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How do I set cache to always reload a page?

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mdonovan1977
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I am in an online class and need to set cache to always reload a page. I do not even know what a cache is. I have just downloaded Firefox 18.

I am in an online class and need to set cache to always reload a page. I do not even know what a cache is. I have just downloaded Firefox 18.

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philipp
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hello mdonovan1977, you could try the following: enter about:config into the firefox location bar (confirm the info message in case it shows up) & search for the preference named browser.cache.check_doc_frequency. double-click it and change its value to 1 - this should make the browser check for a new version of a page each time it is reloaded.

http://kb.mozillazine.org/Browser.cache.check_doc_frequency