The Firefox cache temporarily stores images, scripts, and other parts of websites you visit in order to speed up your browsing experience. This article describes how to clear the cache.
- To clear your history (cookies, browsing history, cache, etc.) all at once, see Delete browsing, search and download history on Firefox.
Table of Contents
Clear the cache
- In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click and then select or , depending on your macOS version.Click the menu button and select .
- Select the panel.
- In the Cookies and Site Data section, click
- Remove the check mark in front of Cookies and Site Data.
- For more information about managing site data, see Manage local site storage settings.
- With Cached Web Content check marked, click the button.
- Close the page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.
Tip: Here's another way to clear the Firefox cache:
- Click the menu button to open the menu panel.
- Click and select .
- Next to Time range to clear, choose Everything from the drop-down menu, select Cache in the items list, make sure other items you want to keep are not selected and then click the } button.
Automatically clear the cache
You can set Firefox to automatically clear the cache when Firefox closes:
- In the Menu bar at the top of the screen, click and then select or , depending on your macOS version.Click the menu button and select .
- Select the panel and go to the History section.
- In the drop-down menu next to Firefox will, choose
- Select the check box for Clear history when Firefox closes.
- Click the button. The Settings for Clearing History window will open.
- Put a check mark next to Cache and make sure other items you want to keep are not selected.
- For more information about other settings, see Delete browsing, search and download history on Firefox.
- Click to close the Settings for Clearing History window.
- Close the page. Any changes you've made will automatically be saved.