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Clear Your Netscape Cache (Windows)

By Jennifer Kyrnin, About.com

When you upload a page and it doesn't display correctly, you should clear your cache. This will force the browser to load the page from the server.
Difficulty: Average
Time Required: 5 minutes

Here's How:

  1. Open Netscape.
  2. Click the "Edit" menu bar.
  3. Choose "Preferences".
  4. Click on the plus sign (+) by "Advanced" and choose "Cache".
  5. Click "Clear Memory Cache" and then click "OK".
  6. Click "Clear Disk Cache" and then click "OK".
  7. Click "OK".

Tips:

  1. When you upload a page and it doesn't show in your browser, clear the cache
  2. Netscape has two different caches, and it is important to clear both. The memory cache is less permananent than the disk cache.

What You Need:

  • Netscape

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