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Learn how to delete cookies that store website preferences and login status, remove site data and clear cached web content in Firefox.

[[Cookies - Information that websites store on your computer|Cookies]] are stored on your computer by websites you visit and contain information such as site preferences or login status. This article describes how to delete Firefox cookies, other site data and [http://wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_cache cached web content]. * If you just want to clear the Firefox cache, see [[How to clear the Firefox cache]]. * To clear your browsing history, cookies and temporarily cached files at once, see [[Delete browsing, search and download history on Firefox]]. * To prevent websites from storing cookies on your computer, see [[Block websites from storing site preferences or login status in Firefox]]. __TOC__ = Clear cookies for the current website = To delete cookies and site data for a website you're currently visiting: #Click the padlock [[Image:Fx89Padlock]] at the left of the address bar. #;[[Image:Clear cookies and site data|width=500]] #Click {button Clear Cookies and Site data}. = Clear cookies for any website = To delete cookies for any single website: # [[T:optionspreferences]] # Select the {menu Privacy & Security} panel and go to the '''Cookies and Site Data''' section. #;[[Image:Fx79CookiesAndSiteData]] # Click the {button Manage Data…} button. The ''Manage Cookies and Site Data'' dialog will appear. # In the '''Search websites''' field, type the name of the site whose cookies you want to remove. Items that match your search will be displayed. #;[[Image:ClearCookies|width=600]] #* To remove all cookies and [https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/Storage_API storage data] for the website, click {button Remove All Shown}. #* To remove selected items, select an entry and click {button Remove Selected}. # Click {button Save Changes}. # In the ''Removing Cookies and Site Data'' confirmation dialog that opens, click {button OK}. # Close the about:preferences page. To learn more about managing site data in Firefox, see [[Manage local site storage settings]] and [https://blog.mozilla.org/security/2021/08/10/firefox-91-introduces-enhanced-cookie-clearing/ Enhanced Cookie Clearing]. {note}'''Note:''' You can use the [https://firefox-source-docs.mozilla.org/devtools-user/storage_inspector/#Opening_the_Storage_Inspector Storage Inspector] to remove individual cookies for a specific website, via the right-click context menu. To open the Storage Inspector, go to the menu button [[Image:Fx89menuButton]], click {menu More tools} and then click {menu Web Developer Tools} (or press {for win,linux} {key Ctrl + Shift + I}{/for}{for mac}{key Cmd + Opt + I}{/for} on the keyboard) and select ''Storage''.{/note} = Clear all cookies, site data and cache = # [[T:optionspreferences]] # Select the {menu Privacy & Security} panel and go to the '''Cookies and Site Data''' section. # Click the {button Clear Data…} button. The {for not fx128}''Clear Data''{/for}{for fx128}''Clear browsing data and cookies''{/for} dialog will appear. #; {for not fx128}[[Image:Fx115CookiesAndSiteData-ClearData]]{/for}{for fx128}[[Image:Clear cookies and site data dialog 3|width=500]]{/for} #{for not fx128}Check ''Cookies and Site Data'' to remove login status and site preferences and ''Cached Web Content'' to remove stored images, scripts and other cached content.{/for}{for fx128}Ensure ''Cookies and data site'' and ''Temporary cached files and pages''are checked.{/for} # Click {button Clear}. = Clear all cookies and keep other data = To delete only cookies while keeping other data, do the following: # Click the menu button [[Image:Fx89menuButton]], click {menu History} and then click {menu Clear Recent History…}. # Set {for not fx128}'''Time range to clear:'''{/for}{for fx128}'''When:'''{/for} to '''Everything'''. # Select {for not fx128}'''Cookies'''{/for}{for fx128}'''Cookies and site data'''{/for} and make sure that other items you want to keep are not selected. #;{for not fx128}[[Image:Fx115ClearAllHistory-cookies]]{/for}{for fx128}[[Image:Clear cookies and site data dialog|width=500]]{/for} # Click {for not fx128}{button Clear Now}{/for} {for fx128}{button Clear}{/for} to clear all cookies and close the {for not fx128}Clear All History{/for}{for fx128}Clear browsing data and cookies{/for} window.