Previously, you could easily disable cache in Safari right from the Develop menu. Just click on the Toggle Cache icon in the top bar, and it will disable/enable cache immediately. In that case, I’ll recommend using a dedicated addon as following the process mentioned above every time you need to enable/disable cache can be very cumbersome.įor this purpose, the Toggle Cache addon is perfect that lets you enable/disable Firefox cache with a single click. Suppose you need to enable/disable cache often. Using a Firefox addon to disable cache is much easier and faster. You can also undo these changes to enable cache again.
The first preference mentioned above prevents Firefox from storing cache on the hard disk and the second one stops it from storing cache in the PC memory. Here in the search bar, copy/paste the below-mentioned preferences one by one and turn their value to False.Īfterward, restart the browser, and Firefox will stop using cache. A warning message will be displayed you need to accept it to move forward. Type about: config in the Firefox address bar and hit Enter. You need to disable two entries in the Firefox preferences to stop local storage of cache. Disable cache in Firefox using preferences There is also a Firefox addon that completely disables the cache with a single click. In Firefox, you can permanently disable cache without worrying about keeping the Developer Tools window open. Although you should keep it disabled when not needed because removing cache before loading every page can slow down browsing. Just click on the extension button to turn it on or off. Using the extension isn’t any complicating either. If there is no cache available, the browser can’t load data from the cache, which is the same as disabling cache. When this extension is enabled, it will automatically delete all the browser cache whenever you load a new page in your browser. Even though extensions can’t just disable cache in Chrome on demand, the Classic Cache Killer extension does something similar without disabling the cache. You can use a dedicated Chrome extension to disable cache. Most Chromium-based browsers can also use Chrome extensions. This will open the Developer Tools in a new Window separate from the current window that you can minimize. On the Developer Tools window, click on the three vertical dots menu and select Undock into separate window option next to Dock side option. However, if you want to remove the window without closing it completely, you’ll have to open it in a separate window. This window will take some space on the screen you can drag its corner to decrease the size to minimize the distraction. You can now refresh the page, and it will not load from cache as long as this Developer Tools window is open. If you can’t see the Network tab, then click and drag the corner of the Developer Tools window to increase its size, which will reveal the hidden Network tab. Here move to the Network tab and check the checkbox next to the Disable cache option. You can also open the main menu at the top-right corner and select Developer Tools from the More Tools side menu. To open Developer Tools, press the F12 key or Ctrl+Shift+I keys on the keyboard. If you close the window, then the browser will start using cache again.ĭon’t worry, though I’ll also show you a workaround to keep the distraction from this extra window to a minimum. However, it comes with a catch that you need to keep the Developer Tools window open to keep the cache disabled. This is the easiest method since it doesn’t require third-party tools and can be done in simple steps. You can either use the browser’s Developer Tools to disable cache or use a third-party Chrome extension. The below instructions apply to Chrome, Opera, and Edge, and other Chromium-based browsers like Brave.
Disable cache in Chrome, Opera, and Microsoft Edgeįirst, I will cover all the Chromium-based browsers, as they all require almost the same steps to disable cache.
I will now show you how to disable cache in Chrome, Opera, Microsoft Edge, Firefox, and Safari. If you don’t want to keep hitting the refresh button to see the latest changes on a web page, you should disable cache in your browser. This is even worse for developers who need to run multiple scripts, but the cache won’t show the latest changes. The cache can be a big headache if you need to view a constantly updated page, like news, weather, or a forex website. It speeds up browsing and saves bandwidth, but is it always beneficial?
By default, your browser creates a cache of the content you view on the web so that it doesn’t have to download it again when you open the same webpage.