How to Remove Temporary Internet Files on a Mac

The temporary internet files, or cache, on your Mac store an image of each website you visit on your computer's hard drive, making that page easier and quicker to load when you revisit it later. Over time, your computer's cache can take up a substantial amount of valuable hard drive space, causing your computer to function below its full capacity. Deleting temporary internet files from your Mac is easy to do.

Difficulty:

Easy

Instructions

1. Launch Firefox. Click on the "Tools" tab at the top of the screen. Select "Clear Private Data" from the drop-down menu that appears. Select the boxes for the type of data you would like to delete, then click the "Clear Private Data Now" button.

2. Launch Safari. Click on the word "Safari" at the top of the page. Select "Preferences" from the drop-down menu, then select "Autofill." Select "Edit" followed by "Remove All" to remove the temporary Safari files stored on your Mac.

3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 at least once a month to keep your Mac's temporary internet file folder empty, allowing for optimal performance.

References

• Geek Sugar: How To Delete Temporary Internet Files
• White Canyon Software: Delete Temporary Internet Files
• Mozilla: Clearing Private Data