Explore UAB

FireFox

  1. Open up FireFox
  2. Click on either Tools > Options or the 3 lines in the top far right hand corner
  3. Options page opens
  4. Click on the Privacy & Security Tab in the left navigation bar

Option 1:

  • If your History setting is "Remember history", you will find either "clear your recent history" or "remove individual cookies" hyperlink. Depending on what cookies and history you may want to clear, click on the link. Select and Remove what you'd like to clear from the pop up window. The pop up window may also provide an option to select the time range.
  • If your History setting is "Never remember history", you will find "clear all current history" hyperlink. Select and Remove what you'd like to clear from the pop up window. The pop up window may also provide an option to select the time range.
  • If your History setting is 'Use custom settings for history', click on "Show Cookies". Then select what you'd like to clear and click "Remove Selected" or click "Remove All" to clear all cache.
  • Close entirely out of FireFox.

Option 2:

  • Under Cached Web Content, click "Clear Now" which will clear out all the cached disk space.
  • Close entirely out of FireFox

Chrome

  1. Open up Chrome
  2. Click on the three dots in the top far right hand corner
  3. Click on Settings
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the setting page and click on "Advanced"

Option 1:

  • The section immediately below "advanced" is "Privacy and Security". Click on "Clear Browsing Data."
  • Select what you'd like to clear in the pop up window. Select "Time Range" dropdown to "All Time". Make sure to clear "Cached images and files." The pop up window may also provide an option to select the time range. Then click on "Clear Browsing Data."
  • Close entirely out of Chrome.

Option 2:

  • At the very end of the Advanced options, you may find "Reset" section. Click on the "Reset" tab.
  • A pop up window will appear with a message on what it would clear. Click "Reset".
  • Close entirely out of Chrome.

Internet Explorer

  1. Open up Internet Explorer
  2. Click on Tools > Internet Options
  3. Internet Options page opens
  4. Under Browsing history, click Delete…
  5. Delete Browsing History dialogue box opens.
  6. Make sure the boxes are checked for both Temporary Internet files and Cookies
  7. Click Delete
  8. Close entirely out of Internet Explorer

Safari

  1. Open up Safari
  2. Click on History>Clear History
  3. A pop up window appears "Clearing history will remove related cookies and other website data. Next to Clear select "all history."
  4. Click button Clear History.