Usually, the Chrome browser stores the web pages you have browsed on your computer. Such files are called caches. When you visit a website twice, the Google Chrome browser always extracts the original content from the cache instead of downloading it from the Internet . However, if the cache is not cleared, the cache will also slow down the browser. To solve this problem, we will show you how to manually clear or disable Chrome cache on Windows 10 .
- Part 1 : Manually clear Chrome cache on Windows 10
- Part 2 : Manually disable Chrome cache on Windows 10
Part 1 : Manually clear Chrome cache on Windows 10
When the page is updated, the old cache will no longer work. Clear the cache and download again to prevent browser delays. To renew the data, we provide three ways to clear the Chrome cache.
- Method 1 : Clear the Chrome cache on the " Clear browsing data " page
- Method 2 : Clear Chrome cache by changing the system host
Method 1 : Clear the Chrome cache on the " Clear browsing data " page
Step 1 : Open Chrome , click the " More " icon in the upper right corner , and then select More Tools > Clear Browsing Data .
Tip: You can also use the Ctrl + Shift + Delete shortcut key to go to the " Clear browsing data " page.
Step 2 : In the " Clear Browsing Data " window, click the " Down " arrow to select the beginning of the time. Check the Cached images and files box, and click the Clear Browser Data button.
Method 2 : Clear Chrome cache by changing the system host
Step 1 : In the address bar, enter "chrome://net-internals/#dns", and then press Enter .
Step 2 : On the capture event page, click the down arrow in the upper right corner , and then click Clear cache and refresh socket . Click the Clear Host Cache button.
Part 2 : Manually disable Chrome cache on Windows 10
Considering the security of your account information, you need to disable Chrome caching when using a public computer . Please follow the two steps below to easily disable the cache.
Clear Chrome cache via " Developer Tools " option
Step 1 : Click the more icon, select " More tools from the list " , and then select development tools .
Tip: You can use the keyboard shortcut Ctrl + Shift + I directly .
Step 2 : A window will pop up on the right side of the page. Click the Network tab, and then check the Disable Cache box.
