What is a cache? How to clear the Opera cache?

A cache is a database that is created by the browser to speed up the loading of pages already visited. This approach is used in all modern programs to view Internet resources. The "Opera" cache, for example, does not differ from the cache "Chrome" or any other browser. Increase the speed of the display of the page due to the fact that some of the information is downloaded not directly from the Internet, but directly from the memory area called "cache."

As you can see, this is undoubtedly a very useful feature, the creation of which allows improving web surfing. Now you do not have to re-upload all the flash-animation, pictures , etc., when you re-enter the popular pages for the user , it significantly reduces traffic and increases the speed of drawing, which, of course, is very pleasant.

But there is a downside to the coin. The matter is that in due course the volume of this storehouse starts to negatively influence not only speed of loading of pages, but also on productivity of the computer as a whole. This is due to the fact that the browser every time has to review more and more information, and this takes more and more time. In such cases, cleaning the cache in the "Opera" helps. This operation should be repeated periodically. Clearing the cache will help the browser stay fast, without disturbing the comfort of browsing the Internet.

However, in order to conduct such a preventive procedure, one should know some basic points. The "Opera" cache is an ordinary database. For it, the browser reserves space on the user's hard drive. Direct access to this site is impossible. All actions are carried out only directly through the "Opera", so it's unfortunately not possible to "find, highlight, remove" trivially.

So, figuring out what the "Opera" cache is , you should also learn how to help the browser stay in its optimal state at all times. The first thing to do is go to the settings. You can just press Cntrl + F12. In the opened menu, select the "Advanced" tab. To clean, you need to pay attention to the side panel on the left. There is a list where you need to select the menu item "History". After activating it, the "Disk cache" field will be accessible to you, next to which is the "Clear cache" key we are interested in. As you can see, the operation is simple and after several repetitions you will do everything "on the machine".

By the way, there is also an option next to it, which implements an interesting function. It sounds like "Clear on exit", that is, every time you close the "Opera", all data is deleted from the repository. This is convenient if the computer is used by several people, resulting in a rapid overflow of the "Opera" cache. For one permanent user, this function will be superfluous. It will be much more appropriate to clean up about once a week.

Thus, knowing how to clear the cache of the "Opera", you can safely enjoy surfing the Internet in the vastness of the "Network". Just do not forget to delete unnecessary amounts of information from time to time.