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I recently updated Firefox. Now, I can't clear the cache. It is grayed out under Tools. Is there another way to do this?

summersezso
summersezso
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I can't clear the cache from the Firefox "Tools" dropdown menu.

I can't clear the cache from the Firefox "Tools" dropdown menu.

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Same keyboard shortcut ("Ctrl+Shift+P") to get into it, or the Tools > Options > "Start Private Browsing:" or similar (stop or end) to stop it.

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David McRitchie
David McRitchie
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If in Privacy Mode ("Ctrl+Shift+H") will show "Private browsing" on the title bar if you have a menu bar, the Clear Recent History on the Tools menu is grayed out (had to reposition monitor to see that) and does nothing. If you don't show the menu bar then in Privacy mode the "Firefox" changes from orange to purple.

summersezso
summersezso Question owner
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And how do u take it off private browsing?

David McRitchie
David McRitchie
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Chosen Solution

Same keyboard shortcut ("Ctrl+Shift+P") to get into it, or the Tools > Options > "Start Private Browsing:" or similar (stop or end) to stop it.

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Modified by David McRitchie