Tech Tips for Non-Tech People!
Original Air Date: Jul 27, 2018
Cache Bypass Trick
Just about everything you use regularly online is sped up through the use of something called the ‘cache’ which is what stores various elements from your previous web visits on your computer.
Using this cache allows websites to load much faster because your computer doesn’t have to download every image, frame, video or body of text from the site you are visiting every time.
Loading these items from your computer's hard drive is much faster, but in some cases, this process can work against you.
If you have ever landed on a website looking for information but you can’t find it or the site just won't properly load, there is a possibility that your being presented with an incomplete cached version of the website from your computer.
If you ever want to bypass the cached items on your computer, try this: hold your CTRL button down and then tap on the 'F5' key along the top of your keyboard.
This universally used shortcut works for most major browsers and is shortcut keystroke that tells the computer to bypass the cache altogether and download everything from the Internet.
This turns out to be a really easy way to troubleshoot website loading problems as if it works, you will know its time to clear out the cache in your browser.
Instructions on clearing your cache: http://www.wikihow.com/Clear-Your-Browser's-Cache
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