It’s a good idea to clear the Google Chrome cache every once in awhile. The Chrome cache pre-stores files like images and web pages that sit on your hard drive for faster access if you were to visit the same pages again or pages that have the same components. Having this data on the hard drive can be a privacy issue for some people. Here’s how to clear the data.
Local Data
- Do one of the following:
- From the “Menu”
button in the upper-right corner of the Chrome window, choose “More Tools” > “Clear browsing data…“. - Press “CTRL” + “Shift” + “Delete” keys in Windows or Linux, or “Command” + “Shift” + “Delete” keys on MacOS.
- Select “Menu” > “Settings” > “Advanced” > “Clear browsing data…“.
- From the “Menu”
- Select the period of time you wish to delete cached information using the “Clear the following items from” drop down menu. From there, you can choose “Cached images and files“.
- Select the “Clear browsing data” button, and Chrome will clear your cache.
Google Account Data
Some browser data is stored in your online Google account. You can clear that data with these steps.
- From a browser, visit the Google – My Activity page.
- Do one of the following:
- Select next to any item you wish to remove, then select “Delete“.
- From the left menu , select “Delete activity by“, choose the desired options, then select “Delete“.
- Select
FAQ
I have a problem where Google freezes and says “Waiting for cache”. How can I solve this problem?
Clearing the cached images and files should solve that problem.
Why does nothing happen when I select “CTRL” + “Shift” + “Delete”?
Make sure you are using the “CTRL” and “Shift” keys on the same side of the keyboard.
Murat Sahan says
June 13, 2019 at 8:41 pmNo the URLS to webpages I have previously visited still shows up when I type the 3-4 first letters. How do I get rid of that?
Russ Pataky says
June 10, 2019 at 9:33 pmI am having a problem with Google Chrome. When I update a website and go to see the changes on line, The changes don’t show up no matter what I do. I have repeatedly tried to clear the cache, but this does nothing. I continue to see the old page that I supposedly over wrote. This is turning into a huge headache for me since there seems to be no solution to this problem Please tell me something ii don’t know so I can fix this problem, it’s giving me a bad headache.
Steve says
June 7, 2019 at 8:38 pmCTRL + Shift + Delete is NOT clearing the cache. I hit these keys, and I see “Cached images & files less than 237 MB. I then click “Clear Data” and hit CTRL + Shift + Delete again, and I still see Cached images & files less than 237 MB.
It is not clearing the cache.
Michael Asbury says
April 3, 2019 at 1:29 amWhen I try to clear cache/ files and videos it just loads forever and if I close it the cache about doubles in size each time
Tom Mårten says
February 27, 2019 at 1:23 pmI have a huge problem. When I upload a video clip in the Hero and use the same file name, the old video clip will appear even if I restart the computer. I know that I can clear the cache memory in Chrome and I can change the filename but I can’t change the HTML code, because I can’t reach it in the WordPress.
My customers don’t clear their cache memory because they don’t know that I have changed the movie clip and believe that the page is not up to date.
In Brave, the new film clip comes up when I reboot the computer. But in Chome, the old clip remains for days and even more.
Best regards,
Mårten
Caitlin says
December 27, 2018 at 9:04 pmSystem would not let me input the email address and submit.
Lizzie says
November 14, 2018 at 2:12 pmI’m following directions. But when I request “clear data” the circle spins. Forever. Never ends unless I close the page. It won’t actually clear anything. Is there a way to force it to clear? I have windows
Kathy Ashley says
July 27, 2018 at 5:01 pmi use ccleaner and clear my cashe on google… but these dam f 0000 files keep coming back .. any help would be appreciated.. i am thinking these are adware or something…not sure where else to go.
thank you Kathy Ashley
Mitch Bartlett says
May 8, 2018 at 9:07 pmAs long as you don’t check the “Passwords” box, they shouldn’t be deleted.
cindy johnson says
May 8, 2018 at 2:27 pmI am worried it will delete all of my stored passwords; can you include that info?
Paul Smith says
April 22, 2018 at 2:27 pmSo what the hell do I do when my “advanced” is grayed out?
Darina Reilly says
April 5, 2018 at 3:08 pmYes very helpful thank you
kitty says
March 3, 2018 at 4:46 ambrilliant
thanks
Brian K says
February 26, 2018 at 6:35 pmThankyou this was very helpful !!
JDS says
February 22, 2018 at 7:18 amYes. Brilliant! Clear and accurate instructions. Thank you. JDS
Greg Hallidy says
February 18, 2018 at 5:53 pmVery helpful. Thank you!