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force page reload - discontinuity of what is said and what happens.

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Ok, it is a pretty simple question.

"How do I force FF to reload a page?"

Searching I find:


Windows/Linux:

   Hold down Ctrl and click the Reload button.
   Or, Hold down Ctrl and press F5.

Which is not right from what I see.

If I press CTL and the reload button (which I take as being the one which looks like a near complete circle with an arrow turning clockwise.

It doesn't mention that it also opens a new tab.

However!

Pressing <CTL> <F5> it refreshes the page. Can't confirm that it is a forced reload.

Can someone help me clarify (and maybe fix the discontinuity in what does what?

Ok, it is a pretty simple question. "How do I force FF to reload a page?" Searching I find: ------- Windows/Linux: Hold down Ctrl and click the Reload button. Or, Hold down Ctrl and press F5. -------- Which is not right from what I see. If I press CTL and the reload button (which I take as being the one which looks like a near complete circle with an arrow turning clockwise. It doesn't mention that it also opens a new tab. However! Pressing <CTL> <F5> it refreshes the page. Can't confirm that it is a forced reload. Can someone help me clarify (and maybe fix the discontinuity in what does what?

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Like James said : what you read is for Chrome - see # 3.

Apparantly you did not read the article (the blue link under #1, #2 and #3) :

https://www.getfilecloud.com/blog/2015/03/tech-tip-how-to-do-hard-refresh-in-browsers/#.W-qnDOJRc2w

(scoll down to 'Mozilla Firefox and Related Browsers')

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From https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/keyboard-shortcuts-perform-firefox-tasks-quickly

Reload F5 Ctrl + R

Reload (override cache) Ctrl + F5 Ctrl + Shift + R

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B-U-T

What if I want to do it with the button on the screen?

(See attached picture)

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So why does this page (see attached) say it differently?

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If you actually went to the page you would see the "Hold down Ctrl and click the Reload button" was for Chrome.

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You can see the words: firefox how to force reload of page

Then: Windows/Linux: 1 - hold down Ctrl and click the Reload button.


Although it does (at the bottom) have the word Chrome, I read from the top to the bottom.

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Suluhisho teule

Like James said : what you read is for Chrome - see # 3.

Apparantly you did not read the article (the blue link under #1, #2 and #3) :

https://www.getfilecloud.com/blog/2015/03/tech-tip-how-to-do-hard-refresh-in-browsers/#.W-qnDOJRc2w

(scoll down to 'Mozilla Firefox and Related Browsers')

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Ok.

From the GUI point of view it is SHIFT RELOAD.

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Maybe some of the posts in this (old) thread will shed some light on it :

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/questions/1073264

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