{"id":163474,"date":"2021-02-19T08:33:48","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T08:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/en\/?p=163474"},"modified":"2025-07-01T21:13:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T04:13:03","slug":"how-to-clear-safari-cache-in-4-easy-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/how-to-clear-safari-cache-in-4-easy-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"How to clear Safari Cache in 4 Easy Steps"},"content":{"rendered":"

What is your Safari cache, and why should you clear it? The <\/span>cache is stored data<\/span> on your computer, phone, or iPad. After visiting a webpage, <\/span>Safari<\/span><\/a> keeps a copy on your computer. That way, if you revisit the webpage, Safari can load it faster.<\/span><\/p>\n

The more data your computer stores, the slower your browsing will become. By <\/span>clearing the cache<\/span>, <\/span>you will speed up your browser<\/span>. You can also <\/span>clear your history<\/span> and <\/span>clear your cookies<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Clear your PC cache without clearing history<\/b><\/h2>\n

Below are four simple steps to <\/span>clear your cache<\/span> on your PC and your <\/span>iPhone<\/span> or <\/span>iPad.<\/span><\/p>\n

Step1: Preferences<\/b><\/h3>\n

In your Safari browser, go to the Safari menu and click on \u2018Preferences.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

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Step 2: Advanced settings<\/b><\/h3>\n

In the pop-up menu, click on \u2018Advanced.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

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Step 3: Development menu<\/b><\/h3>\n

Check the box for \u2018Show development in the menu bar.\u2019 This\u2019ll add a new menu item.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Step 4: Empty the cache<\/b><\/h3>\n

In the menu, click on \u2018Develop\u2019 and then on \u2018Empty cache.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

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Clear your <\/b>iPad<\/b> or <\/b>iPhone<\/b> cache:<\/b><\/h2>\n

Here\u2019s how to clear the cache completely on your mobile device.<\/span><\/p>\n

Step 1: Select settings<\/b><\/h3>\n

On the home screen, click \u2018Settings.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

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Step 2: Choose Safari<\/b><\/h3>\n

Now click on \u2018Safari.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

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Step 3: Clear cookies<\/b><\/h3>\n

At the bottom of this menu, click on \u2018Clear history and website data.\u2019<\/span><\/p>\n

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Step 4: Confirm changes<\/b><\/h3>\n

Finally, confirm the changes when prompted.<\/span><\/p>\n

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You\u2019ve cleared your cache; now what?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Now that your cache is cleared, you should be able to browse much faster. <\/span>Try <\/span>clearing your cache<\/span> now, and see the results for yourself.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What is your Safari cache, and why should you clear it? The cache is stored data on your computer, phone, or iPad. After visiting a webpage, Safari keeps a copy on your computer. That way, if you revisit the webpage, Safari can load it faster. The more data your computer stores, the slower your browsing … Continue reading “How to clear Safari Cache in 4 Easy Steps”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9205,"featured_media":181932,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wpcf-pageviews":2},"categories":[2441],"tags":[2431],"usertag":[],"vertical":[],"content-category":[],"class_list":["post-163474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-how-to","tag-app-subdomain-redirectionsafari"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9205"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=163474"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":325051,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/163474\/revisions\/325051"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/181932"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=163474"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=163474"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=163474"},{"taxonomy":"usertag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/usertag?post=163474"},{"taxonomy":"vertical","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vertical?post=163474"},{"taxonomy":"content-category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/content-category?post=163474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}