How to Hard Refresh

When you visit a website, a copy is stored in your browser's cache to help load future visits faster. Sometimes, changes made to a website won't display because of the cache that is stored. A hard refresh clears your browser's cache to load the most recent version of a page.

Depending on your browser, use any of the following options to hard refresh:

Chrome 

For Windows/Linux:

  • Hold down Ctrl and click the Reload button.

  • Hold down Ctrl and click F5.

  • Hold down Ctrl + Shift and click R.

  • Open Chrome dev tools by clicking F12 and right-click Reload button. Then, click Hard Reload.

For MacOS:

  • Hold Shift and click the Reload button.

  • Hold down Command and Shift. Then, press R.

Firefox

For Windows/Linux:

  • Hold down Ctrl and click F5.

  • Hold down Ctrl + Shift and click R.

For MacOS:

  • Hold Shift and click the Reload button.

  • Hold down Command and Shift. Then, press R.

Internet Explorer

  • Hold down Ctrl and click F5.

  • Hold down Ctrl and click the Reload button.

Safari

  • Hold down Shift and click the Reload button.

  • Hold Cmd + Option and hit R on your keyboard.

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