Are there Firefox keyboard shortcuts to clear the cache?

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With the Firefox web developer toolbar I can select "Miscellaneous → Clear private data → Cache". Is there a way to do the same with a keyboard shortcut?

Edit: I am also using vimperator to drive Firefox with the keyboard; just found out that it's possible using: :emenu Extra.Web Developer.Miscellaneous.Clear Private Data.Cache.

if you set auto-completion, you can simply type :emn[tab] cache[tab] here tab is tab key to jump to the option list displayed. To enable the auto-completiion, type the command: :set wildoption=auto — David.Chu.ca, Dec 05 '09 at 05:18

score 66 · Accepted Answer · edited May 02 '12 at 06:16

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I think Ctrl+Shift+Delete takes out all private data, including the cache. Heres a link that'll tell you how to set up specific options.

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answered Mar 12 '09 at 17:06

Brandon

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Thanks, I didn't know it can be set. As most web developers, I need to delete the cookies and auth. session regularly while I want to keep the browser history. Checking and unchecking particular checkboxes each time was really annoying. – david a. Mar 25 '09 at 09:46
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Use Cmd+Shift+Delete on OSX, this will open the same "Clear Recent History" window. This isn't as good as an immediate clearing of the cache, but it saves a few mouse movements. – Mar 08 '11 at 14:19
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this answer seems to be outdated, the article linked to is still there, but the UI has changed significantly since then and apparently they've moved or taken away this functionality. – Nathan Hughes Jan 21 '15 at 21:48

andi · Answer 2 · 2009-03-25T09:41:54.233

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You can also reload and clear cache for a certain page with

Cmd + Shift + R

on a mac, or

Ctrl + F5

on a windows/linux machine.

(these are additions to the plain reload shortcuts Cmd+R / F5)

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answered Mar 19 '09 at 16:50

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carefull, this shortcut also tell the browser to never use the cache for the next session. i.e. if you add the same image two times, it will be downloaded TWO times :) ctrl+f5 is dangerous for web developpers ! can lead to strange behaviors that normal users will never see. – vvo Dec 21 '09 at 10:02

score 4 · Answer 3 · answered Mar 12 '09 at 17:26

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I use the web developer add-on to totally disable my cache on my development machine. That way you never have to worry about clearing your cache.

answered Mar 12 '09 at 17:26

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"to totally disable my cache on my development machine" - how do you do that? I can't see a button for it in the web developer toolbar. – Solace Nov 03 '15 at 15:06
@bryan Can you tell us how? – Mawg says reinstate Monica Mar 26 '16 at 11:02

score 3 · Answer 4 · edited Sep 05 '12 at 01:01

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In Firefox is

CTRL + SHIFT + R

Source

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answered Apr 12 '11 at 13:03

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score 2 · Answer 5 · edited Sep 05 '12 at 01:01

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For Mac OSX it is

Command + Shift + Delete

for all browsers (except Safari)

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answered Sep 04 '12 at 23:40

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score 2 · Answer 6 · edited Sep 05 '12 at 01:05

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I guess

Ctrl + Shift + Delete

is not what you want?

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answered Mar 12 '09 at 17:07

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score 0 · Answer 7 · edited Sep 05 '12 at 01:02

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You can try this combination:

ctrl + F5

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answered Aug 19 '09 at 15:11

Sometimes, that's not good enough. When it doesn't work any more, you have to press CTRL + SHIFT + DELETE and select the options you want. Typically, I just have cache selected and keep everything else. – vbullinger Aug 03 '12 at 14:07

score 0 · Answer 8 · edited Sep 05 '12 at 01:04

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What I do is go to

Tools > Options > Privacy > Show Cookies

then just keep the Show Cookies window open.

It stays minimized while on your web page so you just have to hit

Maximize > Remove All cookies

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answered Jul 05 '10 at 23:41

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score 0 · Answer 9 · answered Aug 25 '23 at 13:11

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<Firefox>

Reload the page by emptying cache:

Ctrl+F5 or Ctrl+Shift+R

Reload the page by not emptying cache:

F5 or Ctrl+R

answered Aug 25 '23 at 13:11

Super Kai - Kazuya Ito

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Are there Firefox keyboard shortcuts to clear the cache?

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