Wikipedia talk:Bypass your cache/Archive 2

removed the statement
I removed the statement for IE "To disable the cache completely, move the slider control so that the space assigned for cached objects is 0 KB." because the statement is false, it is impossible to move the slider that far, it only goes down to 1 MB. I am looking for ways to disable it completely but cannot find anything. 71.112.224.112 02:00, 13 February 2006 (UTC)

Command-Shift-R in Safari
Can someone verify that Command-Shift-R is still a recommended way of doing something in Safari? I only ask because it doesn't do anything for me. Command-R does a regular page reload, but Command-Shift-R doesn't do anything at all. Safari just sits there as if I hadn't hit any keys at all. So, I'm wondering if something changed in a recent Safari version (I'm running 2.0.4 (419.3), BTW. adavidw 02:31, 22 July 2006 (UTC)


 * Hm. That information was added some time ago by Kevin Mulligan; maybe he just thought that was how to do it, but was actually wrong (I wouldn't be surprised; many people seem to get the IE and Moz ones wrong). I can't test it myself, as I have no Mac. Can anyone shed any light on this? Does Safari have a built-in help that might confirm or disprove it? - IMSoP 22:38, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

IE: Control not Shift
I changed the procedure for bypassing cache in IE from shift-reload to control-reload after having confirmed by experimentation that this was in fact what worked. &mdash; Mark Hayes, 


 * Thanks. I expect someone thought they were being helpful changing it the other way, but Control is in fact correct. One of the main reasons for having this page is how many people think they know the shortcut for a particular browser, but get it wrong... - IMSoP 22:38, 4 November 2006 (UTC)

Crazy Browser?
Compatability of Crazy Browser?

What about Crazy Browser which is a sub-class of IE? -- S iva1979 Talk to me  03:22, 1 September 2006 (UTC)

Clearing cache scripts using a user script and an external app
I recently did a user script, that can instruct an external application to delete script files from the browser cache. (documentation) I have an implementation of such an external application, that should work well with all applications that use the Win32 Internet API. Shinobu 06:34, 15 November 2006 (UTC)

Effects
Hi. If the cache is cleared, would that clear all TIFs (temporary internet files), and would that cause the cookies to be deleted, and would that prevent logons to websites, like wikipedia? Thanks. A stroHur  ricane  00  1 (Talk+Contribs+Ubx) 22:53, 5 March 2007 (UTC)


 * For the second question, cookies are separate from the cache in every browser I know of. Clearing the cache should not affect remembered logins which use cookies.
 * Which browser calls them TIFs? Depending on its definition of TIF, clearing the cache may not get all TIFs.  For example: if clicking on a website ZIP file causes the browser to download the ZIP into a temp directory (and start the Zip program to view it) the browser isn't managing the file.  Presumably the operating system's normal mechanism for cleaning up temp files applies instead.  —EncMstr 23:06, 5 March 2007 (UTC)

Printing from cache
Hi. Is there any way to do the reverse for printing, i.e., to prevent a page from being updated for printing? When printing, I want to print what I see, not what may have changed on the server. All the browsers that I have used (Netscape, IE, Mozilla, Seamonkey, Opera), seem to refresh the page in prep for printing. It is most annoying! Thanks.


 * Perhaps by setting the browser to be "offline" it wouldn't attempt to refresh. But could it print then?  I don't know.  —EncMstr 02:08, 8 March 2007 (UTC)

Contradiction?
On the Special:Preferences page, it says:

Note: After saving, you have to bypass your browser's cache to see the changes. Firefox/Mozilla/Safari: hold down Shift while clicking Reload (or press Ctrl-Shift-R)

..but that contradicts what Wikipedia:Bypass your cache says (i.e. use Control+F5). Which one is right? Callum85 02:38, 23 March 2007 (UTC)


 * Both Ctrl-F5 and Ctrl-Shift-R work with SeaMonkey and FireFox. —EncMstr 17:35, 23 March 2007 (UTC)

AOL
How do you do this on AOL called top speed Cool110110 15:08, 25 April 2007 (UTC)

Purge URL
"Bypassing your own cache might not be enough if the updated content that is not being properly displayed is contained in a template or other transcluded page. You may need to purge the server cache of old versions of the page in order for the new material to be visible.

The server can be instructed to refresh its cache of a page's contents with the action=purge URL parameter. Add this to the end of the URL, or in place of the action=edit or action=history."

That is exactly what I want to do, but I do not understand how. Am I supposed to replace "parameter" with some sort of number. Should it more like action= URL 2354452 or something? or perhaps there is a problem due to the fact that the webbrowser game I'm trying to this on already ends with things like action=report, action=headquarters, action=inbox. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 210.246.38.195 (talk) 11:30, 23 October 2007 (UTC)

Add more
Add all kinds of browsers and operating systems you can find. What about for example NETSCAPE?????!!! Helpsloose 06:07, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

IE instructions out of date?
The Internet Explorer instructions don't match mine - I think they are out of date but I am not sure —Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.33.1.37 (talk) 16:01, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

Opera's Behavior
I'm pretty sure that Opera always bypasses the cache when a page reload is requested, rather than never as is implied in this article. Kiyura (talk) 02:40, 18 March 2008 (UTC)

A.F.A.I.K. this can all be tuned by Prferences -> Advanced -> History -> Check Dokuments -> option "Always" (Default is "5 Minutes"). Images have a seperate timing option.
 * I think this "checking of documents" in the options only applies to documents who's "Expiry" http header has expired. So it's up to the server to specify that header.
 * Pressing F5 reloads the current page from the server (bypassing cache), and any images referenced by  tags. But it sometimes (depending on headers sent) neglects to bypass cache for css/js files (and by extension, any bg images defined in external css).
 * A tip for any Opera user who value their cache, you can force the reload of individual css and js files by clicking them in the "Info" panel on the left of the browser; no need to resort to any drastic cache-emptying. - lucideer —Preceding unsigned comment added by Lucideer (talk • contribs) 23:14, 16 November 2008 (UTC)

Avant
I was wondering if anyone knew how to bypass the cache in Avant Browser. It's based upon IE, but the IE tips don't work. Even deleting the Temporary Internet Files doesn't work. Thanks. SharkD (talk) 05:30, 16 August 2008 (UTC)

Blazer instructions
Needs a section. This just came up on a user talk page. Viriditas (talk) 11:54, 25 August 2008 (UTC)

IE8 request
I am requesting this be added to the heading "Internet Explorer", to completely delete the cache:

Internet Explorer 8 Click "Safety", click "Delete Browsing History", assure "Temporary Internet Files" is     checked, then click "Delete" or Press CTRL+SHIFT+DEL, assure "Temporary Internet Files" is checked, then click "Delete".98.24.203.154 (talk) 22:09, 3 February 2009 (UTC)

Google Chrome
I think if you hold CTRL and click refresh it bypasses that page's cache. If this can be confirmed then I think it should be added. --Wanders1 (talk) 00:39, 28 April 2009 (UTC)

Ctrl+F5 or Shift+F5 Explore Google Chrome features: Keyboard shortcuts —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.249.226.178 (talk) 18:52, 8 July 2009 (UTC)