Clearing the Cache and Cookies in Firefox

Navigation

Desktop

Android

iOS (iPhone/iPad)

Desktop

  1. At the top right, tap the three horizontal lines to open the menu.

    Firefox Menu button
  2. Select Settings.
     

    Location of settings menu in dropdown
  3. Select the Privacy & Security panel and go to the Cookies and Site Data section

    Location of Privacy and Security Link
    Firefox cookies and site data section
     
  4. Click the Clear browsing Data button
    • Cookies and Site Data (to remove login status and site preferences) and Temporary cached files and pages(to remove stored images, scripts and other cached content) should both be check marked
    • Select Everything to clear all cache and cookies

      Firefox Clear browsing data and cookies dialog
  5. Click Clear

 

Android

  1. Click the 3 dots in the top right or bottom right to open the menu

    Firefox mobile home screen
     
  2. Click Settings

    Firefox mobile settings option

     
  3. Click Delete browsing data

    Firefox mobile settings

     
  4. Ensure Cookies and site data and Cached images and file is selected and click Delete browsing data

    Firefox mobile delete browsing data screen

     
  5. Click Delete

    Firefox mobile confirm delete dialog

 

iOS (iPhone/iPad)

  1. Click the 3 dots near the bottom right to open the menu

    Firefox mobile iPhone menu button
     
  2. Click Settings

    Firefox mobile iPhone settings option

     
  3. Click Data Management

    Firefox mobile iPhone data management

     
  4. Ensure Cache and Cookies is selected and click Clear Private Data

    Firefox mobile iPhone clear private data

     
  5. Click OK

    Firefox mobile iPhone ok confirmation
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