You can learn how to clear your cache and cookies in Chrome to fix loading and formatting issues on websites using official instructions from Google.
What it does
Google states that clearing your cache and cookies can resolve website loading or formatting issues, give you the most up-to-date version of the website you are visiting, and free up local storage space on your device.
Google notes that after you clear this information, some settings on sites get deleted, you will need to sign in again if you were signed in, and some sites can seem slower because content needs to load again.
Steps
Step 1: On your computer, Google says you should open Chrome.
Step 2: At the top right, Google instructs you to select More and then Delete browsing data.
Step 3: Choose a time range, such as Last hour or All time.
Step 4: Select Cookies and other site data.
Step 5: Check other items you want to delete.
Step 6: To confirm, select Delete data.
What the company says
Google explains that cookies are files created by sites you visit that make your online experience easier by saving browsing data. The cache remembers parts of pages, like images, to help them open faster during your next visit.
What to do
- Open Chrome on your computer.
- At the top right, select More and then Delete browsing data.
- Choose a time range like Last hour or All time.
- Select Cookies and other site data.
- Check other items you want to delete.
- To confirm, select Delete data.
Key facts and where they come from
- Clearing cache and cookies can resolve website loading or formatting issues.
It can resolve website loading or formatting issues.
- Cookies are files created by sites you visit to make your online experience easier.
Cookies are files created by sites you visit. They make your online experience easier by saving browsing data.