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How to do a hard refresh in the browser?

Many files are cached by your browser so that webpages could load faster and the server would not have to load as many files. The issue arises when a website updates its files, but your browser continues to load outdated data that have been cached in your browser.

A hard refresh is a method of forcing the browser to load the most recent version of a page by deleting the cache for that page. You can be certain that you are checking the precise content that is housed on your server after doing a hard refresh.

Chrome Browser

You can use one of the following options to perform a hard refresh on the Windows/Linux Operating System:

1. Hold down Ctrl and click the Reload button.
2. Hold down Ctrl and then click F5.
3. Hold down Ctrl + Shift and then click R.
4. Open Chrome dev tools by clicking F12 and right-click Reload button. Then, click Hard Reload.

These solutions can be used for MacOS:

1. Hold Shift and click the Reload button.
2. Hold down Command and Shift. Then, press R.

Mozilla Firefox browser

Here are provided several options to do a hard refresh with the Windows/Linux Operating System:

1. Hold down Ctrl and click F5.
2. Hold down Ctrl + Shift and click R.

These solutions can be used for MacOS:

1. Hold Shift and click the Reload button.
2. Hold down Command and Shift. Then, press R.

Internet Explorer Browser

If you use Internet Explorer, these steps should be suitable for you:

1. Hold down Ctrl and click the Reload button.
2. Hold down Ctrl and click F5.

Safari browser

1.Press Option + Command + E on macOS.

Opera browser

1. Use Ctrl + F5 on Windows.
2. Command + Option + R on macOs.

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