Emptying your Cache - and other technical things

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In order to see the latest version of Obsession (and I do have a tendency to fiddle around with it a lot!) there are a couple of things you can do.

1. Refresh the page. There is usually an icon on the toolbar of browsers to allow you to do this, or you can use the following:

• Internet Explorer: View / Refresh or F5
• Mozilla/Firefox: View / Reload or CTRL+R
• Opera: Doesn't seem to have a menu option. Use the Refresh button on the toolbar or CTRL+R

2. Refresh the frames. Most pages of Obsession consist of three separate areas, or frames. There's the bit at the top with the Obsession logo, the bit on the left which has the navigation links, and the main area of the page which contains all the interesting bits. To refresh an individual frame right-click somewhere in an empty part of the frame (ie NOT on an image) and select the appropriate option from the menu that pops up:

• Internet Explorer: Refresh
• Mozilla/Firefox: This Frame / Reload Frame
• Opera: Frame / Reload or ALT+F5

3. Empty your web cache. The web cache is where your browser saves pages that you have viewed. This can save time when you visit the same site frequently, but it can also mean that your browser just shows you the page & images that it has saved on your hard drive, rather than check to see whether the page online has changed. As well as emptying your cache, it's also worthwhile changing how often your browser checks to see whether pages have changed (see step 4).

• Internet Explorer: Tools / Internet Options. Then on the "General" tab (which is normally showing by default) in the "Temporary Internet Files" section, click on "Delete Files". This can sometimes take quite a while if your cache has built up to mammoth size!
• Firefox: Tools / Options and then click on the "Privacy" icon on the left side of the window that appears. Then click on the "empty" button in the "cache" section.
• Mozilla: Edit / Preferences and then click on the + sign next to "Advanced" in the menu on the left. In the drop down menu that appears, click on "cache" and then click on the "clear cache" button in the main part of that window.
• Opera: Tools / Preferences and then select the "advanced" tab. Then click on "History" on the left side of the window, and then on the "Empty now" button in the Disk Cache section in the main part.

4. Alter Other Settings. This is optional, but changing how often your browser checks for updated pages, changing the size of your web cache, or automatically deleting the cache when you exit your browser can all make a difference to your browsing pleasure. If you have dial-up, then emptying your web cache automatically may not be a good idea, expecially if you regularly visit image-intensive sites.

• Internet Explorer
  • To change how often IE checks for newer versions of pages: Tools / Internet Options, then on the "General" tab (which is normally showing by default) in the "Temporary Internet Files" section, click on "Settings". Then alter the settings at the top of the new window. I have mine set to "every visit to the page", but choose the option you want.
  • To change the size of the cache: Tools / Internet Options, then on the "General" tab (which is normally showing by default) in the "Temporary Internet Files" section, click on "Settings". Then alter the settings under "Temporary Internet Files folder".
  • To empty the cache when you exit Internet Explorer: Tools / Internet Options, then on the "Advanced" tab scroll right down to the bottom of the list of settings. In the section called "security", check the box next to "Empty Temporary Internet Files folder when browser is closed".
• Mozilla:
  • To change how often Mozilla checks for newer versions of pages: Edit / Preferences and then click on the + sign next to "Advanced" in the menu on the left. In the drop-down menu that appears, click on "cache". Choose the option you want under "Compare the page in the cache to the page on the network". Mine is set to "Every time I view the page", but choose the option that suits you.(sir) ;)
  • To change the size of the cache: Edit / Preferences and then click on the + sign next to "Advanced" in the menu on the left. In the drop-down menu that appears, click on "cache". Change the cache size in "Set cache options".
  • To empty the cache when you exit Mozilla: This option doesn't seem to be available in Mozilla.
• Firefox:
  • To change how often Firefox checks for newer versions of pages: This option doesn't seem to be available in Firefox
  • To change the size of the cache: Tools / Options and then click on the "Privacy" icon on the left side of the window that appears. Then change the size of the cache in the "cache" section. Note that the cache size is in kilobytes, not Mb.
  • To empty the cache when you exit Firefox: This option doesn't seem to be available in Firefox.
• Opera:
  • To change how often Opera checks for newer versions of pages: Tools / Preferences and then select the "advanced" tab. Then click on "History" on the left side of the window. Change the settings for "check documents", "check images" and "check other".
  • To change the size of the cache: Tools / Preferences and then select the "advanced" tab. Then click on "History" on the left side of the window. Change the setting of "Disk Cache".
  • To empty the cache when you exit Opera: Tools / Preferences and then select the "advanced" tab. Then click on "History" on the left side of the window. Check the "empty on exit" box.
  
  
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