Need to Clear my Safari Cache, can't find it?

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Need to Clear my Safari Cache, can't find it?

I Have the latest Safari 9.0.3

I need to clear my Cache in Safar, where in my Safari prefernces in General do I find the clear cache? I can't find it?

Safar is slowing down my Mac Mini big time, as to with my other web browsers that I have but don't use as much don't slow down my computer, the Apple Genius Bar tech at the Apple Store told me to try to clear my cache in Safar, again tried looking for it and couldn't find it?

Where is the cache in Safar?

Mac mini, OS X El Capitan (10.11.3), Safari 9.0.3. iPad Mini iOS 9.2.1

Posted on Mar 9, 2016 8:32 PM

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Answer 1

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gail from maine

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Mar 9, 2016 9:20 PM in response to Trisha Foster

To empty your caches you need to open Preferences, and under the Advanced option click on "Show Develop Menu in Menu Bar". Once you check that, then in the top menu bar, under the Develop dropdown, you will see an option to Empty Caches.

Cheers,

GB

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Answer 2

Mar 9, 2016 9:20 PM in response to Trisha Foster

Hi Trisha,

1) Launch Safari

2) In the upper left corner: click "Safari"

3) In the menu that appears: click "Preferences"

4) When the preferences panel appears: click the "Privacy" tab

5) Click "remove all website data"

6) Enjoy a cookie and cache free Safari

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Answer 3

Mar 9, 2016 9:25 PM in response to Chief Problem Solver

Thank you very much, now I'll just wait and see if this solved my problem? Hopefully my computer doesn't slow down like it was doin?

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Answer 4

Mar 9, 2016 9:30 PM in response to Trisha Foster

Your welcome.

Having many tabs open in Safari can also contribute to sluggishness.

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Answer 5

Mar 9, 2016 9:31 PM in response to gail from maine

Thank you very much. Now I'll just wait and see if it solved my Problem? Hopefully my computer doesn't slow down like it was doing?

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Answer 6

Mar 10, 2016 5:47 AM in response to Chief Problem Solver

I Also have a lot of tabs up and open so that I can have easy access to certain websites, I have my Bookmarks and Bookmarks folders, instead of trying to look for a particular saved bookmark in my bookmark lists I have made tabs to have easy access to those particular saved bookmarks, if that makes any sense??

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pinkstones

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Mar 10, 2016 5:49 AM in response to Trisha Foster

Trisha Foster wrote:

I Also have a lot of tabs up and open so that I can have easy access to certain websites, I have my Bookmarks and Bookmarks folders, instead of trying to look for a particular saved bookmark in my bookmark lists I have made tabs to have easy access to those particular saved bookmarks, if that makes any sense??

The more tabs you have open, the more RAM Safari will need to process, and the slower your computer will go. If you want Safari to go faster, you'll need to stop opening so many tabs.

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