settings.
Microsoft Edge
Click the three-dot menu (⋯) in the upper right corner
Go to Settings
Select Privacy, search, and services from the left sidebar
Under Clear browsing data, click Choose what to clear
Select a time range (choose "All time" for a complete reset)
Check both:
Cookies and other site data
Cached images and files
Click Clear now
Opera
Click the Opera menu (O icon) or press Alt+P to open Settings
Go to Privacy & security from the left sidebar
Click Clear browsing data
Select a time range (choose "All time" for a complete reset)
Check both:
Cookies and other site data
Cached images and files
Click Clear data
Alternative:
From the Easy setup menu (the toolbar icon), you can also access Clear browsing data quickly.
Quick reload (cache only)
The following keyboard shortcuts will reload a page and bypass the cache, but will not clear cookies. These are useful for seeing updated images and files, but won't reset your login state or site preferences.
Google Chrome
Windows/Linux: Ctrl+F5, Shift+F5, Ctrl+Shift+R, or Shift+Click Reload
macOS: Cmd+Shift+R or Shift+Click Reload
Firefox
Windows/Linux: Ctrl+Shift+R, Ctrl+F5, or Shift+Click Reload
macOS: Cmd+Shift+R or Shift+Click Reload
Safari
macOS: Shift+Click Reload or Opt+Cmd+R
Microsoft Edge
Windows: Ctrl+F5
Opera
Ctrl+F5, Shift+F5, or Shift+Click Reload
For developers
Disable cache in Chrome/Edge
Open Developer Tools (F12 or Ctrl+Shift+I)
Click Settings (gear icon or F1)
Check Disable cache
Note: Cache is only disabled while DevTools is open. This does not affect cookies.
Disable cache in Firefox
Open Developer Tools (F12)
Click Settings (gear icon)
Under Advanced settings, check Disable HTTP Cache (when toolbox is open)
Note: This does not affect cookies.
