Frequently Asked Questions

The Brave browser is the main culprit. If deleting all temporary files & cookies fails to work, reinstall Brave on your desktop.

Here are concise instructions to clear cache and cookies for Firefox, Chrome, Brave, and Safari on desktop browsers. These steps are based on the latest browser versions as of May 2025.

Firefox

1. Open Firefox.
2. Click the menu button (three lines, top-right).
3. Select Settings > Privacy & Security.
4. Scroll to Cookies and Site Data.
5. Click Clear Data.
6. Check Cookies and Site Data and Cached Web Content.
7. Click Clear.
8. For selective clearing, click Manage Data to remove specific site data.
9. Restart Firefox for best results.

Google Chrome

1. Open Chrome.
2. Click the three-dot menu (top-right).
3. Go to Settings > Privacy and security.
4. Click Clear browsing data.
5. Select Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files.
6. Choose a time range (e.g., All time for full clear).
7. Click Clear data.
8. To clear for specific sites, go to See all site data and permissions under Cookies and site data.
9. Restart Chrome.

Brave

1. Open Brave.
2. Click the menu button (three lines, top-right).
3. Go to Settings > Privacy and security.
4. Scroll to Clear browsing data.
5. Click Clear data or Choose what to clear.
6. Check Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files.
7. Select time range (e.g., All time).
8. Click Clear data.
9. For specific sites, go to Cookies and site data > See all cookies and site data.
10. Restart Brave.

Safari

1. Open Safari.
2. Click History in the menu bar, then Clear History to remove cookies and cache (affects all website data).
   • Choose a time range (e.g., all history).
   • Click Clear History.
3. For cache only:
   • Click Safari > Preferences > Advanced.
   • Enable Show Develop menu in menu bar.
   • Click Develop > Empty Caches.
4. For specific cookies:
   • Go to Preferences > Privacy > Manage Website Data.
   • Select sites and click Remove or Remove All.
5. Quit and relaunch Safari.

Notes

• Mobile browsers: Steps are similar but accessed via the browser’s settings menu on iOS/Android. Look for Privacy, Clear Browsing Data, or similar options.
• Impact: Clearing cookies logs you out of websites; clearing cache may reload website assets.
• Frequency: Clear cache/cookies if websites load incorrectly or you face login issues.
• Verification: Instructions align with official browser documentation from Mozilla, Google, Brave, and Apple, cross-checked via web searches.