To get the best use out of wired ethernet, the use of cache is essential. However, to keep the computer running fast and efficiently, you must clear the cache after some time. The benefits of clearing the cache include better application run, prevention of irrelevant data restoring in your PC, and protecting your personal information.
A simple example of cache usage is when you access a website with your ID and password credentials. Your browser asks you for the credentials once and later, when you revisit, you do not require to repeatedly feed the same credentials. This is mainly because your credentials were loaded into the cache memory and were copied from there when you reaccessed the website.
Some different types of cache on the web today are:
User or App cache:
this particular cache saves all the information when you access an app
System cache:
this cache is utilized to store the process information
Browser cache:
this cache records the activities that you carry out on your browser
Using cache can make your computer lag after a little time. Therefore, it must be cleaned whenever you encounter your system acting up. Here we will discuss some ways on how to clear your cache on Mac.
Clear user/app cache:
Clear the cache with keyboard shortcuts quickly. Here is how:
- Go to the Finders window and simultaneously press hit, command and G
- Enter ~/Library/Caches in the pop-up window or access the Finder > Go > Go to Folder
- When you click on the Go, it will display down all the cache files that your Mac is using
- You can manually delete each cache file you don’t require anymore and Trash it.
- To delete all the cache files, select the files and then simultaneously click command and delete
- The last step will be to provide the system with your Mac password for confirmation.
Clear System Cache:
System cache does not take up your storage as much, and since the operating system utilizes them, you must be aware of what you are deleting.
The process to access the system cache is similar to use/app cache
- Go to the Finders window and simultaneously press hit, command and G
- Enter /Library/Caches ( without ~ ) in the pop-up window or access the Finder > Go > Go to Folder
- Pick the files you want to delete and drag them to Trash
Clear Browser Cache:
Cleaning cache off from your web browser is straightforward and easy, but the steps depend upon the browser that you will be using.
From Chrome:
- Click Google Chrome
- On the top right toolbar, click More Tools and then Clear Browsing Data
- Now, select the data or the period for which you want to delete the data. You can also clean the entire cache history at once by selecting “all-time.”
- After that, tick the boxes of data you want to delete. This can include cookies, cache files, and the browsing history
- Once selected, click the “clear data” to erase everything at once.
From Safari
- Click on Preferences in the drop-down menu after opening the safari
- Now go to the advanced tab and click on “Show Develop menu.”
- Once connected, now close the window
- Now, you will have Develop in your toolbar
Click develop to have a drop-down menu and then Empty cache
