Understanding Your Browser Cache

When you browse any website, your browser is storing information in its local cache so that it doesn't need to re-request resources from the website.

This is useful, but can come with downsides:

You generally should not need to worry about clearing your browser cache, but there are situations where this can be the exact fix you need to get your browser working properly. Specifically, if you are experiencing 502 or 504 errors, this can be a sign that your browser has cached an outdated response and needs to clear the cache.

Please view the video tutorial below:

1. Open the Developer Console

There are a few ways to do this

2. Press and hold the Refresh Icon (Mac) or Right click on the Refresh icon (Windows)

3. Choose Empty Cache and Hard Reload from the dropdown.
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1. Click the Menu button:

2. Click History

3. Choose Clear Recent History...

4. Make sure "Cache" is checked (you can keep the other options unchecked)

5. Make sure "Time range to clear" is set to "Everything"

6. Click Clear Now

7. Reload the page
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1. Open the Developer Tools

There are a few ways to do this

2. Press and hold the Refresh Icon (Mac) or Right click on the Refresh icon (Windows)

3. Choose Empty Cache and Hard Reload from the dropdown.