How to Clear the Cache and Cookies on Microsoft Edge

Clear the cache and cookies on your Microsoft Edge browser to delete the browsing history and data.

Microsoft Edge is a web browser developed by Microsoft. It is the successor to Internet Explorer.

Every time you visit websites, stream videos, log in to sites, etc., Microsoft Edge will create cache and cookies. This means that it stores information in a file so you can use it later, even when the website is not open. This includes information like web pages and cookies. 

It is important to know this because it means that people browsing with Microsoft Edge will have information stored on their computer even if they aren’t actively viewing or using the computer

When you clear the cache and cookies in Microsoft Edge, your browsing history, auto-fill data, and site permissions get cleared as well. 

Plus, it will free some space in your internal memory. 

In this post, we’ll show you how to clear the cache and cookies on Microsoft Edge in 3 methods. 

Let’s dive right in!

How to Clear the Cache and Cookies on Microsoft Edge

Option 1: Clear all cache and cookies

1. Click the three dots at the top right corner to get into the Menu.

2. Click Settings at the bottom.

3. On the left pane, select Privacy, Search, and Services. 

4. Under Clear browsing data, click Choose What to Clear.

5. Under the Time range, select All Time. 

6. Make sure you have given checkmarks to all options and select Clear Now.

Option 2: Clear cache and cookies from a specific time 

1. Click the three dots at the top right corner to get into the Menu.

2. Click Settings at the bottom.

3. On the left pane, select Privacy, Search, and Services. 

4. Under Clear browsing data, click Choose What to Clear.

5. Under Time range, select the time range you want to clear: Last Hour, Last 24 Hours, Last 7 Days, Last 4 weeks, and All Time. 

6. Give checkmarks to all options and select Clear Now.

Option 3: Clear cache and cookies every time you close Microsoft Edge

1. Click the three dots at the top right corner to get into the Menu.

2. Click Settings at the bottom.

3. On the left pane, select Privacy, Search, and Services. 

4. Under Clear browsing data, click Choose what to clear every time you close the browser.

5. Toggle on Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files.

If you have certain websites that you don’t want to clear the cookies and cache, you can select Add next to the Don’t clear option. Then, write down the sites that you want to exclude from being deleted. 

You can also toggle on other options that you want to clear once you close the Microsoft Edge browser.

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