It can be very easy to clear the cache of your Mozilla Firefox browser, but for many users it is still very complex. All devices, whether they are PC or mobile, contain a cache, it is a copy of all your data and the storage of your device.
If you are one of the people you are familiar with latest technologies and much more still you are a person who works on the internet and knows how to install Mozilla Firefox, I'm sure you will have a multitude of accounts open.
Mozilla Firefox is the best browser, is a global project and an organization. The Firefox project arose at a time when the web was stagnant and the only browser was Internet Explorer.
On the other hand, from time to time is important clear the cache of your Mozilla Firefox browser, as it will help you get better performance and speed in your processor. Eliminate all the data that no longer serves you that what they do is increase the memory each time leaving less space on your processor.
What is a cache?
They are not more than data, information, instructions and procedures that are kept temporarily on any of your devices and are used frequently, keeps us close to the processor so that it is faster to obtain that information, namely, in copy form.
In computers, CPU or processor You no longer have to travel to the source file to get the information, processes or instructions, you just have to resort to copying. One of the benefits is that you will improve performance and work faster.
It is recommended to delete the cache every three months according to the information obtained. But be careful if the cache clearing is very constant, will be stopping its function, always consider the quantity.
A computer's caching is all that data from the pages you entered, are all those actions that you did and basically it keeps the complete history for a maximum time of 3 months, this is just a simple backup that in many occasions can be considered garbage because it has unnecessary information stored inside the computer memory.
Cleaning or clear browser cache because it can easily host some viruses that have failed to fully penetrate your computer, on the other hand it is necessary to free up space from her.
Basically we enter our Firefox, we click on the menu of the three stripes, we click on options, when we are in the Firefox options we locate the privacy of the browser. At the end of all the options found in security we find the history.
In the history click clear history Recent in everyone's option, namely, with this option you will erase everything in your cache, you must select all the boxes that are found such as the history and data.
The time it will take clear the cache of your Mozilla Firefox browser will be with respect to the amount of memory you have, but it's still relatively short.
How do you disable cache in Firefox?
To disable the cache you must do the following:
- Ir menu found in the upper right corner of Firefox.
- Choose “Choices” and then select the section “Privacy & Security”.
- Click on the option “Cached web content”.
- You must select the box next to “Limit the hidden to"Y, when dropdown menu is enabled, change the MB of space allocated to the cache to zero.
Clever, you cleaned and you disabled your cache.
How to change cache directory in Firefox?
From our browser we enter the configuration, we accept the risk and look for the configuration. If the parameter does not exist, we click next string click the plus sign (+).
Later it will ask us for the path of the new folder, for example the new device and in this way will manage to save the files in the new folder, namely, SSD.
With the above we can change the place where temporary files are stored on the web, it will help us reduce the writing processes on our SSD.
A clear internet explorer cache, We will enter the menu by pressing the Alt key and in this way the menu bar will be displayed, click on tools and in this way we will immediately enter the internet options.
Once the internet options window is open we will proceed to give click delete button. We must verify that the options for temporary internet files, website files, cookies, website data are selected and finally everything verified we click on the delete button.
For Microsoft Edge clearing the cache is relatively straightforward, you have in the main menu, favorites, a reading list, downloads and history. We proceed by pressing the history option and then click on delete history.
Do not forget to check the cookie options., the cached files and saved sites which you also need to select so they can be deleted and also delete the internal storage space. And before verifying it we proceed to click on the delete button.
This function allows us “Refresh” the content of a certain web page, forcing the browser to ignore cached content, in this way we can see the real changes or updates that a page that we are visiting has had without the Cache files interfere with the way we see that page.
It is extremely important keep browsers updated, because if they are up to date they provide us with optimal use of them, and facilitate its use.
