Clear cache

In this article you can read how to clear your cache and why this could be important.

When someone visits a web page, a copy of that page is stored in the cache. It contains images and other files that the browser can retrieve when you revisit that page. This makes web pages load faster.

This can cause problems when Watermelon performs an update. The cache causes the old data to be loaded. If you clear the browser's cache, the latest versions of web pages and programs will be loaded into the browser.

Below is explained how to clear cache by operating system and browser.

MacOS


Safari

  1. In the menu bar, click "Safari" and choose "Preferences...".
  2. Click on "Advanced."
  3. At the bottom, check "Show Develop menu in menu bar".
  4. In the menu bar, click "Develop" and choose "Empty caches".
  5. Restart Safari.

Chrome

  1. Click on "Chrome" in the menu bar.
  2. Select "Clear browsing data" or "Clear browsing data"
  3. In the dialog box, select the boxes of the types of information you want to delete.
  4. Select "Clear the cache" to delete the cache.
  5. Use the menu at the top to determine how much data you want to delete.
  6. Select the start date to delete everything.
  7. Click "Clear browsing data" or "Clear browsing data."
  8. Restart Chrome.

Firefox

  1. On the menu bar, click "History."
  2. Click "Clear recent history...".
  3. In the pop-up window, select "buffer" (that's what Firefox calls the cache).
  4. Select a time period to determine how much data you want to delete.
  5. Select "All" to delete everything.
  6. Click "Clear now" to clear the cache.
  7. Restart Firefox.


Windows

Safari

  1. On the browser's toolbar, click on the settings in the upper right-hand corner
  2. Click "Reset Safari." A new screen will open.
  3. In this screen you can check everything you want to delete. To clear the cache
    Delete all web data".
  4. Click on "Reset" to clear the cache.

Chrome

  1. On the browser toolbar, click on the wrench icon.
  2. Select "Tools."
  3. Select "Clear Browse Data."
  4. In the dialog box, select the boxes of the types of information you want to
    delete.
  5. Use the menu at the top to determine how much data you want to delete.
  6. Select the start time to delete everything.
  7. Click "Clear Browse Data."


Firefox

  1. Click on Firefox at the top left to open the menu.
  2. Click "History" and then "Recent History".
  3. In the pop-up window, select "buffer" (that's what Firefox calls the cache).
  4. Select a time period to determine how much data you want to delete.
  5. Select "All" to delete everything.
  6. Click "Clear Now" to clear the cache.

Internet Explorer

  1. On the menu bar of Internet Explorer, click "Tools".
  2. Click on "Internet on Yes."
  3. Click on the "General" tab.
  4. Click "Delete" in the "Temporary Internet Files" section.
  5. If this does not fix the problem, perform these steps again and restart your computer.