How to clean the cache on the hard drive in various ways?

Often beginners have such a question: "How to clean the cache on the hard drive?" This operation can be performed using browser tools or specialized software. Both these methods will be considered. In the first case, a binding will be made to the most popular browsers to date. And as a specialized program will act "Ccleaner", which excellently copes with this kind of tasks.

What is a cache?

Before you clean the cache, find out what's behind this word. In most cases, this is a memory that allows you to significantly improve performance and performance. All modern processors have a 2- or even 3-level cache, the capacity of which can be 16 MB. But any browser uses a hard disk for this purpose. That is, after visiting a page on the Internet, its copy is stored on the drive. The more sites and blogs you have browsed, the more space is occupied. The benefit of modern storage devices have an impressive volume. But it is not recommended to clog it anyway. In addition, there are cases when the pages conflict, and then without such a procedure simply can not do.

Internet Explorer

Let's start by considering how to clean the cache, using the example of the most common page viewer - Internet Explorer. In the menu, select the following: "Tools \ Internet Options". In the window that opens, you need to go to the "General" tab. In the "Browsing History" section, click "Delete". From the list that appears, you only need to select one - Temporary Internet Files. Then click The same button, but now in this form. The cleaning will be done automatically. At the end, the same "Internet Options" window will open, which is closed with the "Ok" button.

Mozilla, Yandex, Chrome, Opera

The cache of "Yandex-browser", "Google Chrome", "Opera" or "Mozzilla Firefox" can be deleted as follows. Simultaneously press the key combination "Ctrl" + "Shift" and, without releasing them, "Delete". The "Clear history" window opens. You must select one check box in the box. To do this, right-click on the "Clear cache" option. All other values must be inactive. Then click the "Clear History" button. When finished, this window will automatically close and you will be taken to the "Settings" section (if you use "Yandex-browser", "Google Chrome" or "Opera") or to the main page in the case of Mozzilla Firefox.

Special utilities

The second way to clean the cache is to use special programs. The most commonly used for these purposes is "Ccleaner" from "Piriform". First you need to download it from the official website and install it. At the next stage, this useful utility must be started. Then you need to go to the "Cleaning" tab, which is located in the upper right corner. Next, pay attention to the tabs "Windows" and "Applications". On the first of them, in the Internet Explorer section, select the checkbox next to "Temporary Internet Files". And on the second in the section of each browser, do the same actions opposite the "Internet cache". Then press the "Analysis" button. The program will search for the specified information. Based on its results, a message will be displayed indicating how many files can be deleted and how much memory will be freed up. Click "Clear" to finish. When finished, close the application.

Conclusion

In this material, two ways of how to clear the cache have been described . The browser allows you to do this operation with built-in tools. This approach is rational to use only when only one site viewer is used. If there are several, then it is better to use the second option - the specialized utility "Ccleaner".